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What's my social site? A handy guide to segregation

orkut profile - ValleywagThe New York Times (they are so loveable today!) features Orkut, Google's you're-nobody-til-somebody-loves-you social network invaded by Brazilians in 2004. Over 2 of every 3 Orkut users are registered as Brazilians, and if you trust some massaged numbers, nearly every regular Internet user in Brazil has a profile.

The original cause of this unexpected demographic is shrouded in mystery (or written somewhere that I didn't bother looking). In any case, it's just another example of the demographic splits we demand from our Net experience. So in the interest of keeping you from accidentally meeting new and different folks, here's where to find your demographic in the world of social networking.

You are: Your people are at:
black hi5 (don't be fooled by the splash page)
headed to Burning Man Tribe
desperately seeking a job LinkedIn
13 MySpace
eating ramen in the dorm tonight Facebook
too clever for your own good Consumating
Paris Hilton aSmallWorld
getting stalked by Gawker IMDb

Happy in-demographic socializing!

A Web Site Born in U.S. Finds Fans in Brazil [NYT]

4:58 PM on Mon Apr 10 2006
By ndouglas
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