hmmm what should i start with now. The thing is, there is someting going on in my mind this days. There is THIS type of sites which help us to stay in touch with each others. I mean friends and relatives. And i swear it really helps. I really met some of my old friends, thnx to a web site which provides this kind of facility. Now this type of sites are called Social Networking WebSites. I am here not to favor any of them, but its a discsussion of whats goin in the web market.
Well i will not name the name of the Sites, but let me name the biggies who are behind this projects. Currently i am only focusing on theBIG THREE as i term them "Microsoft, Yahoo and Google".
OK so it all started with the BLOG war. Google acquired Blogger.com. Yahoo started yahoo 360. Microsoft started spaces.microsoft.com.
Well yahoo 360 is not a core blog concept, but currently lets assume it as a blog site. This is because yahoo doesnt have a site dedicated to WEB LOGGING(Blog)
Oh Ghosh!!!, let me be back on the topic, otherwise i will reach on to some other discussion. So after bloging came this image posting sites.Here yahoo was first to buy out Flickr, which is currently the best in this market.Ofcourse there was images.yahoo.com, but nobody bothered to look at it.Fortunately Microsoft and Google doesnt need this kind of site, since their blogging counterpart already supportes image posting.
All this and many other sites were acquired, to reach to a final goal of what is think is THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES. Google was affiliated with Orkut. Yahoo acquired Del.icuo.us and Upcoming.org. There were also some contenders who probably pioneerd this concept. Likewise we have Ringo, Birthday alarm, HI5 etc. Somehow these sites doesnt clicked. They were bulky, very very slow in operation. But the concept was awesome.
Beware, we are now at the start of the war between the BIG THREE on this concept. Orkut is currenlty leading the three. Orkut is the best of these. Though it was not a child of those Googlers, but the way it was made, is perfect to get affiliated with google. It has those caharacterstics of Google: Simplicity, Fantastic Interface and Navigational Facility. Also the site is very quick. Kudos to ORKUT, the guy who created this genius. But one thing you people can relate him is, he is also from Stanford, Gotch ya!!!. These stanford people are going to rule the world in near future, hahaha!!!. Now is YAHOO's turn. It has integrated all of its acquisitions and sites to yahoo 360. Also the blog in yahoo 360 can be directly integrated to your geocities account. So all thing comes to a single point Yahoo 360. Now this have many features of a social networking site other then just blogging.Very nicely organised, ofcourse its yahoo, the ppl who pioneered the INTERNET.
Hence comes the turn of the GIANT. Yes you people guessed it right. THE NAME IS "microsoft". How can it be left behind. Microsoft has way behind started a site named WALLOP.com. It was just a simple blogging site, but with some unique features of connecting with friends. This site was one of the best because it was totally on MACROMEDIA FLASH. The interface was mind blowing. But now after a long time when i went to this site, there was nothing. Only there is meassage for the people, that they are getting ready for the war. JUST visit the website its FANTASTIC. Now only GOD can predict how will microsoft will turn this whole concept into. WAIT and WATCH.
Above article is just my floow of thoughts on the topic. Its not supporting any side. The article its just my perception and assumptios. So some of the facts may be worng or uncomplete.
If you people have read this whole article completely, thank you very much for taking time to read it.Well the thank should be more for bearing my mistakes if any.
I will be very obliged to improve on your positive comments/suggestion. just fell Free to comment on any aspect, since this my first article of any type and od such a lenght. THANKS A LOT in advance.
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