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Shaun King

Shaun King. CPSC 203 Assignment 3. December 6 th , 2006. Agenda. Social Networking – A growing trend Definition Information about 3 emerging companies Myspace (www.myspace.com) Facebook (www.facebook.com) Classmates (www.classmates.com) Impact. Agenda : 3 companies.

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Shaun King

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  1. Shaun King CPSC 203 Assignment 3 December 6th, 2006

  2. Agenda • Social Networking – A growing trend • Definition • Information about 3 emerging companies • Myspace (www.myspace.com) • Facebook (www.facebook.com) • Classmates (www.classmates.com) • Impact

  3. Agenda : 3 companies • What is the product or service ? • Overview of the company • who, where and when  founded • who, where and when  Now • Why is it considered a social network?

  4. Agenda : 3 companies • Options and features • How can I get my own? • Features… • Example • Recommendation

  5. Social Networking : Def’n • social structure made of nodes which are generally individuals or organizations. It indicates the ways in which they are connected through various social familiarities ranging from casual acquaintance to close familial bonds. (Social Networking Definition, 2006)

  6. MySpace • friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. • Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe (Myspace, 2006) • 1 million+ profiles, 230,000 / day (MySpace, 2006) • Headquarters  Santa Monica • Parent Company  New York • Classic Social Network

  7. MySpace Cont. • Free Sign up • Upload • features • Personalize • MY MYSPACE • Ease of sign up and usage, GREAT!

  8. Facebook • Friends, wall, blog, pictures, video • Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin (Facebook, 2006) • 7.5 million college , 20,000 daily (Facebook, 2006) • Based in Palo Alto, California, USA • Another classic social network

  9. Facebook Cont. • Free sign up • Upload • Features • Personalize • MY FACEBOOK • Easy to use, aimed at my age group

  10. Classmates • pictures, announcements, biographies, community message boards, upcoming reunions • 40 million members (Classmates, 2006) • Randy Conrads (Classmates, 2006) • Modified social network

  11. Classmates Cont. • Free Sign up (Available increase) • Upload • Features • Personalize • MY CLASSMATES • Not very easy to use, complex

  12. Impact? • List of Social Networks • Growing, if not already set, trend (Coomber, 2006) • New Connection • (Schmidt, 2006) • Invest Now!!

  13. Classmates (2006) Main. Retrieved 2006-11-29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classmates.com Coomber, S (2006, November 29) Dot Com companies are hungry for MBA’s. The United Kingdom Times, Item : 7EH0770044660 pg. B. 12 Facebook (2006) Main. Retrieved 2006-11-29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook List of Notable Social Networks (2006) Main. Retrieved 2006-11-27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites MySpace (2006) Main. Retrieved 2006-11-27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace Schmidt, S (2006, November 15) Your Health: Trends – Discoveries. Calgary Herald Pg A.16 Social Networking Definition (2006) Main. Retreived 2006-11-27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network Social Networking Picture (2006) Semafoaf.jpg. Retrieved 2006-11-27 http://rdfweb.org/mt/foaflog/archives/semafoaf.jpg Social Networking Picture 2 (2006) Introduction to Social Networks. Retrieved 2006-11-27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network Thank you

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