Abstract
This In-Dustry Update defines social networking, discusses the migration of
social networks to mobile technology, and examines the heaviest base of mobile
networking - the millennial generation. The millennial generation refers to
people born between 1981 and 2000.
This report provides a historical overview of social networking, discusses the
migration to mobile devices, distinguishes between several different types of
mobile social networks, and provides a forecast of all US mobile social
networking subscribers through 2012.
In addition, we examine the technologies behind mobile social networking and
include the results of an In-Stat survey about mobile data usage.