Comments on: How the Top Social Networks got started http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/ A blog about marketing, online communities and other business musings. Come join the fun! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eva White http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/comment-page-1/#comment-389505 Eva White Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:41:46 +0000 http://okdork.com/?p=1169#comment-389505 Wow that's interesting information. I guess these guys knew where the straw was to light the match Wow that’s interesting information. I guess these guys knew where the straw was to light the match

]]> By: John Walters http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/comment-page-1/#comment-373701 John Walters Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:59:36 +0000 http://okdork.com/?p=1169#comment-373701 Whether you class it as spamming or not, what the sites did worked! They managed to get a large user base in an incredibly short space of time. A lot of sites must have grown in the same way, like Vinnie said. Social networks weren't the first and won't be the last that use 'spammy' techniques to get well known. John Whether you class it as spamming or not, what the sites did worked! They managed to get a large user base in an incredibly short space of time. A lot of sites must have grown in the same way, like Vinnie said. Social networks weren’t the first and won’t be the last that use ‘spammy’ techniques to get well known.

John

]]> By: Nicole Price http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/comment-page-1/#comment-365651 Nicole Price Sat, 24 May 2008 11:11:50 +0000 http://okdork.com/?p=1169#comment-365651 Hey i never thought of that but you have to be right about that, because how else would you jump start a social networking site! Hey i never thought of that but you have to be right about that, because how else would you jump start a social networking site!

]]> By: Vinnie http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/comment-page-1/#comment-364001 Vinnie Thu, 22 May 2008 14:46:12 +0000 http://okdork.com/?p=1169#comment-364001 and it doesn't always have to be an email list for 'social software': twitter.com - i think they're big start was sxsw 2006, core early adopter community youtube.com - embeddable widgets on myspace wordpress.com - open sourcing their software blogger.com - that i don't know, just best option when the idea was coming into play? and it doesn’t always have to be an email list for ‘social software’:

twitter.com – i think they’re big start was sxsw 2006, core early adopter community
youtube.com – embeddable widgets on myspace
wordpress.com – open sourcing their software
blogger.com – that i don’t know, just best option when the idea was coming into play?

]]> By: Ross Hill http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/comment-page-1/#comment-363778 Ross Hill Thu, 22 May 2008 05:44:18 +0000 http://okdork.com/?p=1169#comment-363778 Looking forward to the Mint strategy! Looking forward to the Mint strategy!

]]> By: Xango http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/comment-page-1/#comment-363744 Xango Thu, 22 May 2008 04:20:37 +0000 http://okdork.com/?p=1169#comment-363744 great post! I created a social networking site recently and it is always cool to hear from others. great post! I created a social networking site recently and it is always cool to hear from others.

]]> By: Noah Kagan http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/comment-page-1/#comment-363692 Noah Kagan Thu, 22 May 2008 02:23:23 +0000 http://okdork.com/?p=1169#comment-363692 mike, good question. you can buy lists but sending unsolicited email is spam. need to figure out ways that people willingly give you that email address or other forms of communication. i will go over how i did it at mint.com in a week or so. mike,

good question. you can buy lists but sending unsolicited email is spam. need to figure out ways that people willingly give you that email address or other forms of communication. i will go over how i did it at mint.com in a week or so.

]]> By: J. Bryan Scott http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/comment-page-1/#comment-363525 J. Bryan Scott Wed, 21 May 2008 21:58:01 +0000 http://okdork.com/?p=1169#comment-363525 I'd heard that before about Facebook, but I never heard the history on these other social networks. High value post here - I like it when I don't have to read much to learn a lot. I’d heard that before about Facebook, but I never heard the history on these other social networks.

High value post here – I like it when I don’t have to read much to learn a lot.

]]> By: Noah Everett http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/comment-page-1/#comment-363513 Noah Everett Wed, 21 May 2008 21:42:58 +0000 http://okdork.com/?p=1169#comment-363513 Interesting, I didn't know that. Interesting, I didn’t know that.

]]> By: Mike Michalowicz http://okdork.com/2008/05/21/how-the-top-social-networks-got-started/comment-page-1/#comment-363494 Mike Michalowicz Wed, 21 May 2008 21:08:53 +0000 http://okdork.com/?p=1169#comment-363494 Noah, Where is a good place to get lists. Good lists? - Mike Noah,

Where is a good place to get lists. Good lists?

- Mike

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