Fun facts for Fred
I just posted a comment over on Fred's blog, and I decided to reprint some of the facts here:
- MySpace: 75M users, 30B impressions/month, $1M/day homepage revenue, $500M paid by Fox
- Bebo: 88% of 18-34 in IRE, 25M users, 100M impressions/day
- Cyworld: 20M daily users ... in South Korea
- Gusto: $4M VC, emerging "editorially enhanced" vertical network
- Boompa: $30K to build, 2 guys, 2 months
- Hi5: 40M users, India, the subcontinent and beyond
- Faceparty: 4M users, micro ecommerce-enabled
- Xuoa: 1M users, "gamer" interface for social interaction
That's just the tip, and the list is growing. Strong vertical players are emerging, and so are walled garden networks offering more privacy and selectivity. And while the big boys are still strong (MySpace, Bebo, etc.), they are at risk of becoming out of fashion - especially with teens like Jason's daughter - as parents, The New York Times and others "expose" them. Kids are fickle, and once something jumps the shark, they'll move on - especially if there is little to no switching cost.
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Sunday, June 18, 2006
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