5 Social Networking Sites You Need To Know

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: