There’s been a lot of talk about new social networking site Virb, and having signed up, it’s easy to see why.
It’s pretty much everything Myspace could have been by now. Easy sign-up, very easy profile customisation, integration with Flickr, music player, video player etc. There’s a huge list of features, here.
And it also shares a sense of humour with a lot of web 2.0 start-ups, giving you friendly, original messages, rather than boring, staid old technical talk and 404 errors.
There’s suggestions it could be a Myspace killer, but I don’t think that will happen. Myspace is too integrated as the brand of social networking, and just aspiring models and spamming indie bands will keep that status.
Meanwhile Facebook has the ‘just connecting with friends’ corner, Bebo is more ‘tween’ orientated, and Faceparty is all about getting laid.
But Virb should pick up all the technically minded, and tech-interested web users. The basics give you WordPress-type customisation with ease, while the most technical will be able to do a huge range of things. So if you’re looking to connect with webbies, Virb looks like the place to do it.
I’m there, at http://www.virb.com/badgergravling.
