Remy Kelvin
Social networking websites are gaining popularity with the passage of time rapidly because interaction with friends online is much easier than physical meetings. Role and importance of Social Networking websites is increasing but you need to be on the safer side [Read: Role of Social Media Networking Websites in Our Lives]. There is always a debate among parents that children of what age should be restricted to make their social media appearance.
Top 10 Social Networking Websites
Remember we have created this list for World wide internet users not for the area or region specific users. This list mainly focuses people from the areas where English is used as primary language for internet.
10. Friendster
Friendster is yet another popular website for social networking gaming. The site was launched in 2011 and has millions of users but because friendster is mainly focused on gaming that's why correct estimate cannot be given. Also people use it only as a fun source instead of making it a primary source of interacting with each other. If you are one of those who has joined social sites only for playing games, this is going to be the best option for you.
9. Tagged
Tagged is a social networking site with quite a large number of users. Tagged is more fun to use as there are a number of games and people to share your interests with them. You can send chat messages to friends and other users. The total user base of Tagged is more than 20 million users.
8. DeviantART
If you are one of the creative kind of people you must take a look at this website. A social network of like minded people who share their creative work with friends. The creative work involves photos, digital art, sculptures and paintings. There are presently around 25 million users on DeviantART.
7. Myspace
Myspace is also a social networking website that was launched in 2003. It is owned by a renowned pop star and hence has a clear tilt towards music, movies and games. Presently the website has over 70 million registered users from all over the World with maximum number from US. Apart from having the facility of sending instant messages the site has the applications for playing video games like Zynga and Rock You.
6. Instagram
Instagram is yet another new website for social sharing of pictures with your friends started in 2010. The difference between Instagram and other social networks is that you can share the pictures with your friends circle. Along with this feature you have the ability to share the same picture with Facebook and Twitter friends via Instagram. There are a total of 75 Million users on Instagram which are increasing day by day because it has dedicated apps for iOS and Android.
5. Pinterest
The only social network which has gained popularity in a short span of time is Pinterest. Pinterest is a picture sharing website only, so a user on any other existing social network cannot completely shift over to Pinterest leaving everything else behind. If you are a Pinterest user, you need to be on another social network to maintain normal interaction with friends. Share picture with your followers and on Pinterest with other friends and keep a track of other's shares. It is a great platform to enjoy new updates. Total number of users on Pinterest is 87 Million by end of 2013.
4. Linkedin
Linkedin is a social networking service primarily for people who are engaged in some profession. The website was launched in 2003 and it has over 150 million users in 2013. The website is operated in different languages and is a useful platform for the professionals from different shades. The users can maintain the lists of other professionals of the same interest. They can upload their resume on the site and can follow different companies and organizations in order to seek the jobs.
3. Twitter
Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service. The aim of this service is to send short messages comprising 140 characters. The service was launched in July 2006 and rapidly became one of the most popular sites with over 500 Million users in 2013. Over 340 million tweets are sent daily terming the service as the 'SMS of the internet'. One can follow any one on the Twitter with this the tweets start appearing on the page of the one who followed.
2. Google Plus
Google Plus is a multilingual social networking and identity service. The service was started in June 2011 and has crossed over 550 million registered users. The users can see updates from the people who are in their circles. They can have group chats in the hangouts. Google Plus games are located under game tab. Google Plus search is a popular tool among the users. Google Plus consists of various communities which can be joined depending upon interests and share your thoughts with community members.
1. Facebook
Facebook was started in 2004. It is a very popular and effective social networking service. A person has to register before using Facebook. A person can make a personal profile and can add other people as friends (Read: Tips for a Girl to Make an Attractive Online Dating Profile). The service is widely used for exchanging messages. Users can update their profiles and make different groups based on common interests and association. This can render a great service to people working in different organizations, schools, colleges, universities and jobs / professions.
Initially the membership of this website was restricted to Harvard students but later it was extended to others colleges in Boston area. In 2009 Facebook was ranked as the most used social networking website. It is the most popular website to send good wishes to friends on their birthdays, weddings and others events of joy and happiness. Similarly one can contact friends on the events of sorrows and sufferings. By last quarter of 2013, the total number of Facebook users were more than 1 billion.
