On his blog, Ph. D student Fred Stutzman has revealed some of his academic research on the next wave of social networks. Fred says:
At this point, you’re probably familiar with the major SNS players – MySpace, Facebook, Classmates.com, even Friendster – as there are hundreds of emergent SNS players, what are sites you need to pay attention to?
Here’s his list in brief:
- The Future of Social: Cyworld
- Taking on MySpace: Bebo
- Social Networking on the Subcontinent: Hi5
- Monetizing Social Networks: Faceparty
- What Facebook Could Become: XuQa
Social Networking: Five Sites You Need to Know – Fred Stutzman:

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