Social Networks

From Jsarmi

• Web-based Social Networks (Goldbeck, 2005)

1. Tickle http://tickle.com 18,000,000
2. Friendster http://friendster.com 17,000,000
3. Adult Friend Finder http://adultfriendfinder.com 15,700,000
4. Black Planet http://blackplanet.com 14,000,000
5. Hi5 http://hi5.com 6,100,000
6. Asia Friend Finder http://asiafriendfinder.com 6,000,000
7. My Space http://myspace.com 6,000,000
8. LiveJournal http://livejournal.com 5,700,000
9. Friend Finder http://friendfinder.com 3,600,000
10. Amigos http://amigos.com 3,500,000
11. Orkut http://orkut.com 3,000,000
12. gradFinder http://www.gradfinder.com/ 3,000,000
13. Alt.com http://alt.com 2,600,000
14. LinkedIn http://linkedin.com 1,500,000
15. Zero Degrees http://www.zerodegrees.com/ 1,300,000
16. Out Personals http://outpersonals.com 1,050,000
17. The Face Book http://thefacebook.com 1,000,000
18. Fotolog http://fotolog.net 1,000,000

• Relationship Metrics (Goldbeck, 2005)

1. Website URL Relationship Characteristic Rating Scale
2. Orkut http://orkut.com Trust [0-3], Sexy [0-3], Cool [0-3]
3. Overstock http://auctions.overstock.com Business Rating [-2 - +2] Personal Rating [0-5]
4. RepCheck http://repcheck.com Social Trust [0-5], Business Trust [0-5]
5. Trust Project http://trust.mindswap.org Trust [1-10]

• Other:
  • More data from: Comscore
  • A long but non-comprehensive list of Social Networking sites from Wikipedia