What do people want in a social network?

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Permalink Reply by John Ellis on March 1, 2009 at 12:53pm

I think the focus has to be around how we use the internet more, at the moment it seems social networks rely on me finding people, entering details etc to figure me out. Some of the most interesting, and in my opinion rewarding, social networks do the exact opposite and GIVE me new links to people and new information.

Take the Zune social, this looks at what I listen to and has introduced me to some of the most interesting bands I know today as well as people with similar tastes. If you could take that aspect of how I and many other twenty somethings use their PCs and integrate it with a platform for sharing info and communicating you'd be onto a winner. For instance, there are a lot of interesting things here on EpicFu and I clearly share a lot of the same interests as some of the people here, there are probably a lot more blogs and podcasts I would be interested in yet there isn't one central hub for getting all the cool things out there, unless you count Digg, which doesn't take into account my usage of the internet, just votes- maybe a cross between Digg and Last.fm/Zune Social for web pages, podcasts etc.

It may be a large undertaking, but you asked ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Jason on March 2, 2009 at 12:47pm

NAKED TEENAGERS

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Permalink Reply by Dale on March 3, 2009 at 6:15am

the level of creepy weirdness around here is sky rocketing, first people are stalking Zadi now pedophilia

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Permalink Reply by Jason on March 2, 2009 at 12:51pm

Seriously though I think for the older users its more about the people, whereas the younger users could be swayed with razzle dazzle features. I think Facebook has found a good spot near middle ground.

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Permalink Reply by Laurence on March 3, 2009 at 6:46pm

a few things struck me about being here on mix (don't know about other ning groups as this is the only ning one I'm a member of)

1, the ability to post your own content, be it photos, videos, music

2, as a user, you have your own blog, and can take part in the network's discussion forum.

3, all of your content and any of the updates get their "15 minutes of fame" on the front page

the likes of Bebo and Bookface (both of which I'm a member) don't have the ability to upload music, although there are apps that allow you to stream from other sites though, and that's one thing that makes me favor mix ahead of those 2 giants right now.

As for part 3, that has enabled me to see into the minds, lives, and creativity of other people around the globe, and likewise them with me. and they can comment and give feedback on what you show. the other 2 networks I mentioned are geting far too polluted with "what (insert mcguffin of choice here) are you" and pointless "poke me" style apps on everyone's pages that it's really chewing up my valued bandwidth, and patience.

I reckon the perfect model for what you want to set up is right under your nose, Here @:-)

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