iWiW

IWiW ( abbreviation for International Who's Who ) is a virtual social network, which is known and loved in Hungary.

The story of iWiW

Iwiw was launched under the name of CIC on April 14, 2002 in Hungary by the software developer Zsolt Várady to life. The site was so beside Ryze, Friendster and Everyonesconnected.com to the first virtual social networks that you just witnessed a second boom at that time. Zsolt Várady was awarded e -Magyarország - díj ( e - Hungary Award ) for his invention of the State Prize. On 26 October 2005 iWiW received a new design and has been extended to several functions. Since then, the system is accessible in 16 languages ​​and is now called iWiW - which alludes to the international dissemination. The new interface includes, inter alia, Features such as classified ads part, the ability to upload pictures to group friends and graphically display its own network acquaintances. Because suddenly registered unexpectedly large number of new users through this expansion and the technique thus could not keep up, you had to introduce restrictions. For a while you could not upload images and the invitation function had to be closed. On February 10, 2006, all previously registered users were given the ability to send a single invitation. Temporarily it is not yet possible to invite unlimited users, at the time everyone gets registered users one invitation per quarter, however, he can " give " and another user.

In April 2006, iWiW was purchased by the ISP T-Online, as of July 2006, the international versions of iWiW were hired.

The system of iWiW

You can decide after the invitation to register from a member, then it is ensured that each member has at least one friend. Currently, the system runs a Korlátolt Felelossegu társaság ( GmbH). When you register, you can except the mail address and the name that will be stored automatically, specify other data, eg Workplace or the schools visited, which then facilitates the identification of members for others. If you discover Known in iWiW system, you can mark it. The friend can confirm or reject the acquaintance. Some data that can determine the members when creating the user profile itself, are visible only for friends after confirming the acquaintance. Previously known could only see the acquaintance of the other, now it is possible even before the confirmation of acquaintance. The " shortest path " shows how many friends between two people are, theoretically, the number never be higher than six. " Send message " function, you can send through an online form also unknown messages (unsolicited sender but can be reported and blocked) and there is also a bulletin board on the home page, where you can tell everyone you know something. You may contact any other user see when he / she last einloggte, and in the sent messages can also determine whether the letter was already open. On 18 December 2006 iWiW counted more than 1.5 million users.

The main objective of iWiW is to track down old friends, orkut, unlike, for example, that one also contact dating or common interests used. To prevent abuse, you have to agree to upon registration, not to make the data of other users available to third parties. Users who harass others will be banned. Time and again, the names and dates of famous people, such as abused by Viktor Orbán and created user accounts in their names, but these are deleted. The person who sent the invitation to the user, " liable " in this case for the new " user ".

Since the summer of 2007 is a virtual network for Roma, named Zhoriben. The site is operated by the same team as IWIW and has set a goal to make the Roma language Lovari popular.