| Hi5 history: | | | | future. |
| Hi5 is a social networking website started in 2003. Hi5 | | | | Benefits to users: |
| is founded by Ramu Yalamanchi and he is the current | | | | As all social networking websites, Hi5 allows its users |
| CEO of Hi5. | | | | to develop friendship with others. Hi5 also allows to |
| Hi5 has its headquarter in San Francisco, United States, | | | | discover your old friends through search. |
| it has gained popularity especially in Latin America. The | | | | If you don't want to show your profile to anonymous |
| website is available currently in 15 languages. It also has | | | | users,privacy options can be set to make your profile |
| 35 million unique website visits every month according | | | | as private. Private profiles can only be viewed by your |
| to Alexa. | | | | friends. |
| This website is number 1 or 2 most trafficked website | | | | You can store your photos using photo albums. |
| in a dozen countries. The Hi5 website is growing faster | | | | Through this you can share your photos to your |
| month by month and showing an increase of 15% per | | | | friends. Privacy options can also be set for your photo |
| month. | | | | albums. |
| Development: | | | | Technical explanation: |
| Hi5 has become a widely used social networking | | | | Registration is required in order to use this website. |
| website and offers profile customization to the | | | | After you login you can fill basic information about you. |
| registered users. Hi5 was chosen as the third most | | | | This information appears on your profile. The "Friend |
| popular social networking website by comScore | | | | Finder" tool through which you can filter according to |
| according to monthly page views and as of January | | | | gender, status (married or single), country and age. |
| 2009, this website claims it has over 60 million | | | | You can add other members as your friend by clicking |
| members. | | | | on Add as Friend link in that user profile. This sends a |
| Current usage: | | | | message to that user to confirm you as his friend. |
| Since its launch in 2003, Hi5 is more popular in the Latin | | | | Hi5 allows to invite or make friends from your Yahoo |
| America and currently enables its users to join chat | | | | mail, Gmail and AOL. Hi5 searches for friends from |
| rooms, groups and also they can customize their | | | | your email contacts whether they are on the network. |
| profiles with variety of themes and backgrounds. | | | | Photos can be uploaded by clicking on Photos link. You |
| While this is among top 10 websites in the world, it is | | | | can categorize your photos into albums. Privacy |
| not in top 50 websites in the US and was a great | | | | options can be applied to photo albums so that only |
| social networking website for those who live in Central | | | | your friends can view them. You can send a message |
| America. | | | | to other user or your friend using scrapbook. |
| The website is named Hi5 as you can give your | | | | Worldwide usage: |
| friends a High-Five. The high-five is much similar to | | | | Hi5 based in US has gained popularity in Latin |
| rating, you can give as warrior fives, crush fives, | | | | American countries. The full-scale localization strategy |
| swank fives and many more. | | | | applied by this website has helped the site to gain |
| Future developments: | | | | more members and presently the user interface is |
| There are number of features we can expect from | | | | offered in 20 regional languages worldwide. |
| Hi5 in future. The most awaited features or | | | | This social networking website offers its users |
| developments are: | | | | localized experience to its members helping them to |
| - Better User Interface: The interface of this website | | | | connect based on language or culture. |
| can be improved in the future. | | | | Over 50 million unique users every month, this is the |
| - Privacy options and security: The present privacy | | | | number one social networking website in 25 countries |
| and security options needs to be improved in the | | | | across the world. |