Top 5 Social Networking Sites in India

         With Facebook challenging the web dominance of internet giant Google, its quite certain that Social Networking sites are not just a source of break or mere modes of connecting with friends and family. They have become a complete package providing communication, connection, networking, entertainment, information and much more. India is a huge market place for social networking sites with a large population contributing to sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Indian social networking space was dominated by Google owned Orkut for a very long time. The home players such as Ibibo has been trying hard to strengthen itself and take on to the global players. Lets have a look at which of these sites are really selling in India. Here is a list of top 5 social netwoking sites in India according to Alexa.
Facebook
The reigning king of Social Networking is the fourth most visited site in India after Google.co.in, Google.com, Yahoo.com. Though Facebook remains most popular in US with about 29.3 percent contribution, India is the third largest contributor to the site accounting 4.6%of site traffic.

Orkut
This Google owned social networking site got very popular in Brazil and India. Though the site didn’t receive the same popularity in rest of the world, it remained the number one social networking site in India for a very long time. The site went through a lot of changes and incorporated a lot of features to fight Facebook but finally lost the battle and went down to position two.
Twitter
The micro-blogging site has been one of the most talked about social networking site in the recent time. From becoming the word of the year to the first revenue from Google partnership, Twitter was in headlines all of 2009. Twitter started receiving a lot of attention in India with lot of Indian celebrities from Hollywood and Politics joined this bandwagon. Needless to say it was one of the easiest way celebs connected with their fans and the newest way of being in limelight. India is the second highest Twitter using nation accounting for 8 percent of the site traffic.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn was one of the most innovative networking space for professionals. It took social networking to another level by making it solely for professional networking. From posting jobs, marketing products to finding candidates, LinkedIn proved to be total hit among professionals from all arena. LinkedIn is the thirteenth most visited site in India.
Ibibo
India’s very own social networking site offers all that social networking sites offer. Connecting with friends, sharing photos, chat etc. Among other regular features, Ibibo also has social gaming quite similar to Facebook. Ibibo has recently launched games thats are quite similar to the famous Facebook games. Well, one of them has a very similar name as well. I’ll let you guess the name.

Is Google greater than God?

    Today, I was going through a news article where "Google" was compared to "God". Seeing an attractive title, when I went through it, I came across many interesting facts which I thought of sharing with you all. It is difficult for 81 million web-browsing Indians even to imagine a life without Google.
Indians, like billions of other web users around the world, are so addicted to Google that it is actually difficult for them to replace the search engine giant in their online expeditions. If John Lennon, who unleashed an uproar by saying, “Beatles are more popular than Jesus”, was alive today, he would have sung ‘Google is Greater than God’. But for the godless Chinese, Google is just a search engine.

What is the meaning of Social Networking in the cyber world?

     Social Networking is a way to communicate with each other and share own exp. or assumptions or whatever  a person thinking right now. In other words, we can say that ....
   Social networking is the grouping of individuals into specific groups, like small rural communities or a neighborhood subdivision, if you will. Although social networking is possible in person, especially in the workplace, universities, and high schools, it is most popular online. This is because unlike most high schools, colleges, or workplaces, the internet is filled with millions of individuals who are looking to meet other people, to gather and share first-hand information and experiences about cooking, sports, gardening, photos, video, developing friendships or professional alliances, finding employment, business-to-business marketing and even groups sharing information they like to share online.  

     When it comes to online social networking, websites are commonly used. These websites are known as social sites. Social networking websites function like an online community of internet users. Depending on the website in question, many of these online community members share common interests in hobbies, religion,  politics or other things they like to share. Once you are granted access to a social networking website you can begin to socialize. This socialization may include reading the profile pages of other members and possibly even contacting them. 
    The friends that you can make are just one of the many benefits to social networking online. Another one of those benefits includes diversity because the internet gives individuals from all around the world access to social networking sites. This means that although you are any where in the world and have internet facilities, you could develop an online friendship with someone. Not only will you make new friends, but also you just might learn about new cultures or new languages and you know that learning is always a good thing.
    As mentioned, social networking often involves grouping specific individuals or organizations together. While there are a number of social networking websites that focus on particular interests, there are others that do not. The websites without a main focus are often referred to as "traditional" social networking websites and usually have open memberships. This means that anyone can become a member, no matter what their hobbies, beliefs, or views are. However, once you are inside this online community, you can begin to create your own network of friends and eliminate members that do not share common interests or goals.
     As I'm sure you're aware, there are dangers associated with social networking including data theft and viruses, which are on the rise. Although danger does exist with networking online, as well as, it also exists in the real world, too. So, you are advised to proceed with caution online.
    By being aware of your cyber-surroundings and who you are talking to, you should be able to safely enjoy social networking online. It will take many phone conversations to get to know someone, but you really won't be able to make a clear judgment until you can meet each other in person.  Just use common sense and listen to your inner voice; it will tell you when something doesn't feel right about the online conversations taking place.

    Once you are well informed and comfortable with your findings, you can begin your search from hundreds of networking communities to join. This can easily be done by performing a standard internet search. Your search will likely return a number of results, including  Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, FriendWise, FriendFinder, Yahoo! 360, Facebook, Orkut etc.