One of the phenomena that have revolutionized the Internet, and by the way a good part of the world of technology, are social networks. The following infographic shows its spectacular growth and evolution since its inception just over 5 years ago. Facebook is the undisputed king but there are other platforms that follow in its wake, such as Twitter, LinkedIn or Flicrk.This infographic, prepared by Search Engine Journal, reflects the development of social networks and other services, such as YouTube or Wikipedia, which also incorporate collaborative features of Web 2.0 (click to enlarge)
You see the comparison between the evolution of Facebook, Twitter and, to contrast, MySpace. The importance of local platforms, such as Brazil's Orkut or China's Qzone, is also evident.
Source: TicBeat
