subject: Growing Social Networks and Their Design [print this page] Growing Social Networks and Their Design Growing Social Networks and Their Design
The first word for most people when you mention the internet is Google, it has become synonymous with the internet itself over the last 10 years. A vast majority of users will have it as their home page and it is the standard by which other websites are judged. Will we ever see another website reach this lofty status? Well, social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook certainly hope so. The former was created primarily as a site which allowed users to share short mini-blogs known as "tweets" with other users, in order to keep people updated with their lives. However,it has now grown into something so much more than a simple social networking site. The Twitter search box receives 600 million queries a day, a figure you would expect from an actual search engine. Twitter is growing at a rate of 300 000 accounts a day so if this progress continues we might have a real Google challenger in our midst.
As Twitter becomes more and more popular of course the applications and technology surrounding it advance. Users can now completely personalise their account according to their own style and personality. Why keep the mundane sky blue background when there are 1000s of free Twitter backgrounds out there to download. And you don't need to be a computer nerd to download them either. Viuu.co.uk have created a stunning collection of images and styles which are simple to download using their online step-by-step guide. Choose anything from Justin Bieber to Twilight to amazing wildlife shots. Having a unique free Twitter background on your site will make it much more eye-catching, increasing your number of followers and adding style to your tweets. The designers at Viuu.co.uk can even create a custom Twitter background just for you, for a truly personalised Twitter experience.
