▪ SINA Corp (SINA): This Chinese company offers several social media platforms that allow users to access professional media and user generated content, which can be shared with friends.
▪ Twitter (TWTR): Another social media giant, Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that allows users to send and read short 140-character text messages (tweets).
▪ Weibo Corp (WB): This is a social media platform that allows users to create, distribute and discover Chinese-language content.
▪ Mixi Inc (2121.TYO): This Japanese social networking service allows users to meet new people based on common interests; users can send and receive messages, write diaries, read and comment on other user’s diaries, and join communities.
▪ YY Inc (YY): This Chinese social media platform engages users in real-time online group activities through voice, text and video. Users can create and organize groups to discover and participate in a wide range of online group activities.
▪ XING AG (O1BC): This German social software platform is similar to LinkedIn, in that it focuses on business-oriented social networking.
▪ Renren Inc ADR (RENN): Based in China, this social networking service is essentially the “Chinese copy of Facebook.”
▪ Jive Software Inc (JIVE): This company focuses on designing social media software for businesses. Its software help employees, partners, and customers work together more efficiently.
▪ Demand Media (DMD): This company is both a content and social media company. It owns the sites eHow, Society6, creativebug, LIVESTRONG.com, and CRACKED. In addition, the company provides social media platforms to existing large company websites.
▪ United Online (UNTD): In addition to the company’s social networking services Classmates and StayFriends, the company also owns internet services NetZero and Juno.