Social networks get find their niche
I’ve been saying for a while that the future of social networking isn’t in larger, mass-appeal sites but in smaller, niche sites. Here’s some of the growing number of niche social networking sites:
- Dogster - make your dog the connection point between you and other dog fans
- Spout - connecting to other film fans
- imbee - social networking for kids
- Dwarf Date - dating for little people
- Tribals Tattoo Network - you have tattoos, they have tattoos… talk to each other!
- aSmallWorld - social network for the elites
- SneakerPlay - for people who really, really love their shoes…
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Check out http://onmycity.com for a look at a platform that enables these niche networks to be created.
The future is in ACCOUNTABLE small networks where the you KNOW where information originates, as the problem of ‘today’s Internet’ is he amount of clutter generated by systems designed to make AdSense revenue.
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“I’ve been saying for a while that the future of social networking isn’t in larger, mass-appeal sites but in smaller, niche sites.”
I agree. I think we needed the larger MySpace type sites to introduce the concept to everyone, and then have the interest migrate toward just meeting people with common interests.