TC50: Niche social networks thrive, for birdwatchers, fashion-conscious, dead people and more
It’s pretty obvious that social networking has entered a new era.
Few new social networking companies are trying to steal market share from Facebook, MySpace or the other big entrenched networks. Instead, they’re aiming at specific, lucrative niches.
Five such niche social networks presented a “vertical social networking panel” here in San Francisco at the Techcrunch50 conference. These latest ones target birdwatchers, women wanting help getting dressed in style, dead people, people wanting to connect for good… Continue Reading