A social network is a term that, as applied to the Internet, means a site that enables a group of people to conveniently communicate with each other. Communication often means not just messaging, but the creation of thematic groups, sharing photos, dating and, of course, playing with partners. If you simplify things very much, then a social network is an interface that helps people interact with each other.
The most popular social networks usually have some zest. For example, the VKontakte site at one time became very popular due to the fact that it was possible to quickly find almost any music in it without any viruses or "money frauds". Of course, this is a little illegal, but ...
And in each case, the highlight was its own. Appearing no more than 10 years ago, social networks have already won a huge army of fans around the world. Many people today cannot even imagine life without them. Let's take a closer look at the best social networks. The main criterion for the success of the social network will be considered its popularity.
The most popular social networks in the world
The first place firmly holds Facebook, created by Mark Zuckerberg. The idea of the network, embodied by a couple of friends on a hostel, has now grown to a gigantic site with an audience of 1 billion users (as of October 4, 2012). Participants can chat, share photos and videos, and join or create different theme groups.
The social network MySpace was created in the USA in 2003. An audience of over 120 million users. Until 2008, she headed the list of “The most popular social networks in the world”, but she was surpassed by the cunning Zuckerberg with his “face book”. Social opportunities are roughly equivalent to Facebook.
Third place is Twitter. The first unique bird on our list. Unlike the first two, it focuses on a narrower sphere of communication, namely, microblogging. All user messages immediately appear on his page and can be delivered to other users.
All of the above social networks are oriented to the Russian market, therefore, they have a Russian interface. However, in Russia there are domestic developments of a very good level.
The most popular social networks in Russia
The head of this list is the VKontakte social network . Founded in 2006, it now has a daily audience of 43 million people. The site is very popular in the CIS - even winning there over Facebook. The capabilities of VK are similar in their functionality to the world's leading examples.
The second number is Odnoklassniki. The popularity and functionality of this site at one time made it a joke character:
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Initially, the network was conceived as a means of finding school friends or schoolmates, but over time, versatility began to come to the fore. Odnoklassniki is the most visited site of our neighbors, as the social networks of Ukraine are undeveloped.
In an honorable third place, the social network "My Circle" from Yandex is held. The emphasis in it is on business relations, so all the functionality here, first of all, is focused on the search for vacancies, the design of business contacts. This positioning plays the role of a very good highlight - it brought to the TOP-3 site with such a narrow specialization.