Why is blue the most popular color in social media?

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 by Griffin Hammond

Someone tell me. I'm guessing Facebook started it. Web design often differs between global cultures, but blue appears to represent social media on websites prominent in the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia. Interestingly, when blue is not used prominently, a black/red motif seems popular. (YouTube, MetroFLOG, Netlog, Bebo, Tagged, Media ...

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Top Social Networks Here and Abroad 2008

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 by Griffin Hammond

Click here for 2009 Rankings I've compiled a large list of popular social networks in the U.S. and around the world, and using the most recent Alexa rankings, I've made a list of the most popular social networks here and abroad. "Global rank" and "U.S. rank" represent web traffic compared to every ...

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The cost of social networking

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 by Griffin Hammond

When I joined Facebook, it was still thefacebook.com, so I've used it long enough to become completely enamored by everything it has evolved into. So until now, I never bothered to explore the rest of the social networking realm. This week, to broaden my social media horizons, I joined two ...

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