Is Yuwie Addictive? Confessions of a Social Networking Fan

Yuwie is a new social networking Web site that is growing by leaps and bounds. As members know, it is similar to MySpace (with all the profile-making tools) but with one big difference - it pays its users by sharing its ad revenue. Users are flocking to this new Web site at the rate of nearly 1,800 new members a day. I'm a member, and I find it completely addictive, and from what I can see, so do many of the other members.

What makes it so? Well for one thing, it is not hard to gain friends. Most users have public profiles, because having others view your profile, blog, rate your profile or pictures, or add a comment benefits you and the poster. That's where the making friends comes easy. The more friends you have the more likely someone is going to click on your profile and leave a comment. Members are more than willing to reciprocate and can spend hours clicking and thinking of content to draw users to their page. When you become member, you are bombarded with dozens of friend requests, an instantly flattering experience. Especially if you used to be the kind of kid that was the last one chosen for the team and collected about three signatures in your yearbook (I personally have no experience in this area and cannot go into any further detail).