Comments on: The German MySpace: Lokalisten http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/ The Business of Technology Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:43:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: associate http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-882217 associate Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:09:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-882217 Nice post. Nice post.

]]> By: Chris http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-873079 Chris Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:03:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-873079 <p>I really dont think that (germany) need a my space ) my space messt up sooooo many lifes that i think would be the worse thing in germany i understand that my space will make great money of the advertising but messing with poeples lifes ( teenegers ) to make big miney that is just wrong.</p> I really dont think that (germany) need a my space ) my space messt up sooooo many lifes that i think would be the worse thing in germany i understand that my space will make great money of the advertising but messing with poeples lifes ( teenegers ) to make big miney that is just wrong.

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]]> By: nin http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-709588 nin Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:12:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-709588 <p>You are probably not from Munich. EVERYBODY I know has a account on Lokalisten(except older people like my parents, grandparents, etc; but most everybody in my school and it is getting more and more).</p> You are probably not from Munich. EVERYBODY I know has a account on Lokalisten(except older people like my parents, grandparents, etc; but most everybody in my school and it is getting more and more).

]]> By: Mihel http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-548457 Mihel Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:54:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-548457 <p>In Germany (were i come from) are studivz.net and schuelervz.net muche more populare than lokalisten!!!</p> In Germany (were i come from) are studivz.net and schuelervz.net muche more populare than lokalisten!!!

]]> By: Henrik Schult http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-218468 Henrik Schult Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:47:08 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-218468 <p>As far as i have seen, there is only one true myspace competitor in German. I am referring to Wamba.com , although they are also young they are growing a lot between teenagers and youngsters. Besides that, no doubt studivz did have a big success in the students community.</p> As far as i have seen, there is only one true myspace competitor in German. I am referring to Wamba.com , although they are also young they are growing a lot between teenagers and youngsters. Besides that, no doubt studivz did have a big success in the students community.

]]> By: Scottish http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58133 Scottish Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:31:55 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58133 <p>Meinplatz.de has been launched by a few German University Students. Although it is in its infancy, it seems to be the most advanced German social networking site with the ability to be marketed to a broad German audience.</p> Meinplatz.de has been launched by a few German University Students. Although it is in its infancy, it seems to be the most advanced German social networking site with the ability to be marketed to a broad German audience.

]]> By: Kerr http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58131 Kerr Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:15:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58131 <p>Face Buddies LTD have introduced a new a community portal called FaceBuddies.com When asked why is Face Buddies so unique Managing Director Kerr Gracie quoted 'We offer the user a new experience in all aspects of community portals. We have new video uploading software for people to upload their own videos which would be a great way for bands to promote themselves cheaply and effectivley by targeting people who really want to listen to them,Members can upload as many photos as they want which is unique with these types of groups and make a really unique blog along with music that they may have produced which would be great for bedroom dj's and producers, We encourage people who are wanting to promote themselves and it will be exciting to see some of our members express their talent and get noticed and we hope they do as we give a opportunity for younger generations to promote themselves in a freindly and safe enviroment which we feel other site lack which is of prior importance'</p> <p>Face Buddies LTD can be found at www.FaceBuddies.com</p> Face Buddies LTD have introduced a new a community portal called
FaceBuddies.com When asked why is Face Buddies so unique Managing
Director
Kerr Gracie quoted ‘We offer the user a new experience in all aspects of
community portals. We have new video uploading software for people to
upload
their own videos which would be a great way for bands to promote
themselves
cheaply and effectivley by targeting people who really want to listen to
them,Members can upload as many photos as they want which is unique with
these
types of groups and make a really unique blog along with music that they
may
have produced which would be great for bedroom dj’s and producers, We
encourage people who are wanting to promote themselves and it will be
exciting
to see some of our members express their talent and get noticed and we
hope
they do as we give a opportunity for younger generations to promote
themselves
in a freindly and safe enviroment which we feel other site lack which is
of
prior importance’

Face Buddies LTD can be found at (link)

]]> By: maicky http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58129 maicky Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:52:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58129 <p>Ya, johann, Some kids suspended at the beginning of the summer for wearing those t-shirts upstate ny</p> <p>http://www.cafepress.com/urbangrenade</p> Ya, johann,
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]]> By: PanMan http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58127 PanMan Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:49:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58127 <p>It seems many counties have their own social network: Orkut seems to be a success in Brazil and here in the Netherlands we have Hyves that has now 2 million members, of which I'd guess some 1 million Dutch. That's quite large on a population of 'only' 16 million. I don't know their viewing numbers, but I'd guess they are pretty big. So by comparison, the Lokalisten thing seems pretty small to me (as Germany has some 82 million inhabitants).</p> It seems many counties have their own social network: Orkut seems to be a success in Brazil and here in the Netherlands we have Hyves that has now 2 million members, of which I’d guess some 1 million Dutch. That’s quite large on a population of ‘only’ 16 million. I don’t know their viewing numbers, but I’d guess they are pretty big.
So by comparison, the Lokalisten thing seems pretty small to me (as Germany has some 82 million inhabitants).

]]> By: Chris Hitchen http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58126 Chris Hitchen Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:58:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58126 <p>I'm an avid lokalisten user and although I live in Munich where the majority of their audience comes from, I know it's expanded to other cities throughout Germany as well and is taking off there. It's a real phenomenon and has become a talking-point at parties, cafes and uni's around Munich (if not Germany) and it's not unusual to hear of "lokalisten love stories"! The founders helped this buzz by keeping their identities secret. </p> <p>The audience seems to have dropped from late twenties, when the service began, to late teens / early twenties. This is of course a key demographic for many advertisers (e.g. MTV), so one presumes it won't be long before some form of ads are introduced to the site. Mobile will be key to their success (combine location-based services with premium sms as a revenue source - voting, downloads etc.) but the exciting thing for lokalisten is that they can still develop the site so much and have grown this audience without any promotion and minimal cost.</p> I’m an avid lokalisten user and although I live in Munich where the majority of their audience comes from, I know it’s expanded to other cities throughout Germany as well and is taking off there. It’s a real phenomenon and has become a talking-point at parties, cafes and uni’s around Munich (if not Germany) and it’s not unusual to hear of “lokalisten love stories”! The founders helped this buzz by keeping their identities secret.

The audience seems to have dropped from late twenties, when the service began, to late teens / early twenties. This is of course a key demographic for many advertisers (e.g. MTV), so one presumes it won’t be long before some form of ads are introduced to the site. Mobile will be key to their success (combine location-based services with premium sms as a revenue source - voting, downloads etc.) but the exciting thing for lokalisten is that they can still develop the site so much and have grown this audience without any promotion and minimal cost.

]]> By: Debra Macking http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58125 Debra Macking Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:05:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58125 <p>Its not yet in German but if someone with language expertise…</p> <p>www.apbctr.com - a new networking site that is more focused on community than popularity. </p> <p>APBctr.com is a networking community, but more than that. The goal is to promote a deeper sense of community. APBctr.com seeks to network people who are 'close' to each other, either through location, college, or academic interests. The goal is for a site with purpose, with members who are seeking to get to know others, to learn, to grow, to expand their horizons. The site is meant to inspire people, to help dreams get reached, to help create a better world that may not be perfect but is in a state of forward motion, of achieving. To bring out the "old-time neighborhood in the new-time world". </p> <p>APBctr.com features include but are not limited to: * Profiles to tell the world about yourself * A photo gallery to display pictures * Journal to express your thoughts and ideas * Internal message system for users to contact each other * A forum system for users to discuss topics * A favorites list for users, locations and forums * A way for local businesses and organizations to advertise to their local audience * Tables to show off your collections of music, movies and books. * A system to search for users, as well as searching the various collections of music, movies and books that users may have listed for trade or sale. </p> <p>Three other sections that are being developed and an important part of the site are: Environment Issues: http://www.apbctr.com/extra/environment.php Ideological Systems: http://www.apbctr.com/extra/ideological.php Giving/Volunteering: http://www.apbctr.com/extra/giving.php</p> Its not yet in German but if someone with language expertise…

(link) - a new networking site that is more focused on community than popularity.

APBctr.com is a networking community, but more than that. The goal is to promote a deeper sense of community. APBctr.com seeks to network people who are ‘close’ to each other, either through location, college, or academic interests. The goal is for a site with purpose, with members who are seeking to get to know others, to learn, to grow, to expand their horizons. The site is meant to inspire people, to help dreams get reached, to help create a better world that may not be perfect but is in a state of forward motion, of achieving. To bring out the “old-time neighborhood in the new-time world”.

APBctr.com features include but are not limited to:
* Profiles to tell the world about yourself
* A photo gallery to display pictures
* Journal to express your thoughts and ideas
* Internal message system for users to contact each other
* A forum system for users to discuss topics
* A favorites list for users, locations and forums
* A way for local businesses and organizations to advertise to their local audience
* Tables to show off your collections of music, movies and books.
* A system to search for users, as well as searching the various collections of music, movies and books that users may have listed for trade or sale.

Three other sections that are being developed and an important part of the site are:
Environment Issues: (link)
Ideological Systems: (link)
Giving/Volunteering: (link)

]]> By: Dave McClure http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58115 Dave McClure Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:16:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58115 <p>so i guess if we're surveying social networking sites around the world, you should review <a href="http://mixi.jp/" rel="nofollow">Mixi</a> in Japan.</p> <p>pete cashmore did a brief summary on <a href="http://mashable.com/2006/07/08/mixi-japans-biggest-social-network/" rel="nofollow">mashable</a> recently, and richard macmanus covered mixi along with several other japanese sites on <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/japan_web_marke.php" rel="nofollow">read write web</a>.</p> <p>(whoops, sorry that was actually <a href="http://www.pingmag.jp/2006/07/06/web-20-in-japan/" rel="nofollow">PingMag</a> that richard summarized on RWW)</p> <ul> <li>dmc</li> </ul> so i guess if we’re surveying social networking sites around the world, you should review Mixi in Japan.

pete cashmore did a brief summary on mashable recently, and richard macmanus covered mixi along with several other japanese sites on read write web.

(whoops, sorry that was actually PingMag that richard summarized on RWW)

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]]> By: The analyst http://gigaom.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58109 The analyst Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:36:31 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/german-myspace/#comment-58109 <p>As Juhani stated their seem to be many localized social networks in Europe with strong followings, www.lunarstorm.se has 1.2M users = 10% of sweden's population.</p> <p>I believe that the mobile social community space will also see some growth surge in the next 12 months. The mobile user is clearly a business model winner for value added services such as SMS and content plus the potential of mobile advertising.</p> <p>I think Cyworld will be making a move into Europe at some stage soon and I expect they will be looking to emulate their success at home (17M users). Another new entrant to the market showing positive signs : www.zedge.net, 2.6M users according to its front page.</p> <p>My view would be to grow the mobile elements in Myspace before considering localisation, much more lucrative revenue potential to Rupert's investment. Also localisation is not just changing the language, it's understanding the cultures within each country as well, this could cost much time and investment for them. </p> <p>It may surprise you, but Germany has a population of over 2.1M Turkish people, as well as over 5M other nationalities. Will these be covered in the Myspace target for the German market?</p> As Juhani stated their seem to be many localized social networks in Europe with strong followings, (link) has 1.2M users = 10% of sweden’s population.

I believe that the mobile social community space will also see some growth surge in the next 12 months. The mobile user is clearly a business model winner for value added services such as SMS and content plus the potential of mobile advertising.

I think Cyworld will be making a move into Europe at some stage soon and I expect they will be looking to emulate their success at home (17M users). Another new entrant to the market showing positive signs : (link) , 2.6M users according to its front page.

My view would be to grow the mobile elements in Myspace before considering localisation, much more lucrative revenue potential to Rupert’s investment. Also localisation is not just changing the language, it’s understanding the cultures within each country as well, this could cost much time and investment for them.

It may surprise you, but Germany has a population of over 2.1M Turkish people, as well as over 5M other nationalities. Will these be covered in the Myspace target for the German market?

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