{"id":4850,"date":"2009-03-06T10:46:45","date_gmt":"2009-03-06T10:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/?p=4850"},"modified":"2009-03-06T10:46:45","modified_gmt":"2009-03-06T10:46:45","slug":"start-your-own-social-network-with-heart-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/start-your-own-social-network-with-heart-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Start your own social network with Heart Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Social networking is all the rage nowadays and Facebook has recently become the most searched for brand and 2nd most visited site in the UK (Source: Hitwise<\/a>).<\/p>\n

According to Hitwise, \u201cSocial networks now account for 1 in every 10 UK Internet visits and 1 in every 5 page views. Only search engines receive more UK Internet visits than social networks.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is only set to continue as the social networks targeting specific niches explode on to the scene catering for the personal tastes and interests of users in a way the large generic social networks can\u2019t. The niches within the niches of Music, cooking, travel, web design, sport, fashion, geographic locations, science… etc are all up for grabs.<\/p>\n

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