Hi5 (Website)
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- The correct title of this article is hi5. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
hi5 is a social networking Internet service similar to Friendster and MySpace. Users create an online profile by answering questions and uploading a user picture. They can also send friend requests to other users. When a person receives a friend request, he or she may accept or decline it or block the user altogether. If the user accepts another user as a friend, the two will be connected directly or in the 1st degree. The user will then appear on the person's friend list and vice-versa. Some users opt to make their profiles available for everyone on hi5 to view. Other users exercise the option to make their profile viewable only to those people who are in their network. The network of friends consists of a user's direct friends (1st degree), the friends of those direct friends (2nd degree) and the friends of the friends of direct friends (3rd degree).[1] Ramu Yalamanchi is the founder and current CEO of Hi5.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Allwood, Brandon (May 03, 2005). Entertain yourself online. Jamaica Observer.
- ^ Angwin, Julia (July 24, 2006). How safe are the top social-networking sites for teens?. Wall Street Journal.
[edit] External links
- hi5 - official website
- Free hi5 Resources - unofficial website
