ASnapshot of Top Social Networking Sites, March 2009

The following provides an overview of the top social networking sites, including a brief description, major markets served, number of reported registered users, screenshot of the profile page, and global Alexa Page Ranking for the top ten sites. Alexa rankings are made based on Web traffic data from Alexa’s browser toolbars and integrated sidebars.

Facebook

Markets Served: Global

Year Founded: 2004

Active Users: Nearly 200M

Global Alexa Page Ranking: 5

Facebook is the largest and fastest-growing online social networking site in the world. In addition to its large audience, Facebook also has some of the most sophisticated advertising tools at the time of this book’s publication. Advertisers ...

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