Social networking is very popular through out the world just like it is in the United States. Although Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are the most popular in the US, in Eastern Europe, it's a different story. In countries such as Poland, Ukraine and Hungary, they have their own types of networks and for the most part no one really uses Facebook like they do in the US.
In Poland, the most popular social network that is uses is called Naska-Klasa.pl. This social network hasn't actually been running that long. It was actually created on November 11th in 2006 so its only been used for a couple years. Even though the site is not that old, it has really become a big hit in a short period of time. Naska-Klasa.pl is very similar to Facebook. When you go to the site, you are asked to make a profile just like you would when signing into Facebook. Also, just like Facebook, you are able to join school profiles, gather friends and upload photos. People all through out Poland sit at the computer for hours looking at their friends photos, commenting on them, and joining groups just like us when were on Facebook.
The Ukraine is completely different when it comes to social networking. Based on what is used the most in Ukraine, there was a list made of the top 10 used social networks, and Facebook was not even listed. Although they have ones that are similar, most of the networks have to do with gathering people that are interested in the same type of hobbies. An example of one of these is an entire social network made for people that are interested in fishing and hunting. They also have ones that are made for people that are interested in politics (politico.com.ua), and they also have one that is for people who are interested in science (science-community.org). They don't just use social networks for making profiles and contacting friends. They use them to gather people that are interested in making a difference in different types of fields.
Hungary also got into the fad of using social networks and Facebook is not the most used in the country. Hungary actually has two main social networks which are IWIW and MyVIP. These two are actually very similar to Facebook in ways such as connecting with friends and to share photos and posts . There is a new network that has come out and it is a great competitor for the two original networks. This social network is called IWFW. This network is a very different type of network in the sense that its main use is to stimulate more sex between Hungary's teenagers. This site also has a feature that is called favorites. This is where you place people that you do not wish to make your friend on the site, but you enjoy looking at their profile frequently. It's almost in a way to show that people like to sort of stalk others without the other person knowing. Definitely a different, and creepy sort of social network.