Celebrity Social Networking Sites - 50 Cent's ThisIs50.com Reaches 160,000 Members (VIDEO)

Rap star 50 Cent’s social networking site, ThisIs50.com, has reached 160,000 members. The staggering popularity of his site will no doubt inspire more artists to branch out beyond myspace and to create their own social networking websites. 

Using the network as a tool, 50 connects with his fans and is able to notify them about upcoming events, downloads, merchandise etc. 

He’s not the first star to launch a social network.  We first featured Kylie Connect back in November 2007:

Kylie Minogue Launches Social Network - Kylieconnect.com (GALLERY)

Australian pop sensation, Kylie Minogue, launched her own social networking site on Monday. Kylieconnect.com offers fans their own profiles, with the ability to chat with each other and contact the star through her own profile as well as read her blog and view her pictures and even download her song… [More]