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hi5 is a social networking Internet service founded by Ramu Yalamanchi who is also the current CEO. hi5 Type of site Social Networking Owner Ramu Yalamanchi Created by Ramu Yalamanchi Features In hi5, users create an online profile in order to show information such as interests, age and hometown and upload user pictures where users can post comments. hi5 also allows the user to create personal photo albums and set up a music player in the profile. Users can also send friend requests via e-mail to other users. When a person receives a friend request, he or she may accept or decline it, or block the user altogether. If the user accepts another user as a friend, the two will be connected directly or in the 1st degree. The user will then appear on the person's friend list and vice-versa. Some users opt to make their profiles available for everyone on hi5 to view. Other users exercise the option to make their profile viewable only to those people who are in their network. The network of friends consists of a user's direct friends (1st degree), the friends of those direct friends (2nd degree) and the friends of the friends of direct friends (3rd degree). Market supremacy While hi5 maintains its strong hold in Central America, it faces tough competition in Asia from many social networking sites. As of 2007, hi5 is the leading social networking site in several, diverse countries including: Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras India Jamaica Kuwait Malta Mauritius Mexico Mongolia Nepal Nicaragua Peru Portugal Romania St. Kitts and Nevis Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Hi5 or Hi-5 can mean: Entertainment Kids TV Show and Band Hi-5 (Australian band) - An Australian children's band. Hi-5 (Australian TV series) - An Australian children's television programme (centred around the band of the same name). Hi-5 (American kids' band) - An American children's band and television program (a spinoff from the Australian version). Other Hi-5 (South-African Boy Band). Hi-5 (Greek Band) - A girl group from Greece. Hi-Five - A rhythm and blues quintet. Hi-Fives - an American rock and roll band from the San Francisco Bay Area Internet hi5.com - A social networking website. Hand Gestures high five - a popular hand gesture Charity Organizations High 5 Tickets to the Arts- A non-profit organisation selling $5 tickets to high school students in New York City. wikipedia.org Website: http://www.hi5.com |