Get To Know The Top New Social Networks For Internet Marketing
The Internet has almost taken over all aspects of a person's life
. With the increasing popularity of social networking via the World Wide Web, people can now meet friends, share pictures and videos, interact with people from all walks of life and from different races with just a click of the mouse. Social networks have become virtual communities where anybody can join and be a part of.
As a result of the tremendous support of social networks from web users all over the world, Internet marketers are now starting to tap the vast potential of such sites to promote, sell and market products, sites, blogs, and other things. Although all social networking sites can help you expand your network, build your opt-in list, and reach more potential customers, there are top sites that are more popular and have more users. Naturally, you would want to start your Internet marketing with the social networking websites that are accessed and viewed by more people worldwide.
Here are the top social networking sites that you can effectively use for Internet marketing:
Mainstream Networks
As the age of social networking has come over to cyberspace, you will witness the rise of countless mainstream social networking websites that can be powerful tools in Internet marketing. In a mainstream and dominant category, among the top names for social networks are Friendster.com, MySpace.com, and Multiply.
Friendster.com is among the first and the eminent websites that provided social networking online. Founded on the philosophy that any networking endeavor starts with close friends, Friendster.com today is still a big player in virtual social networking services as it continues to improve its features.
Overtaking Friendster.com, Myspace.com has created an online community where members can get in touch with their friends' friends. It also allows sharing of journals, photos and other stuff within a member's personal community created in MySpace.com. Apart from these basic features, Myspace.com allows people to talk over the Internet, map their family trees, and connect with other people with the same interests.
Multiply, on the other hand, allows each member to build, share, and confer about things like blogs, images, and videos to people who are mostly known to the respective member. This way, strangers and potential stalkers are kept at bay. While Multiply has all the features of other social networking websites, it however provides you with a ready audience as it traces all the people in the community who know you and it connects you with people whom your friends know within the community.
Photo And Video Sharing Networks
An almost unknown band in the UK has become an instant global success because of the popularity of its music videos posted in YouTube, a video sharing network. At present, this 4-member band is so busy performing in hip places all over the world. You can also take advantage of such video and photo sharing networks to promote your site, products and blogs. This venue is ideal for companies or businesses that target the yuppies generation, the young adult and teens.
Aside from YouTube, other top photo or video sharing networks are Eyespot, Gotuit, Motionbox, Zoomr, Webshots and Twango. One way to hit it big in this type of social networks is by being creative and spontaneous. People want new ideas and concepts, so be sure to give them a bit of imagination and some flair of artistic consideration.
Social Networks That Target Niche Markets
Niche social networks are not as popular as the mainstream social networks. In fact, not many are aware that such sites exist. However, a niche-oriented social network is an ideal venue for Internet marketing because it already targets your intended audience. So if you have a website or blog that is about extraterrestrial sightings, then a social network site of alien aficionados would be very helpful to you. Joining such a social network will help you build a strong customer base.
Music, college and shopping social networks are the most popular target-oriented network. Pandora and Lastfm are social sites that are accessed and viewed by both music lovers and avid social network fans. Crowdstorm and Kaboodle, however, are top sites for the fashion conscious and the consummate shoppers. College kids usually visit CollegeTonight, MeetUp and Yelp to be on the loop of the hottest events and party hangouts.
Other niche-targeted social networks are FanNation and UltraVite, which are dedicated for sports enthusiasts, Dogster, which is intended for pooch owners and lovers, and LibraryThing, for bibliophile and voracious readers.
by: Elijah Chai
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