What Social Networks Do You Use? - Poll!
22 October, 2008 - Polls, Social Media - 19 Comments
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Evening friends. I was planning on posting a very interesting pillar post today complete with an analysis of the last two polls, but my lack of creativity has got the better of me. I’m about half way through writing it, but it’s a post that truly deserves care and attention from me so I’ve decided to sleep on it and post tomorrow. Sometimes, it’s much better to sleep on an idea and do it justice the next day. I’m sure it will be worth the wait. 
Anyway, on with today’s post…
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Every month the Oxyweb blog publish a “world Map showing the popularity of social networks“. The map is a visual representation of what social networks are most popular in each country around the world.
When I looked at the map yesterday I was astonished to see so many varying social networking Web sites and it was interesting to see how trends changed as you move around the world. It’s a fantastic resource, but I found myself wondering how the same social networks broke down when measured at city level. I found myself wondering if there were any trends throughout different localities in large countries such as the US, Canada, Russia and China. Maybe somebody will be able to process the information at city level in the future. For now, we’ll just have to stick to country level and this small community of ours.
As usual, feel free to write your thoughts in the comments and if you voted “other”, please do let us know what you use.
Thanks to Kieran at Webtribution for inspiring this post.
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Posted on 22 October, 2008 by Jamie Harrop
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This is in fact VERY interesting and useful from a marketers POV. I’m not a huge fan of Bebo but overseas its HUGE!
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Can’t say I’m a fan of Bebo either, Nathan. But like you say, it certainly has its fair share of the market.
That depends on what you mean by “market”
They have a lot of users, but my understanding is that right now most advertisers only want US users - so they have a large international base which has potential, but I am not sure how long before that potential is realized in terms of dollars. So if you’re talking about advertising marketshare, the international users may not be worth much (not disrespecting anyone who doesn’t live in the US - that’s just what I’ve read about online ads)
Although I have a Linked In profile I really don’t use it. I have been asked if I have a Bebo account and I gather in the UK it is quite popular but I have never tried it. I don’t want too many different spaces for people I almost never talk to.
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Hey Andrew,
Yeah, I have a LinkedIn profile too but rarely use it.
I think Bebo tends to be the network for kids. At least that’s the impression I get from the UK audience.
Facebook is flipping huge here, my wife and I get contacted by people we have not spoke to in years. Myspace use to be big but it seems like everyone moved to facebook.
Hey Nick,
When I first joined Facebook it was fantastic to find all my old school friends. People who I hadn’t seen for 10 years came out of the woodwork.
Yep, Myspace was the big one here too until Facebook came along. Myspace is still popular with the younger generation though.
Yeah it’s crazy who looks you up. Some people I don’t even remember would would never think in a million years they would care to chat with me since we never really knew each other.
Some people have changed a lot some have stayed the same.
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What site you didn’t mention but surprisingly is growing is MyYearBook - looks like the web from the mid 90’s threw up on a myspace. Yet, surprisingly is in the midst of taking hold of BeBo’s #’s.
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Hey Nathan,
MyYearBook is one I’ve rarely heard of. It does ring a bell or two so I’m sure I’ve seen the name occasionally, but I didn’t realise it was getting popular. Thanks for the heads up.
This reminds me of your last poll, Jamie. Per my comment at What area of Blogging do you struggle with, I’ve struggled with blogging consistency and audience interaction. I think I’ve killed both birds by taking advantage of LinkedIn as the proverbial stone. Sure there are other social media sites out there, but LinkedIn has been pretty good to me so far. And I’ll admit that I’ve gotten hooked!
Hey Ted,
Cool. I really should look in to LinkedIn more. I have an account, but have never really used it. I never really “got it”. I’m sure an hour of research will help me on my way.
Thanks for the comment!
I use Twitter the most, but I have neglected Facebook and need to use that a little more to see if it can drive raise awareness of my brand and blog.
I have just started to use Linkedin, even though I have had an account for years.
Morning Darren,
When I first started using Facebook I went through a phase where I thought it was excellent. Once you’ve found all your old friends the novelty dies down a little.
I can’t say I’ve ever used it to promote my blog, but it seems plenty of people do.
I don’t actively promote my blog there, but I tied it to my twitter account (facebook status updates with twitter). So whenever I update, or I’m working on a new post, I keep mentioning SidSavara.com, and I have noticed I get a few clicks a day via facebook.
@ Nathan and Andrew - It seems to be mostly kids who use Bebo over here in the UK. My two are addicted to it.
Hi Jamie - I voted Twitter and other. I don’t spend too much time on Twitter - maybe I should. Shoemoney just blogged that he gets heaps of traffic from it.
And I’m struggling to find social networks I like. I joined Linked In, Facebook and MySpace but didn’t get round to adding any content.
I liked StumbleUpon - but I was banned. I’ve tried Entrecard but I think I’m going to scrap it because I can’t be bothered to click on all those ads, it doesn’t send much traffic and what it does send has a high bounce rate.
And I’ve tried to get into Digg but I just can’t. The trouble is, all these things are so time consuming aren’t they?
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Hi Jamie. I have a profile on LinkedIn and have been working on building a community there. But my lack of time has kept me away from it for a while. My spidy-sense tells me that there are a lot of good business networking opportunities there.
I agree with you about sleeping on it when you are writing an article. I’ve found it helps to keep a few written ahead of time (although my barrel is getting empty). I always end up visiting them and doing more polishing later — and typos jump out at you more when your eyes are fresh too. Pillar post? Hmmm, methinks you might have been reading a certain ebook? And I can understand your attention to it given that it is a Pillar post. Looking forward to it.
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Hi Jamie
I’ve also got an account on LinkedIn but don’t use it. Joined Facebook last week, so I’m still in the “honeymoon” period. Also created a Business Page on Facebook for our site - mostly because a few people (like Tim Nash) have suggested it would be useful for our customers (beauty salon owners) so I wanted to understand it better before recommending it to them.
BTW there’s some more in-depth Social Network comparison stats gathered together here - http://www.onlinemarketingperformance.com/2008-social-network-site-data/
…and if anyone wants to checkout our Facebook business page (still in its infancy!) it’s here - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beauty-Salon-Marketing-Salon-Marketing-Services/39990947657
Cheers, Jon
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It’s pretty interesting to see how people move from one social network to another as they come out. I would agree with the poll results that the majority of bloggers out there are using Facebook and Twitter. Facebook’s way of marketing to the general community is very well laid out and rich.