# Personalized Social Networks Me Dot Com By Eva Rubenov | Published 2007-05-08 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personalized-social-networks-me-dot-com References: [webpronews](http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2007/05/08/social-networks-all-about-me-com) & [me](http://me.com/) Now you can create a very individualized and personal presence online with me.com and earn mega-bucks... it's even integrated with Good Adsense (so you can earn 50% of revenue!) So far, me.com has only one real competitor (ning.com) since it's one of the first to tap into [personalized social networking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-networking-platform) in this way. **Implications** - Me.com has what they like to call [SNAPP-powered communities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/community-builder), which are described as "being similar to a shopping center with anchor tenants, specialty retailers and shared common areas." Users can [connect with other networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/authentic-connections) and work to build up a large traffic base. Having fun while on the web and making money at the same time sounds like something a lot of people would be interested in! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Personalized Social Networks:** Me.com and its competitor, Ning.com, have tapped into personalized social networking by creating individualized and personal online presence for users. - **Snapp-powered Communities:** Me.com's SNAPP-powered communities, described as being similar to a shopping center, offer a disruptive innovation opportunity for businesses to build large traffic base while providing fun and personalized user experience. - **Social Networking and Monetization:** Me.com's integration with Good Adsense, allowing users to earn 50% of revenue, presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for businesses to explore new ways of monetizing social networking sites. ### Who This Affects Most - **Social Media:** Me.com and Ning.com have disrupted the social media industry by offering personalized social networking and SNAPP-powered communities. - **Online Advertising:** Me.com's integration with Good Adsense presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the online advertising industry to explore new ways of monetizing social networking sites. - **E-commerce:** Me.com's SNAPP-powered communities, similar to a shopping center with anchor tenants, present a disruptive innovation opportunity for the e-commerce industry to explore new ways of building large traffic base while providing personalized user experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Driven Social Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/socialai.md) - [Hyperlocal Social Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hyperlocal-social-networks.md) - [Interest-Based Social Networking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phnk.md) - [Creative Online Social Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bf-island.md) - [Customizable Profile Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noplace-app.md) - [Musical Social Media Channels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-network-for-musicians.md) - [Social Music Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meloday.md) - [Custom Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/custom-social-media.md) - [Wellness-First Social Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/communia.md)