Today:
The social web has and will continue to attract lots of attention from individuals and institutions alike.
There is an abundance of suppliers offering “free networks” for people and institutions to easily and quickly set up and start their own network. New networks are proliferating the landscape targeting literally every market segment one could conceive.
According to latest report from China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), by end of 2007, there are over 200 million Internet users (including 163 million broadband users) in China. 2008 is shaping up to be a very busy year for the Chinese Internet, and the Chinese market seems to be pulsing with social networking activity. But for Chinese Internet users, social networking has taken on a very different form than it has in Western countries. In China, the most popular form of networking may just be the traditional Internet forum system, or BBS.
