The Radicati Group Releases "Social Networking Market, 2010-2014"

New Study Looks at Fast Growth in Both the Consumer and Enterprise Social Networking Markets


PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - May 3, 2010) -  The latest study by The Radicati Group, Inc., "Social Networking Market, 2010-2014," offers an in-depth analysis of the worldwide market for Social Networking. The study divides the market into two segments: Enterprise Social Networking, deployed mainly by businesses, and Consumer Social Networking, deployed by both consumers and businesses.

The study provides extensive data regarding current installed base, market share by vendor, breakouts by region, business size, and four year forecasts.

The Social Networking market consists of communities of users that communicate, and share content with one another, based on shared interests, personal relationships, and/or common workplaces. Social Networking communities are seeing strong growth among consumers and enterprise users, across all regions and demographics.

The study includes a detailed analysis of some of the leading players in the Social Networking market, including: Atlassian, Facebook, IBM, Jive Software, LinkedIn, Microsoft, MySpace, Novell, Oracle, Socialtext, Telligent Systems, Tencent, Twitter, YouTube, and others. 

In 2010, worldwide Social Networking accounts will total over 2.1 billion. By year end 2014, we expect worldwide Social Networking accounts to grow to over 3.6 billion.

To order a copy of the study, or for additional information about our market research programs, please contact The Radicati Group at (650) 322-8059, or visit http://www.radicati.com.

About The Radicati Group, Inc.

The Radicati Group covers all aspects of email security, email archiving, regulatory compliance, wireless technologies, web services, identity management, instant messaging, unified communications, VoIP, and more. The company provides both quantitative and qualitative information, including detailed market size, installed base and forecast information on a worldwide basis, as well as detailed country breakouts.

The Radicati Group works with corporate organizations to assist them in selecting the right products and technologies to support their business needs, as well as with vendors to define the best strategic direction for their products. We also work with investment firms on a worldwide basis to help them identify and assess new investment opportunities.

The Radicati Group, Inc. is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, with offices in London, UK.

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The Radicati Group, Inc.
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