In the recent years, human beings have come to be known as social creatures. The social media has taken over the entire industries leaving the humans spoilt of choices. The way the top social networks have been embraced is unimaginable. These channels are being used to help individuals express themselves candidly and share different ideas. The birth of the internet came with it the first kind of social network dubbed forum posting. Over the years, with the emergence of exciting channels such as Facebook and Twitter, the entire industry has been transformed. The amazing thing about these innovations is that most of them are actually free social networking sites. A journey that begun decades ago has so far resulted to a myriad social networks that individuals can choose from. Here is a list of top networking sites that we have been able to compile. It gives a clear picture of how the entire industry has been fairing on.
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Tagged
Tagged is basically a gaming site that seeks to connect millions of game enthusiast. The Social site allows players to connect with one another, enjoy games and help them to share scores. On a monthly basis, this social site receives about 19,500,000 visitors.
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LiveJournal
This rich community social media network is dedicated towards ensuring bloggers connect. It helps internet users to keep their journals, blogs, and even diaries. It is owned by SUP media and the network entertains about 20,500,000 visitors on a monthly basis.
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DeviantArt
DeviantArt is a social media network that brings together millions of creative minds. The platform allows you visitors to share their creative skills such as digital art, sketches, photography skill among others. All these can be done with friends. It is estimated that on a monthly basis, this network welcomes about 25,500,000 visitors.
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Instagram is probably one of the most unique social networking platforms. The platform allows the users within a given circle to share and tag pictures. The most fascinating thing about Instagram is that it allows users to add filters to a photo before sharing it. On a monthly basis, the platform receives about 50,000,000 unique visitors.
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Google+
In a bid to keep up with the competition, Google launched their social media platform dubbed Google+ in the year 2011. The social network seeks to bring together a number of social connectivity services under one roof. The platform has circles with each circle having friends who want to share something. It receives about 65,000,000 visitors on a monthly basis.
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MySpace
This particular social networking site started even before the unveiling of Google+. It has contributes a lot in the industry and is probably one of the main reasons as to the transformation in the industry. The platform allows its users to among many other things, share pictures, blogs, videos, music and makes status updates. Monthly, the social network welcomes about 70,500,000.
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Pinterest is a pretty new social networking channel that has received a major boost especially with the emergence of the Android phones. Pinterest boast of having application for all android users. To many people, Pinterest acts as a personal diary where the user gets to share their feelings with his/her friends. It is believed that on a monthly basis, this lucrative social media platform entertains an estimated 120,000,000 visitors.
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Linkedin is the first ever business class and professional social media network. As a professional channel, Linkedin is very popular amongst the top executives and CEO’s of companies. The platform is very helpful to those individual who are actively looking for employment. An individual’s profile is used as their CV hence potential employers can screen candidates. It receives about 200,000,000 visitors monthly.
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Twitter is probably one of the most popular micro blogs available in the universe. The platform allows its users to follow one another regardless of their status. The network allows users to share their feelings using only 160 characters commonly known as tweets. On a monthly basis, the channel receives about 250,000,000 visitors.
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The number one most popular social media network which was created by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. The platform has millions of users and still counting. The success of the media boils down