How far we've come in the art of Communication and Social Media

From the Beginning: Better than shouting


How humans started to communicate long before social media sites took off

Before we got to where we are now humans needed to communicate with one another and here's how it started:::

Communication begins with language, the distinctive ability which has made possible the evolution of human society. With language any message, no matter how complex, can be conveyed between people over a limited distance - within a room or place of assembly, or across a short open space. In modern times 'town criers' hold an annual contest to discover which of them can shout a comprehensible message over the greatest distance. The world record is less than 100 metres. Already, at that short range, a more practical alternative is to run with the message.

The history of communication is mankind's search for ways to improve upon shouting.

Read more:http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa93#ixzz1eTFdx4Fc

One of the 1st social networking sites for classmates / www.classmates.com

Tom from Myspace / www.myspace.com

Remember Myspace and how much work we all did to promote our page and make it look presentable. 


Technology moves so fast that we must embrace it or be left out in the cold.  Keep in mind that with all these new social networking sites popping up it's best to find what's right for you and your business.  Too much of anything is no good but moderation is the key to life so dive on in, promote yourself and enjoy being popular on the web:)  

Here's a list of the Top 15 Social Media Sites:

1 | Facebook
2 - eBizMBA Rank | 700,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 3 - Compete Rank |2 - Quantcast Rank | 2 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

2 | Twitter
15 - eBizMBA Rank | 200,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 30 - Compete Rank | 5 - Quantcast Rank | 9 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

3 | LinkedIn
33 - eBizMBA Rank | 100,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 57 - Compete Rank | 26 - Quantcast Rank | 17 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

4 | MySpace
50 - eBizMBA Rank | 80,500,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 26 - Compete Rank | 44 - Quantcast Rank | 79 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

5 | Ning
143 - eBizMBA Rank | 60,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 180 - Compete Rank | 120 - Quantcast Rank | 128 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

6 | Google Plus+
148 - eBizMBA Rank | 32,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *NA* - Compete Rank | *NA* - Quantcast Rank | *NA* - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

7 | Tagged
225 - eBizMBA Rank | 25,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 382 - Compete Rank | 151 - Quantcast Rank | 141 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

8 | orkut
401 - eBizMBA Rank | 15,500,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *570* - Compete Rank | *540* - Quantcast Rank | 93 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

9 | hi5
479 - eBizMBA Rank | 11,500,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 983 - Compete Rank | 392 - Quantcast Rank | 62 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

10 | myyearbook
617 - eBizMBA Rank | 7,450,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 522 - Compete Rank | 293 - Quantcast Rank | 1,036 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

11 | Meetup
635 - eBizMBA Rank | 7,200,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 644 - Compete Rank | 732 - Quantcast Rank | 528 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

12 | Badoo
653 - eBizMBA Rank | 7,100,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 1,346 - Compete Rank | 489 - Quantcast Rank | 125 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

13 | bebo
655 - eBizMBA Rank | 7,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 944 - Compete Rank | 434 - Quantcast Rank | 588 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

14 | mylife
865 - eBizMBA Rank | 5,400,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 118 - Compete Rank | 688 - Quantcast Rank | 1,789 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 11/21/2011 | eBizMBA

15 | friendster
955 - eBizMBA Rank | 4,900,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 1,920 - Compete Rank | 643 - Quantcast Rank | 301 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | eBizMBA

Currently we at GSL Entertainment are using Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Blogger with more on the way!

www.gslentertainment.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/GSL-Entertainment/100122386714919

https://twitter.com/#!/gsldjs

http://www.youtube.com/user/GSLEntertainment1#p/a/u/2/9s4pV0gf1fM

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