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So with the growth of social networks and social commentary on the internet sites like Tripadvisor, My space, Travel Library and many more have grown in a huge way we felt these sites were pioneering a new type of web.
But do they have viable business models now as they soley rely on advertising from banners and sponsored links?
Second to this we all felt that the growth of the internet in sectors like travel and shopping would be driven by social groups, networks or commentry (eg reviews on tripadvisor). We all felt this was the way the web was heading over the next 5 years.
Anyone else feed the same or different?
Free up to certain point then based on a yearly membership fee.
My project is not specialy targetting 16...30+
however in the social area I feel that this age range is the driving one!
On another hand I recently have seen some social/over-50 coming up.
Do they have viable business models now as they soley rely on advertising from banners and sponsored links? long term that is!
