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Amanda Blain | |
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Internet personality | |
| Website | http://www.amandablain.com |
Amanda Blain (born May 30, 1980) is a CEO, speaker,
Career
Girlfriend Social
In 2009, Blain designed, developed, and launched Girlfriend Social, a female friendship website,[3][4] stating, "Although there are many social networks online, most are designed to deal with business networking, dating, or connecting with people you already know…. There are very few sites that connect new friends."[5] The site is designed to allow women in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia to make new friends and has over 50,000 members as of May 2011[update].[6]
Girlfriend Social was voted "Favorite Website for Meeting New Friends" by
Google Plus
Blain joined Google Plus on its first day of official beta, June 29, 2011,[1] and was placed on Google's Suggested User List[8] under the technology category on December 15, 2011.[9] Blain is known for speaking about and promoting the platform,[10] calling it "a true Social Media platform."[1]
A frequent user of the hangouts feature on the Google Plus platform, Blain was voted by the community as "Number 1 Hangout User" in June, 2012.[11][12] She has met hundreds of people in real life after meeting virtually in a hangout first.[13] Blain is the 26th most followed person and the 10th most followed woman on Google Plus as of August 20, 2012[update].[14]
References
- ^ a b c Boitnott, John (25 Feb 2013). "One of G+'s Biggest Influencers Explains Why You Can't Ignore It Anymore". ViralHeat.
- ^ Tuhuh-Dubrow, Rebecca (13 July 2012). "Women Can Connect, Click by Click". The New York Times.
- ^ Levine, Irene (3 February 2010). "New Girl on the Block: Amanda Blain New opportunities for women to forge real friendships online". Psychology Today.
- ^ Lowen, Linda. "Make New Friends - Online Friendship Sites Help Women Make New Friends". About.com.
- ^ Levine, Irene. "New Girl on the Block? Use the Internet to Find Friends". Huffington Post.
- ^ Levine, Irene (2011), "Female Friends - Go Online To Connect", Women's World, no. May 23rd, p. 22
- ^ Burbach, Cherie (2012). "Favorite Website for Meeting New Friends for 2012". About.com.
- ^ Google's Suggested User List, [1], Retrieved on August 20, 2012
- ^ Google Social Statistics, [2] 2012
- ^ NMX Speaker Page, April 1, 2013
- ^ "Winners of the 2012 Spirit of Google+ Awards". Media Tapper. June 28, 2012.
- ^ Shervington, Martin (2012). The Art & Science of Google+.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Guy Kawasaki and 10 Experts Chime in on the Value of Google Plus – and How You Can Start to Leverage It". Windmill Networking. Oct 1, 2012.
- ^ Circle Count, August 20, 2012
External links
Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Hamilton, Ontario
Category:People from Toronto
Category:Canadian Internet personalities