15. Social Networks College/University Students Over 400 Million Users Worldwide Average user has 130 friends Biggest Growing Segment is those over 50 years of age 41% of Americans have a Facebook profile Similar Sites: MySpace Friendster.com Orkut.com Classmates.com
21. Instant Mobile Updates Micro-blogging Answering the question: “What are you doing?” from your cell phone or computer. Based from mobile text messaging Great way to keep up to date on the latest topics and learn what the “pro’s” are doing Similar Sites: Posterous Tumblr Google Buzz
27. Professional Social Networking Business Contacts, Recommendations for Students Develop a business profile to so you can be found by potential employers Collaborate with groups you belong to and answer questions for someone looking for a particular expertise Similar Sites: Spoke.com