A perception still exists that MySpace is a website for kids. And this perception isn't entirely inaccurate: the specific numbers may not be available for general consideration, but a cursory look at the MySpace site -- the advertisements, a sampling of profiles -- indicates that the age range of MySpace users trends young. But trending young isn't the same as exclusively young.
There are certainly adult MySpace users. How many adult users? Only MySpace may know the exact demographics of their users (information that can be used for advertising targeting), but the MySpace model isn't inherently juvenile. MySpace, at its core, is a social network. Socializing is just for kids? Of course not.
Most MySpace users are younger, but there are adult MySpace users too. Let's take a guess and presume the division between MySpace users is seventy percent to thirty percent, favoring younger users. On its face, thirty percent may or may not be a considerable percentage. Thirty percent is considerable, however, when talking about MySpace users, because there are so many MySpace users to begin with.
On a typical MySpace profile, MySpace states there are -- rounding out -- one hundred ninety million users in the MySpace network. When trying to determine how many adults use MySpace, assuming thirty percent of MySpace users are adults, you get twenty-five million, rounded, from one hundred ninety million. Using this formula estimate, twenty-five million of MySpace users are adults.
MySpace claims there are one hundred ninety million users in their network. In reality, this number is an overestimate. Why? The standard indication of a MySpace user is the presence of a MySpace home page, something MySpace refers to as a profile. It's not at all uncommon, however, for MySpace users to create more than one profile: one user creates several profiles in some instances. So while there may be one hundred ninety million MySpace profiles, each of those profiles does not indicate a unique MySpace user.
Even if one accepts that not every MySpace profile indicates a unique MySpace user -- a safe assumption -- it's still not difficult to estimate how many actual MySpace users there are. Say that, on average, each MySpace user actually creates two profiles: this may be a slightly low estimate, but it's not unreasonable. So if each MySpace user creates two profiles, instead of one hundred ninety million unique MySpace users, there are ninety-five million unique MySpace users.
Regardless of how the number of unique MySpace users is actually estimated, the final number will be considerable. This has clear implications: MySpace is a great networking opportunity, whether the networking be social in nature, or professional.
Listed below are more articles related to the above article from the "Virtual Community" article category.
People interested in the above article "A Background On MySpace Users" are also interested in the related articles listed below:
There has been a buzz already in the social network environment about Google+ and it is only on testing phase at the moment. Google being the world's best search engine has also succeeded in other areas like Video Sharing with Youtube, Gmail, Google Apps etc and other services that are important, be it an individual or a corporate. But Google has not been so successful in the social network arena where it has already tried with Orkut and Google Buzz. So let us see if it can attract Facebook users with its all new Google+.
The one thing Facebook has not figured out yet is how to utilize their fabulous product to make the most money, consistently and on an ongoing basis - i.e. finding the right business model. A really intriguing topic to write my very first blog about, because, in my opinion, finding the right business model for Facebook cannot be accomplished using conventional thinking, like, solely looking at Google and their search engine ad revenue, for example.
Facebook is being misused widely by students without knowing that their professional prospects can be marred. Recent researchs show more than 75 per cent of college students may be using Facebook in a way that will damage their opportunities for a job after they graduate.
A great way to supplement your Electrical Engineer resume is to use a LinkedIn profile. If you've never used LinkedIn now's the time to get onboard! LinkedIn is not only a great internet website to compliment your Electrical Engineer resume it's now becoming an important job hunting tool. This article outlines a few great tips for getting the most out of linked in.
The social network has updated its Like button so that it acts more like a Share button, Mashable reported. When a user hits Like on a third-party website that has the button, Facebook will place a full story with a headline, blurb and thumbnail to the user's profile wall. The user will also be able to post a comment. It also changes how that Like is communicated to contacts. Previously, only a link to the story would appear in the recent activity. Now it won't be so easy to miss because that story will be more prominent in the user's newsfeed.
The internet is one enormous community. And this community talks. A lot. They create blogs and content, post comments and feedback, and ultimately create discussions and drive conversations on an incredible range of things. So whatever industry you're in, or whatever product you may be selling, chances are, people are talking about you. A quick search will prove this, and will show you why more and more companies are paying attention to online community management.
Using social media, virtually anyone can complain about a company, its service or products. What this means for companies is a need to swiftly manage customer complaints so they don't escalate and damage brand reputation. This is particularly applicable to Twitter, as its real-time search functions means companies can monitor customer complaints and respond to them quickly.
