Comments on: Social network hi5 aims its 60 million users at casual games http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/05/social-network-hi5-aims-its-60-million-users-at-casual-games/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:59:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: maiiiia http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/05/social-network-hi5-aims-its-60-million-users-at-casual-games/comment-page-1/#comment-883647 maiiiia Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:36:00 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=103574#comment-883647 Ta que brabasoooooooo<br>ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Ta que brabasoooooooo
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]]> By: . http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/05/social-network-hi5-aims-its-60-million-users-at-casual-games/comment-page-1/#comment-860928 . Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:43:18 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=103574#comment-860928 Romania are Mexico aren't 3rd world countries, you ignorant prick. Romania are Mexico aren't 3rd world countries, you ignorant prick.

]]> By: SeriouslyRelaxed http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/05/social-network-hi5-aims-its-60-million-users-at-casual-games/comment-page-1/#comment-860927 SeriouslyRelaxed Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:31:19 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=103574#comment-860927 @Michael, I agree with your assessment. The hi5 network is mostly made up of users who live in developing (3rd world) countries, like Thailand, Romania, and Mexico to name a few. That's not to say they're not going to make "some" money but not enough to save the ailing social network. The most offensive feature that hi5 forces down your throat is their "friend recommendation" system. When you log in, Hi5 annoyingly (in the center of the page) suggests - almost random - so-called-friends for you to add; as a consequence, the social graph on Hi5 is weak and dilutes the overall social networking experience making the service lame relative to Facebook. Good thing their switching from social network to gaming network. @Michael, I agree with your assessment. The hi5 network is mostly made up of users who live in developing (3rd world) countries, like Thailand, Romania, and Mexico to name a few. That's not to say they're not going to make “some” money but not enough to save the ailing social network. The most offensive feature that hi5 forces down your throat is their “friend recommendation” system. When you log in, Hi5 annoyingly (in the center of the page) suggests – almost random – so-called-friends for you to add; as a consequence, the social graph on Hi5 is weak and dilutes the overall social networking experience making the service lame relative to Facebook. Good thing their switching from social network to gaming network.

]]> By: Michael Thompson http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/05/social-network-hi5-aims-its-60-million-users-at-casual-games/comment-page-1/#comment-860926 Michael Thompson Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:14:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=103574#comment-860926 It is hard to tell if these secondary social networks will make it or will they become like the also-rans in the portal market (i.e. Excite & InfoSeek). Hi5 is a high flier traffic wise according to eBizMBAs numbers:<br><br><a href="http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking</a><br><br>but in the end will that matter-- it didn't for Excite & Infoseek. I wonder if history is not repeating itself on the web. It is hard to tell if these secondary social networks will make it or will they become like the also-rans in the portal market (i.e. Excite & InfoSeek). Hi5 is a high flier traffic wise according to eBizMBAs numbers:

http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking

but in the end will that matter– it didn't for Excite & Infoseek. I wonder if history is not repeating itself on the web.

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