Social Networking was the big buzz word last year and now
it isn't. Blogs have quickly overtaken social networking as
the hottest trend. Leading web companies like Yahoo and
MSN have attempted to merge the trends together, MSN with
MSN Spaces and Yahoo with its upcoming Yahoo 360 launch. Google also has Orkut, but has yet to link it directly into its Blogger.com service. Wired offers a look at the business aspects behind social networking and how a few of leading companies are faring (LinkedIn,
MySpace,
Friendster, Ryze).