Social Networks as 'Game of Thrones' Houses

The state of social networks today has a lot in common with the fictional world of Westeros — they're both filled with warring factions, they're ruled by elite business people and power is constantly shifting.

As the April 6 premiere of HBO's Game of Thrones rapidly approaches, we started to think about the connections between the various houses and factions of Westeros and the social networks we use every day.

Facebook is clearly House Lannister, Twitter has more than a drop of Stark blood and the Dothraki are the most fitting metaphor for the 4chan community that we've ever seen.

Whether it's through acquisitions, loss of users or fierce competition, when you play the game of social media, you win or you die. Well, maybe not die. You go out of business. Or "just focus on music." It makes sense — go with it.