Facebook has more registered users than some countries have people. Their latest statistics show that the website is catching up with the populace of the United States. According to the most recent Census, the U.S. currently has 305,529,237 residents. The “population” of Facebook isn’t far behind – they now have just over 300 million users.

Last July Facebook reported 250 million users, so this is a very impressive jump in numbers over a short period of time. The company is constantly looking for creative ways to attract even more people. They recently launched Facebook Lite, a toned down version of Facebook that they claim is a “faster, simpler way to keep in touch with your friends”. Facebook also has several projects in the works, including a voice chat application, to delight social networkers.

It’s working. Although the site has been wildly popular, it has not been profitable. That changed during their last quarter; for the first time ever, Facebook made a profit. This is causing people to view the future of the company in a different light. Until recently there has been a great deal of speculation that Facebook would be sold to a large competitor, but now people are thinking the social networking site is in it for the long run.

Twitter gets talked about a lot, but a few recent Tweets have really caught the attention of the nation. These Tweets came from employees of ABC News who overheard a comment made by President Barack Obama while his guard was down.

President Obama was talking with CNBC employees before an interview, and several ABC staff members who share the workspace were nearby. The subject of Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards came up, and Obama said that his actions were inappropriate. When someone asked why Kanye would do that, Obama replied “He’s a jacka**”.

Obama’s statement was met with laughter, and he asked that it be kept within the room. His request was denied, however, when more than one ABC employee Tweeted about what the President said. ABC officials had the messages removed, but by then they had been seen by a large number of people and were already being Re-Tweeted by those who approved and disapproved of the President’s comment.

This incident reopens a recent discussion about what people who work at nationally recognized companies can and cannot post on their social profiles. Representatives of ABC felt it was wrong for their employees to post a comment Obama made privately, and this could lead to a new set of rules that people must follow when using social networks. In the meantime Obama’s remarks will fall under intense scrutiny all across the globe.

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MySpace Vs. Facebook
In the struggle to grab and keep the attention of the American public, MySpace and Facebook remain the 2 biggest warriors on the scene. MySpace had been the top dog of the social networking community, but in the last year Facebook closed the gap and gained an impressive lead. According to an analysis by The Nielsen Company, Facebook is now the #1 social network in the U.S., although MySpace still outranks them in one category. Nielsen statistics show that MySpace is around 3 times more popular than Facebook for online videos.

Facebook is currently considered to be the King of all social networks, but another site may soon be nipping at its heels:

Twitter Is The Word
Twitter me this: Are people excited about having a fun way to send and receive messages of 140 characters or less? The answer is an overwhelming yes. In the last year Twitter boasted a staggering 1,382 percent growth rate, and Neilsen places the site distinctly in the #1 spot for fastest growing social network of 2009. It seems everyone from the biggest celebrity to the new kid in town is sending tweets to anyone who is interested in following them.

People are constantly jumping on the Twitter bandwagon, but they aren’t always sticking around for the ride. More people are abandoning their Twitter accounts than continuing to use them. This type of networking may not be for everyone, but the figures show that this site continues to grow. At PeopleFinders.com, we love Twitter and invite you to follow our tweets.

Keep It All Together
People tweet, blog, post videos, upload pictures and express themselves on dozens of social networks all over the World Wide Web. It’s a great way to keep up with friends and family, but you could spend massive amounts of time trying to locate their accounts and watch for updates. There is an easier way; a Social Networks Search finds all the profiles people have on popular sites and shows you previews of each one. It’s quickly becoming the most popular way to stay connected online.

Social Networking sites continue to fight for dominance of the Internet community, but that may be an impossible goal in our ever-changing world. A few years ago Friendster was known as the leading social network, but since then several sites have enjoyed that distinction. Networkers can be enticed by something innovative and exciting, and when a large number of people jump on a new social networking site, many others are bound to follow.

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