The A-Z of niche social networks
Dan Taylor over at Fabric of Folly has posted an interesting article on niche social networks, compiling a list of those already out there. My Neighbourhoods makes it on the list under ‘Neighbours’.
Although I feel My Neighbourhoods has the potential to reach more than a niche market (most people in the UK belong to a community by nature of where they live) it’s extremely interesting to see a significant list of niche sites. As the market share for global social networks is eaten up by My Space et al I’m sure niche sites will continue to launch. The success of sites like Dogster is testimony to this.
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December 22nd, 2007 at 7:39 am
Niche social networks have experienced huge growth this year and this field will continue to grow in 2008. Companies and brands will build their own social networks to engage and market to interested parties.
We have recently launched a search engine that helps users find niche interest social networks and helps social network owners promote them.
Users search for sites related to whatever their interest is and webmasters submit their sites tagged with related keywords.
The idea is that due to the increasing popularity and proliferation of niche subject social networking sites thanks to Ning et al, users have a way of finding like-minded communities and these social networks receive targeted traffic that helps build user base and monetize.
Please take a look! We are still building the database. Feel free to register and submit your niche social network or social media site for free.
http://findasocialnetwork.com