Social networking is one of the revolutionary trends of our time. However, people have always been looking for ways to connect and network with each other. And, in this age of digitization, people have found ways to be socially active on the internet, which is possible with the advent of the numerous social networking platforms and apps.
Now, even relationships begin, grow and end on social media. People no longer need a personal handshake or face-to-face meeting.
Social media sites have also grown in numbers by leaps and bounds. As per the statistics revealed on Statista, approximately 2 billion users used social networking sites and apps in 2015. And, with the increased use of mobile devices, this number is likely to cross the 2.6 billion mark by 2018.
So, in this article, we discuss some of the most popular social media sites that are being explored by the world today. You can find out if your favorite social media platform is a part of this list and even learn about some really good online social platforms that you can start using today.
Here are the some of the unknown social media sites
1.Ncludr:Another now-defunct social network is Ncludr, which had an interesting take on Facebook’s user-generated profiles. Designed as a tongue-in-cheek satire of modern social networks, Ncludr had users answer a few questions when they signed up and then generated a profile based on the questions. All of the different aspects of a user’s profile were determined by the algorithm and could not be changed.Ncludr also made everybody friends with everybody else. Where Facebook requires people to send one another friend requests and wait for a response, a user of Ncludr was automatically connected with every other user on the network (and more than a few fake profiles). This eliminated privacy but also showed that people had 12.3 billion friends. When it first came out, tech journalists realized that whoever created Ncludr registered the website anonymously, which further confirmed that the thing was a big joke. Nonetheless, it briefly became a point of interest for Internet users looking for something different. Ncludr remains one of the few parody social network sites.
2 Affluence: While all the other social networks listed above are open to anybody who can find them, these next two are restrictive and are some of the most exclusive online communities. One of the bigger communities is Affluence, a social network that anybody can apply to, but they have to pass an application process that includes a background check on their personal wealth. To pass the background check, members must make $200,000 a year or have a net worth of $1 million. Even if you do not have the money, don’t worry. People can still get into Affluence if five registered users vouch that they are upper class enough to take part in the online community. Developers state that the restrictive nature of the website allows for better content than the normal social networks and allows people to make connections with other successful people.
3 Stache Passions: Niche dating sites often turn into social networks on their own, and Stache Passions is no exception. As you might have guessed, Stache Passions is a website solely for people who have mustaches, the more unique and interesting the better. While the website started primarily for dating, the developers now advertise it as a place for anybody with a passion for mustaches. Stache Passions includes a variety of interesting people with fun names like HairyDoyle or ColonStache. The user base is quite eclectic, even including various women and transsexuals. Since its start, Stache Passions has grown into a complete Internet community, including pages that show the list of favorite books, video games, and movies among the users. The site has a rating system where people can rank mustaches as “newbie,” “expert,” or “Stache Groupie.
4 Chirp: Effortlessly transmitting files and links to other people is one of the main appeals of smartphone technology, but the developers behind Chirp are taking this social network idea in a different direction. Using software that encodes images and files as sound, Chirp allows people to connect and share information without having any data or Wi-Fi connection on their phones. The idea behind Chirp is pretty simple but fascinating. The app takes the files and encodes it as sound, which can be played over any audio device. When it is played, anybody using Chirp on their devices in the vicinity will pick up the sound and save it for later. Once the device gets Internet access, Chirp decodes the sound file and presents the material to its use on an interface similar to the Facebook wall. Designers of the app are planning on it revolutionizing information sharing. Since Chirps transmit via sound, they are ideal for mass sharing of files and information using loudspeakers or radios.
5: Even more exclusive than Affluence is the social network ASmallWorld. In order for a person to get into ASmallWorld, they need to have a college degree, make enough money for their application to go through, and get invited by members already on the site.ASmallWorld networks the elite. The biggest push is to help its members travel more effectively and get the very best luxury hotels and restaurants that the world has to offer. Membership on the network also includes perks like the entrance to exclusive nightclubs and free services in various major cities. But even that is not enough, because ASmallWorld caps its membership at 250,000 people.
