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I'm having trouble really getting into it. maybe with time though I guess..
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I have a personal account and a business account.
You can also link your FB fanpage which I already do.
I like the fanpage, it is excellant for a business and that option makes it so that I don't always have to tweet. The search option for twitter is one of the coolest things they have. For example... type some crazy shit into there and see what pops up. Post it here if you like!
bakemeacookie
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great for attention whores coming from passe myspace who want 5 million friends to tell them all day about their stupid boring lives.
fb rules. linkedin good for business stuff.
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fb rules. linkedin good for business stuff.
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stosstruppe
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DJLegacy2k1
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I have a FB, Myspace, Twitter, uStream, and LiveStream account. I barely use ANY of them except the live broadcast ones. I have posted 2 "tweets" and they were posted from my Facebook. I haven't actually checked my Myspace in months, but FB updates that status for me also lol What a cluster fuck of Internet networking...I only use them for Promotional DJ stuff...
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lol, I may try the whole LinkedIN next. Amazing how many social networking site there are. I'll post them all up.
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Advogato Free and open source software developers &0000000000013575.00000013,575[2] Open &0000000000128340.000000128,340[3]
Amie Street Music Open &0000000000024784.00000024,784[4]
ANobii Books Open &0000000000010734.00000010,734[5]
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite world-wide &0000000000550000.000000550,000[6] Invite-only &0000000000008583.0000008,583[7]
Athlinks Running, Swimming &0000000000068496.00000068,496[8] Open &0000000000073295.00000073,295[9]
The Auteurs An online movie theater where you watch, discover, and discuss auteur cinema. &0000000000200000.000000200,000 Open &0000000000025648.00000025,648[10]
Avatars United Online games. Open &0000000000294575.000000294,575[11]
BabyCenter Mothers, Parenting, Pregnancy Open &0000000000001018.0000001,018[12]
Badoo General, Popular in Europe &0000000037000000.00000037,000,000[13] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000179.000000179[14]
Bebo General &0000000040000000.00000040,000,000[citation needed]
[15][dead link] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000341.000000341[16]
Bigadda Indian Social Networking Site. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[17] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000003176.0000003,176[18]
BigTent organization and communication portal for groups Open to people 18 and older (13-18 parental permission encouraged &0000000000034047.00000034,047[19]
Biip Norwegian Community. &0000000000013476.00000013,476[citation needed] Requires Norwegian phone number &0000000000027415.00000027,415[20]
BlackPlanet African-Americans &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[21] Open &0000000000002350.0000002,350[22]
Blogster Blogging service that lets users "add friends" or establish business connections to their profiles. &0000000000058344.00000058,344[23] Open &0000000000047946.00000047,946[24]
Bolt.com General Open &0000000000111069.000000111,069[25]
Books iRead All about Books, Reviews, Recommendations and Authors &0000000004000000.0000004,000,000 Open
Buzznet Music and pop-culture &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[26] Open &0000000000000736.000000736[27]
CafeMom Mothers &0000000001250000.0000001,250,000[28] Open to moms and moms-to-be &0000000000004333.0000004,333[29]
Cake Financial Investing Open &0000000000481922.000000481,922[30]
Care2 Green living and social activism &0000000009961947.0000009,961,947[31] Open &0000000000002594.0000002,594[32]
Cellufun Mobile social game network, Number 8 US mobile website[33] &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[34] Open to people 14 and older &0000000000118033.000000118,033[35]
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military &0000000050000000.00000050,000,000[36] Open to people 18 and older[37] &0000000000000799.000000799[38]
Cloob General. Popular in Iran Open &0000000000000712.000000712[39]
CollegeBlender A social media-based online community for college students, faculty, and alumni. Requires an email address ending in .EDU &0000000000553453.000000553,453[40]
CouchSurfing Worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. &0000000001560459.0000001,560,459[41] Open &0000000000003711.0000003,711[42]
DailyBooth Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day Open &0000000000005460.0000005,460[43]
DailyStrength Medical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groups Open &0000000000022054.00000022,054[44]
Decayenne European and American social elite Invite-only &0000000000154733.000000154,733[45]
deviantART Art community &0000000009040962.0000009,040,962[46] Open &0000000000000097.00000097[47]
DigitalVerse.org Poets Open to people 14 and older &0000000000000190.000000190[48]
Disaboom People with disabilities (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities) Open &0000000000112712.000000112,712[49]
Dol2day Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries) &0000000000040200.00000040,200[50] Open &0000000000554616.000000554,616[51]
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) Open &0000000000019022.00000019,022[52]
Draugiem.lv General (primarily LV, LT, HU) &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[citation needed] Invitation only &0000000000002081.0000002,081[53]
Elftown Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. &0000000000185000.000000185,000[54] Open, approval needed &0000000000017681.00000017,681[55]
Epernicus For research scientists Open &0000000000293955.000000293,955[56]
Eons.com For baby boomers Open to people 13 and older &0000000000027320.00000027,320[57]
Experience Project Life experiences Open &0000000000003452.0000003,452[58]
Exploroo Travel Social Networking. Open &0000000000209868.000000209,868[59]
Facebook General. &0000000400000000.000000400,000,000[60] Open &0000000000000002.0000002[61]
Faceparty General. Popular UK. &0000000000200000.000000200,000[62] Invitation only to people 18 and older &0000000000028760.00000028,760[63]
Faces.com British teens Open to people 13 and older &0000000000120665.000000120,665[64]
Fetlife People who are into BDSM &0000000000032500.00000032,500[65] Open to people "of [legal] age to see adult content" &0000000000007833.0000007,833[66]
Fillos de Galicia Galicia and Galician diaspora &0000000000006772.0000006,772[67] Open &0000000001630495.0000001,630,495[68]
FilmAffinity Movies and TV Series &0000000000250000.000000250,000[69] Open &0000000000003916.0000003,916[70]
FledgeWing Entrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university students Open to university students &0000000001793990.0000001,793,990[71]
Flixster Movies &0000000063000000.00000063,000,000[72] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000001018.0000001,018[73]
Flickr Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide &0000000032000000.00000032,000,000[74] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000033.00000033[75]
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[76] Open &0000000000000227.000000227[77]
Foursquare Location based mobile social network &0000000000170000.000000170,000[78] Open &0000000000004539.0000004,539[79]
Friends Reunited UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets &0000000019000000.00000019,000,000[80] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000010231.00000010,231[81]
Friendster General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world &0000000090000000.00000090,000,000[82] Open to people 16 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000146.000000146[83]
FrĂĽhstĂĽckstreff General &0000000000014800.00000014,800[citation needed] Open &0000000001253155.0000001,253,155[84]
Fubar dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[85] Open &0000000000009476.0000009,476[86]
Gaia Online Anime and games Open to people 13 and older &0000000000001071.0000001,071[87]
GamerDNA Computer and video games &0000000000310000.000000310,000[88] Open &0000000000022887.00000022,887[89]
Gather.com Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions &0000000000465000.000000465,000[90] Open &0000000000003974.0000003,974[91]
Gays.com Social network for LGBT community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping &0000000000100000.000000100,000[92] Open. Global &0000000000074664.00000074,664[93]
Geni.com Families, genealogy &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[94] Open &0000000000005815.0000005,815[95]
Gogoyoko Fair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music lovers Invite only while in beta &0000000000119272.000000119,272[96]
Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers Open &0000000000002543.0000002,543[97]
Google Buzz General Open
Gossipreport.com Anonymous gossip Open to people 16 and older &0000000001245494.0000001,245,494[98]
Grono.net Poland &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000002958.0000002,958[99]
Habbo General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. &0000000162000000.000000162,000,000[100][101][102] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000006545.0000006,545[103]
hi5 General. Popular in India, Portugal, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa and Latin America. Not popular in the USA. &0000000080000000.00000080,000,000[104] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000051.00000051[105]
Hospitality Club Hospitality &0000000000328629.000000328,629[106] Open &0000000000038258.00000038,258[107]
Hyves General, Most popular in the Netherlands. &0000000009000000.0000009,000,000[108] Open &0000000000000225.000000225[109]
Ibibo Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India. &0000000003500000.0000003,500,000[110] Open &0000000000000695.000000695[111]
imeem Music, Video, Photos, Blogs &0000000024000000.00000024,000,000[112] Open &0000000000000407.000000407[113]
Indaba Music Online collaboration for musicians, remix contests, and networking. &0000000000350000.000000350,000[114] Open and Global &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","55,062[115]
IRC-Galleria Finland &0000000000505000.000000505,000[116] Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older &0000000000003302.0000003,302[117]
italki.com Language learning social network. 100+ languages. &0000000000450000.000000450,000[citation needed] Open. Global. &0000000000014610.00000014,610[118]
InterNations International community Invite-only &0000000000025604.00000025,604[119]
Itsmy Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows &0000000002500000.0000002,500,000[120] &0000000000206437.000000206,437[121]
iWiW Hungary &0000000004000000.0000004,000,000[122] Invite-only &0000000000000532.000000532[123]
Jaiku General. Owned by Google Open to people 13 and older &0000000000015661.00000015,661[124]
JammerDirect.com Creative resource website &0000000000136000.000000136,000[125] Open to the General Public &0000000000802536.000000802,536[126]
kaioo General, nonprofit &0000000000030000.00000030,000[127] &0000000000386200.000000386,200[128]
Kaixin001 General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users Open to the General Public &0000000000000061.00000061[129]
Kiwibox General. For the users, by the users, a social network that is more than a community. &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[130] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000104563.000000104,563[131]
Last.fm Music &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000[132] Open to any age or gender &0000000000000310.000000310[133]
LibraryThing Book lovers &0000000000400000.000000400,000[134] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000004529.0000004,529[135]
lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies Open to people 18 and older &0000000000602117.000000602,117[136]
LinkedIn Business and professional networking &0000000065000000.00000065,000,000[137] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000029.00000029[138]
Listography Lists. Autobiography Open &0000000000197009.000000197,009[139]
LiveJournal Blogging. Popular in Russia and among the Russian-speaking diaspora abroad. &0000000017564977.00000017,564,977[140] Open (OpenID) &0000000000000081.00000081[141]
Livemocha Online language learning - dynamic online courses in 22 languages - world’s largest community of native language speakers. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[142] Open &0000000000004079.0000004,079[143]
LunarStorm Sweden &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[144] Open &0000000000065874.00000065,874[145]
MEETin General Open &0000000000173717.000000173,717[146]
Meetup.com General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000739.000000739[147]
Meettheboss Business and Finance community, worldwide. Open &0000000000107180.000000107,180[148]
Mixi Japan &0000000024323160.00000024,323,160[149] Invite-only &0000000000000085.00000085[150]
mobikade mobile community, UK only Open to people 18 and older &0000000001851728.0000001,851,728[151]
MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[152] Open to people 14 and older &0000000000003685.0000003,685[153]
MOG Music Open to people 14 and older &0000000000004221.0000004,221[154]
MouthShut.com Social Network, social media, consumer reviews Open &0000000000002545.0000002,545[155]
Multiply "Real world" relationships. Popular in Asia. Not popular in the western world &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[156] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000246.000000246[157]
Muxlim Muslim portal site &0000000000050000.00000050,000[158] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000059099.00000059,099[159]
MyAnimeList Anime themed social community &0000000000160000.000000160,000[160] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000006096.0000006,096[161]
MyChurch Christian Churches &0000000000144295.000000144,295[162] Open &0000000000094510.00000094,510[163]
MyHeritage family-oriented social network service &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000 [164] Open &0000000000002953.0000002,953[165]
MyLife Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com) &0000000051000000.00000051,000,000[166] Open &0000000000001481.0000001,481[167]
My Opera Blogging, mobile blogging, sharing photos, connecting with friends. Global &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[168] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
MySpace General. HTML based site. &0000000130000000.000000130,000,000[169] Open to ages 13 and up. &0000000000000011.00000011[170]
myYearbook General &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[171] Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up &0000000000000851.000000851[172]
Nasza-klasa.pl School, college and friends. Popular in Poland &0000000011000000.00000011,000,000[173] Open &0000000000000110.000000110[174]
Netlog General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[175] &0000000061800000.00000061,800,000[176] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000130.000000130[177]
Nettby Norwegian Community Open &0000000000002719.0000002,719[178]
Nexopia Canada &0000000001400000.0000001,400,000[179] Open to people 13 and older [180] &0000000000024071.00000024,071[181]
NGO Post Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India &0000000000015000.00000015,000[182] Open &0000000000070134.00000070,134[183]
Ning Users create their own social websites and social networks Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000132.000000132[184]
Odnoklassniki Connect with old classmates. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics &0000000045000000.00000045,000,000[185] Open &0000000000000092.00000092[186]
OneClimate Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change Open to People of all ages and locations &0000000000307773.000000307,773[187]
OneWorldTV Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc. Open &0000000027434227.00000027,434,227[188]
Open Diary First online blogging community, founded in 1998 &0000000005000000.0000005,000,000[189] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000039290.00000039,290[190]
Orkut General. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in Brazil and increasing, in India.[191] &0000000100000000.000000100,000,000[192] Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) &0000000000000043.00000043[193]
OUTeverywhere Gay/LGBTQ Community Open &0000000000329887.000000329,887[194]
PartnerUp Social networking site for entrepreneurs and small business owners &0000000000150000.000000150,000[citation needed] Open and Free &0000000000029221.00000029,221[195]
Passportstamp Travel Open &0000000000366598.000000366,598[196]
Pingsta Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts Invite-only, only Internet Experts &0000000001668955.0000001,668,955[197]
Plaxo Aggregator &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[198] Open &0000000000001533.0000001,533[199]
Playahead Swedish, Danish,Norwegian teenagers Open &0000000000063081.00000063,081[200]
Playboy U Online college community Open to college students with .edu e-mail address &0000000000433970.000000433,970[201]
Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan Open &0000000000001072.0000001,072[202]
Present.ly Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging Open &0000000004893711.0000004,893,711[203]
Qapacity A a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory Open to people 16 and older &0000000000096847.00000096,847[204]
quarterlife A social network for artists, filmmakers, musicians, and creative people Open to people 14 and older &0000000000088516.00000088,516[205]
Qzone General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users &0000000200000000.000000200,000,000[206] Open to the General Public NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Ravelry Knitting and crochet &0000000000331000.000000331,000[207] Invite-only while in beta &0000000000007811.0000007,811[208]
Renren Significant site in China. Was known as ć ˇĺ†… (Xiaonei) until August 2009. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[209] Open &0000000000000103.000000103[210]
ResearchGATE Social network for scientific researchers &0000000000140000.000000140,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000051885.00000051,885[211]
ReverbNation.com Social network for musician and bands &0000000000025000.00000025,000[citation needed] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000006187.0000006,187[212]
Ryze Business &0000000000500000.000000500,000[213] Open &0000000000019839.00000019,839[214]
ScienceStage Science-oriented multimedia platform and network for scientists Open &0000000000034968.00000034,968[215]
Scispace.net Collaborative network site for scientists By invitation, but can request an invitation &0000000001231795.0000001,231,795[216]
ShareTheMusic Music Community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legally Open &0000000000471712.000000471,712[217]
Shelfari Books Open &0000000000019681.00000019,681[218]
Skyrock Social Network in French-speaking world &0000000022000000.00000022,000,000[219] Open &0000000000000111.000000111[220]
Sneppi Social Network for sharing photographs Open &0000000003370906.0000003,370,906[221]
SocialVibe Social Network for Charity &0000000000435000.000000435,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000041927.00000041,927[222]
Something Awful General, Humor Based Open &0000000000004605.0000004,605[223]
Sonico.com General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. &0000000017000000.00000017,000,000[224][225] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000507.000000507[226]
Stickam Live video streaming and chat. &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[227] Open &0000000000002742.0000002,742[228]
StudiVZ University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries. School students and those out of education sign up via its partner sites schĂĽlerVZ and meinVZ. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[229] Open &0000000000000195.000000195[230]
StumbleUpon Stumble through websites that match your selected intrests &0000000008822921.0000008,822,921[citation needed] Open &0000000000000255.000000255[231]
Tagged General. Subject to quite some controversy about its e-mail marketing and privacy policy &0000000070000000.00000070,000,000[232] Open &0000000000000117.000000117[233]
TalentTrove Online Talent Network Open &0000000000021177.00000021,177[234]
Talkbiznow Business networking Open &0000000000283770.000000283,770[235]
Taltopia Online artistic community Open &0000000000052759.00000052,759[236]
Taringa! General &0000000000350000.000000350,000[237] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000126.000000126[238]
TeachStreet Education / Learning / Teaching - More than 400 subjects Open &0000000000061492.00000061,492[239]
TravBuddy.com Travel &0000000001588000.0000001,588,000[240] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000011789.00000011,789[241]
Travellerspoint Travel Open &0000000000013731.00000013,731[242]
tribe.net General Open &0000000000005706.0000005,706[243]
Trombi.com French subsidiary of Classmates.com &0000000004400000.0000004,400,000[244] &0000000000007283.0000007,283[245]
Tuenti Spanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain &0000000004500000.0000004,500,000[citation needed] Invite-only &0000000000000291.000000291[246]
Tumblr General. Micro-blogging, RSS Open &0000000000000245.000000245[247]
Twitter General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates &0000000075000000.00000075,000,000[248] Open &0000000000000014.00000014[249]
Vkontakte Social Network for Russian-speaking world including former Soviet republics. Biggest site in Russia &0000000072225077.00000072,225,077[250] Open &0000000000000182.000000182[251]
Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture &0000000001931049.0000001,931,049[252] Open to users 13 and over &0000000000007577.0000007,577[253]
Viadeo Global Social Networking and Campus Networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese &0000000025000000.00000025,000,000[254] Open &0000000000001724.0000001,724[255]
Vox Blogging Open &0000000000001319.0000001,319[256]
Wakoopa For computer fans that want to discover new software and games &0000000000100000.000000100,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000009420.0000009,420[257]
Wasabi General Open &0000000000095188.00000095,188[258]
WAYN Travel and lifestyle &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[259] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000002974.0000002,974[260]
WebBiographies Genealogy and biography Open &0000000000734214.000000734,214[261]
WeOurFamily General with emphasis on privacy and security Open, subscription-based &0000000000685337.000000685,337[262]
Wer-kennt-wen General, largest German Social Network General &0000000007500000.0000007,500,000[263]
Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) &0000000120000000.000000120,000,000[264] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
WiserEarth Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement[265] &0000000000034240.00000034,240[266] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000077143.00000077,143[267]
Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas &0000000027000000.00000027,000,000[268] Open &0000000000000768.000000768[269]
XING Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and China) &0000000008000000.0000008,000,000[270] Open &0000000000000269.000000269[271]
Xt3 Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008 Open &0000000000459914.000000459,914[272]
Yahoo! 360°plus Vietnam Owned by Yahoo!. General & blogging. Popular in Vietnam. &0000000001500000.0000001,500,000 Open (Yahoo! login) NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Yammer Social networking for office colleagues Must have company email &0000000000032993.00000032,993[273]
Yelp, Inc. Local Business Review and Talk Open &0000000000000343.000000343[274]
Youmeo UK Social Network (focus on data portability) Open &0000000001680191.0000001,680,191[275]
Zoo.gr Greek Web Meeting point &0000000000890000.000000890,000[276] Open &0000000000008057.0000008,057[277]
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Amie Street Music Open &0000000000024784.00000024,784[4]
ANobii Books Open &0000000000010734.00000010,734[5]
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite world-wide &0000000000550000.000000550,000[6] Invite-only &0000000000008583.0000008,583[7]
Athlinks Running, Swimming &0000000000068496.00000068,496[8] Open &0000000000073295.00000073,295[9]
The Auteurs An online movie theater where you watch, discover, and discuss auteur cinema. &0000000000200000.000000200,000 Open &0000000000025648.00000025,648[10]
Avatars United Online games. Open &0000000000294575.000000294,575[11]
BabyCenter Mothers, Parenting, Pregnancy Open &0000000000001018.0000001,018[12]
Badoo General, Popular in Europe &0000000037000000.00000037,000,000[13] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000179.000000179[14]
Bebo General &0000000040000000.00000040,000,000[citation needed]
[15][dead link] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000341.000000341[16]
Bigadda Indian Social Networking Site. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[17] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000003176.0000003,176[18]
BigTent organization and communication portal for groups Open to people 18 and older (13-18 parental permission encouraged &0000000000034047.00000034,047[19]
Biip Norwegian Community. &0000000000013476.00000013,476[citation needed] Requires Norwegian phone number &0000000000027415.00000027,415[20]
BlackPlanet African-Americans &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[21] Open &0000000000002350.0000002,350[22]
Blogster Blogging service that lets users "add friends" or establish business connections to their profiles. &0000000000058344.00000058,344[23] Open &0000000000047946.00000047,946[24]
Bolt.com General Open &0000000000111069.000000111,069[25]
Books iRead All about Books, Reviews, Recommendations and Authors &0000000004000000.0000004,000,000 Open
Buzznet Music and pop-culture &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[26] Open &0000000000000736.000000736[27]
CafeMom Mothers &0000000001250000.0000001,250,000[28] Open to moms and moms-to-be &0000000000004333.0000004,333[29]
Cake Financial Investing Open &0000000000481922.000000481,922[30]
Care2 Green living and social activism &0000000009961947.0000009,961,947[31] Open &0000000000002594.0000002,594[32]
Cellufun Mobile social game network, Number 8 US mobile website[33] &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[34] Open to people 14 and older &0000000000118033.000000118,033[35]
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military &0000000050000000.00000050,000,000[36] Open to people 18 and older[37] &0000000000000799.000000799[38]
Cloob General. Popular in Iran Open &0000000000000712.000000712[39]
CollegeBlender A social media-based online community for college students, faculty, and alumni. Requires an email address ending in .EDU &0000000000553453.000000553,453[40]
CouchSurfing Worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. &0000000001560459.0000001,560,459[41] Open &0000000000003711.0000003,711[42]
DailyBooth Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day Open &0000000000005460.0000005,460[43]
DailyStrength Medical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groups Open &0000000000022054.00000022,054[44]
Decayenne European and American social elite Invite-only &0000000000154733.000000154,733[45]
deviantART Art community &0000000009040962.0000009,040,962[46] Open &0000000000000097.00000097[47]
DigitalVerse.org Poets Open to people 14 and older &0000000000000190.000000190[48]
Disaboom People with disabilities (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities) Open &0000000000112712.000000112,712[49]
Dol2day Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries) &0000000000040200.00000040,200[50] Open &0000000000554616.000000554,616[51]
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) Open &0000000000019022.00000019,022[52]
Draugiem.lv General (primarily LV, LT, HU) &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[citation needed] Invitation only &0000000000002081.0000002,081[53]
Elftown Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. &0000000000185000.000000185,000[54] Open, approval needed &0000000000017681.00000017,681[55]
Epernicus For research scientists Open &0000000000293955.000000293,955[56]
Eons.com For baby boomers Open to people 13 and older &0000000000027320.00000027,320[57]
Experience Project Life experiences Open &0000000000003452.0000003,452[58]
Exploroo Travel Social Networking. Open &0000000000209868.000000209,868[59]
Facebook General. &0000000400000000.000000400,000,000[60] Open &0000000000000002.0000002[61]
Faceparty General. Popular UK. &0000000000200000.000000200,000[62] Invitation only to people 18 and older &0000000000028760.00000028,760[63]
Faces.com British teens Open to people 13 and older &0000000000120665.000000120,665[64]
Fetlife People who are into BDSM &0000000000032500.00000032,500[65] Open to people "of [legal] age to see adult content" &0000000000007833.0000007,833[66]
Fillos de Galicia Galicia and Galician diaspora &0000000000006772.0000006,772[67] Open &0000000001630495.0000001,630,495[68]
FilmAffinity Movies and TV Series &0000000000250000.000000250,000[69] Open &0000000000003916.0000003,916[70]
FledgeWing Entrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university students Open to university students &0000000001793990.0000001,793,990[71]
Flixster Movies &0000000063000000.00000063,000,000[72] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000001018.0000001,018[73]
Flickr Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide &0000000032000000.00000032,000,000[74] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000033.00000033[75]
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[76] Open &0000000000000227.000000227[77]
Foursquare Location based mobile social network &0000000000170000.000000170,000[78] Open &0000000000004539.0000004,539[79]
Friends Reunited UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets &0000000019000000.00000019,000,000[80] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000010231.00000010,231[81]
Friendster General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world &0000000090000000.00000090,000,000[82] Open to people 16 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000146.000000146[83]
FrĂĽhstĂĽckstreff General &0000000000014800.00000014,800[citation needed] Open &0000000001253155.0000001,253,155[84]
Fubar dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[85] Open &0000000000009476.0000009,476[86]
Gaia Online Anime and games Open to people 13 and older &0000000000001071.0000001,071[87]
GamerDNA Computer and video games &0000000000310000.000000310,000[88] Open &0000000000022887.00000022,887[89]
Gather.com Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions &0000000000465000.000000465,000[90] Open &0000000000003974.0000003,974[91]
Gays.com Social network for LGBT community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping &0000000000100000.000000100,000[92] Open. Global &0000000000074664.00000074,664[93]
Geni.com Families, genealogy &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[94] Open &0000000000005815.0000005,815[95]
Gogoyoko Fair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music lovers Invite only while in beta &0000000000119272.000000119,272[96]
Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers Open &0000000000002543.0000002,543[97]
Google Buzz General Open
Gossipreport.com Anonymous gossip Open to people 16 and older &0000000001245494.0000001,245,494[98]
Grono.net Poland &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000002958.0000002,958[99]
Habbo General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. &0000000162000000.000000162,000,000[100][101][102] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000006545.0000006,545[103]
hi5 General. Popular in India, Portugal, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa and Latin America. Not popular in the USA. &0000000080000000.00000080,000,000[104] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000051.00000051[105]
Hospitality Club Hospitality &0000000000328629.000000328,629[106] Open &0000000000038258.00000038,258[107]
Hyves General, Most popular in the Netherlands. &0000000009000000.0000009,000,000[108] Open &0000000000000225.000000225[109]
Ibibo Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India. &0000000003500000.0000003,500,000[110] Open &0000000000000695.000000695[111]
imeem Music, Video, Photos, Blogs &0000000024000000.00000024,000,000[112] Open &0000000000000407.000000407[113]
Indaba Music Online collaboration for musicians, remix contests, and networking. &0000000000350000.000000350,000[114] Open and Global &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","55,062[115]
IRC-Galleria Finland &0000000000505000.000000505,000[116] Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older &0000000000003302.0000003,302[117]
italki.com Language learning social network. 100+ languages. &0000000000450000.000000450,000[citation needed] Open. Global. &0000000000014610.00000014,610[118]
InterNations International community Invite-only &0000000000025604.00000025,604[119]
Itsmy Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows &0000000002500000.0000002,500,000[120] &0000000000206437.000000206,437[121]
iWiW Hungary &0000000004000000.0000004,000,000[122] Invite-only &0000000000000532.000000532[123]
Jaiku General. Owned by Google Open to people 13 and older &0000000000015661.00000015,661[124]
JammerDirect.com Creative resource website &0000000000136000.000000136,000[125] Open to the General Public &0000000000802536.000000802,536[126]
kaioo General, nonprofit &0000000000030000.00000030,000[127] &0000000000386200.000000386,200[128]
Kaixin001 General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users Open to the General Public &0000000000000061.00000061[129]
Kiwibox General. For the users, by the users, a social network that is more than a community. &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[130] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000104563.000000104,563[131]
Last.fm Music &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000[132] Open to any age or gender &0000000000000310.000000310[133]
LibraryThing Book lovers &0000000000400000.000000400,000[134] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000004529.0000004,529[135]
lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies Open to people 18 and older &0000000000602117.000000602,117[136]
LinkedIn Business and professional networking &0000000065000000.00000065,000,000[137] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000029.00000029[138]
Listography Lists. Autobiography Open &0000000000197009.000000197,009[139]
LiveJournal Blogging. Popular in Russia and among the Russian-speaking diaspora abroad. &0000000017564977.00000017,564,977[140] Open (OpenID) &0000000000000081.00000081[141]
Livemocha Online language learning - dynamic online courses in 22 languages - world’s largest community of native language speakers. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[142] Open &0000000000004079.0000004,079[143]
LunarStorm Sweden &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[144] Open &0000000000065874.00000065,874[145]
MEETin General Open &0000000000173717.000000173,717[146]
Meetup.com General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000739.000000739[147]
Meettheboss Business and Finance community, worldwide. Open &0000000000107180.000000107,180[148]
Mixi Japan &0000000024323160.00000024,323,160[149] Invite-only &0000000000000085.00000085[150]
mobikade mobile community, UK only Open to people 18 and older &0000000001851728.0000001,851,728[151]
MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[152] Open to people 14 and older &0000000000003685.0000003,685[153]
MOG Music Open to people 14 and older &0000000000004221.0000004,221[154]
MouthShut.com Social Network, social media, consumer reviews Open &0000000000002545.0000002,545[155]
Multiply "Real world" relationships. Popular in Asia. Not popular in the western world &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[156] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000246.000000246[157]
Muxlim Muslim portal site &0000000000050000.00000050,000[158] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000059099.00000059,099[159]
MyAnimeList Anime themed social community &0000000000160000.000000160,000[160] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000006096.0000006,096[161]
MyChurch Christian Churches &0000000000144295.000000144,295[162] Open &0000000000094510.00000094,510[163]
MyHeritage family-oriented social network service &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000 [164] Open &0000000000002953.0000002,953[165]
MyLife Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com) &0000000051000000.00000051,000,000[166] Open &0000000000001481.0000001,481[167]
My Opera Blogging, mobile blogging, sharing photos, connecting with friends. Global &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[168] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
MySpace General. HTML based site. &0000000130000000.000000130,000,000[169] Open to ages 13 and up. &0000000000000011.00000011[170]
myYearbook General &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[171] Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up &0000000000000851.000000851[172]
Nasza-klasa.pl School, college and friends. Popular in Poland &0000000011000000.00000011,000,000[173] Open &0000000000000110.000000110[174]
Netlog General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[175] &0000000061800000.00000061,800,000[176] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000130.000000130[177]
Nettby Norwegian Community Open &0000000000002719.0000002,719[178]
Nexopia Canada &0000000001400000.0000001,400,000[179] Open to people 13 and older [180] &0000000000024071.00000024,071[181]
NGO Post Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India &0000000000015000.00000015,000[182] Open &0000000000070134.00000070,134[183]
Ning Users create their own social websites and social networks Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000132.000000132[184]
Odnoklassniki Connect with old classmates. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics &0000000045000000.00000045,000,000[185] Open &0000000000000092.00000092[186]
OneClimate Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change Open to People of all ages and locations &0000000000307773.000000307,773[187]
OneWorldTV Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc. Open &0000000027434227.00000027,434,227[188]
Open Diary First online blogging community, founded in 1998 &0000000005000000.0000005,000,000[189] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000039290.00000039,290[190]
Orkut General. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in Brazil and increasing, in India.[191] &0000000100000000.000000100,000,000[192] Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) &0000000000000043.00000043[193]
OUTeverywhere Gay/LGBTQ Community Open &0000000000329887.000000329,887[194]
PartnerUp Social networking site for entrepreneurs and small business owners &0000000000150000.000000150,000[citation needed] Open and Free &0000000000029221.00000029,221[195]
Passportstamp Travel Open &0000000000366598.000000366,598[196]
Pingsta Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts Invite-only, only Internet Experts &0000000001668955.0000001,668,955[197]
Plaxo Aggregator &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[198] Open &0000000000001533.0000001,533[199]
Playahead Swedish, Danish,Norwegian teenagers Open &0000000000063081.00000063,081[200]
Playboy U Online college community Open to college students with .edu e-mail address &0000000000433970.000000433,970[201]
Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan Open &0000000000001072.0000001,072[202]
Present.ly Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging Open &0000000004893711.0000004,893,711[203]
Qapacity A a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory Open to people 16 and older &0000000000096847.00000096,847[204]
quarterlife A social network for artists, filmmakers, musicians, and creative people Open to people 14 and older &0000000000088516.00000088,516[205]
Qzone General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users &0000000200000000.000000200,000,000[206] Open to the General Public NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Ravelry Knitting and crochet &0000000000331000.000000331,000[207] Invite-only while in beta &0000000000007811.0000007,811[208]
Renren Significant site in China. Was known as ć ˇĺ†… (Xiaonei) until August 2009. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[209] Open &0000000000000103.000000103[210]
ResearchGATE Social network for scientific researchers &0000000000140000.000000140,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000051885.00000051,885[211]
ReverbNation.com Social network for musician and bands &0000000000025000.00000025,000[citation needed] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000006187.0000006,187[212]
Ryze Business &0000000000500000.000000500,000[213] Open &0000000000019839.00000019,839[214]
ScienceStage Science-oriented multimedia platform and network for scientists Open &0000000000034968.00000034,968[215]
Scispace.net Collaborative network site for scientists By invitation, but can request an invitation &0000000001231795.0000001,231,795[216]
ShareTheMusic Music Community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legally Open &0000000000471712.000000471,712[217]
Shelfari Books Open &0000000000019681.00000019,681[218]
Skyrock Social Network in French-speaking world &0000000022000000.00000022,000,000[219] Open &0000000000000111.000000111[220]
Sneppi Social Network for sharing photographs Open &0000000003370906.0000003,370,906[221]
SocialVibe Social Network for Charity &0000000000435000.000000435,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000041927.00000041,927[222]
Something Awful General, Humor Based Open &0000000000004605.0000004,605[223]
Sonico.com General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. &0000000017000000.00000017,000,000[224][225] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000507.000000507[226]
Stickam Live video streaming and chat. &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[227] Open &0000000000002742.0000002,742[228]
StudiVZ University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries. School students and those out of education sign up via its partner sites schĂĽlerVZ and meinVZ. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[229] Open &0000000000000195.000000195[230]
StumbleUpon Stumble through websites that match your selected intrests &0000000008822921.0000008,822,921[citation needed] Open &0000000000000255.000000255[231]
Tagged General. Subject to quite some controversy about its e-mail marketing and privacy policy &0000000070000000.00000070,000,000[232] Open &0000000000000117.000000117[233]
TalentTrove Online Talent Network Open &0000000000021177.00000021,177[234]
Talkbiznow Business networking Open &0000000000283770.000000283,770[235]
Taltopia Online artistic community Open &0000000000052759.00000052,759[236]
Taringa! General &0000000000350000.000000350,000[237] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000126.000000126[238]
TeachStreet Education / Learning / Teaching - More than 400 subjects Open &0000000000061492.00000061,492[239]
TravBuddy.com Travel &0000000001588000.0000001,588,000[240] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000011789.00000011,789[241]
Travellerspoint Travel Open &0000000000013731.00000013,731[242]
tribe.net General Open &0000000000005706.0000005,706[243]
Trombi.com French subsidiary of Classmates.com &0000000004400000.0000004,400,000[244] &0000000000007283.0000007,283[245]
Tuenti Spanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain &0000000004500000.0000004,500,000[citation needed] Invite-only &0000000000000291.000000291[246]
Tumblr General. Micro-blogging, RSS Open &0000000000000245.000000245[247]
Twitter General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates &0000000075000000.00000075,000,000[248] Open &0000000000000014.00000014[249]
Vkontakte Social Network for Russian-speaking world including former Soviet republics. Biggest site in Russia &0000000072225077.00000072,225,077[250] Open &0000000000000182.000000182[251]
Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture &0000000001931049.0000001,931,049[252] Open to users 13 and over &0000000000007577.0000007,577[253]
Viadeo Global Social Networking and Campus Networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese &0000000025000000.00000025,000,000[254] Open &0000000000001724.0000001,724[255]
Vox Blogging Open &0000000000001319.0000001,319[256]
Wakoopa For computer fans that want to discover new software and games &0000000000100000.000000100,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000009420.0000009,420[257]
Wasabi General Open &0000000000095188.00000095,188[258]
WAYN Travel and lifestyle &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[259] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000002974.0000002,974[260]
WebBiographies Genealogy and biography Open &0000000000734214.000000734,214[261]
WeOurFamily General with emphasis on privacy and security Open, subscription-based &0000000000685337.000000685,337[262]
Wer-kennt-wen General, largest German Social Network General &0000000007500000.0000007,500,000[263]
Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) &0000000120000000.000000120,000,000[264] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
WiserEarth Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement[265] &0000000000034240.00000034,240[266] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000077143.00000077,143[267]
Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas &0000000027000000.00000027,000,000[268] Open &0000000000000768.000000768[269]
XING Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and China) &0000000008000000.0000008,000,000[270] Open &0000000000000269.000000269[271]
Xt3 Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008 Open &0000000000459914.000000459,914[272]
Yahoo! 360°plus Vietnam Owned by Yahoo!. General & blogging. Popular in Vietnam. &0000000001500000.0000001,500,000 Open (Yahoo! login) NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Yammer Social networking for office colleagues Must have company email &0000000000032993.00000032,993[273]
Yelp, Inc. Local Business Review and Talk Open &0000000000000343.000000343[274]
Youmeo UK Social Network (focus on data portability) Open &0000000001680191.0000001,680,191[275]
Zoo.gr Greek Web Meeting point &0000000000890000.000000890,000[276] Open &0000000000008057.0000008,057[277]
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Advogato Free and open source software developers &0000000000013575.00000013,575[2] Open &0000000000128340.000000128,340[3]
Amie Street Music Open &0000000000024784.00000024,784[4]
ANobii Books Open &0000000000010734.00000010,734[5]
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite world-wide &0000000000550000.000000550,000[6] Invite-only &0000000000008583.0000008,583[7]
Athlinks Running, Swimming &0000000000068496.00000068,496[8] Open &0000000000073295.00000073,295[9]
The Auteurs An online movie theater where you watch, discover, and discuss auteur cinema. &0000000000200000.000000200,000 Open &0000000000025648.00000025,648[10]
Avatars United Online games. Open &0000000000294575.000000294,575[11]
BabyCenter Mothers, Parenting, Pregnancy Open &0000000000001018.0000001,018[12]
Badoo General, Popular in Europe &0000000037000000.00000037,000,000[13] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000179.000000179[14]
Bebo General &0000000040000000.00000040,000,000[citation needed]
[15][dead link] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000341.000000341[16]
Bigadda Indian Social Networking Site. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[17] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000003176.0000003,176[18]
BigTent organization and communication portal for groups Open to people 18 and older (13-18 parental permission encouraged &0000000000034047.00000034,047[19]
Biip Norwegian Community. &0000000000013476.00000013,476[citation needed] Requires Norwegian phone number &0000000000027415.00000027,415[20]
BlackPlanet African-Americans &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[21] Open &0000000000002350.0000002,350[22]
Blogster Blogging service that lets users "add friends" or establish business connections to their profiles. &0000000000058344.00000058,344[23] Open &0000000000047946.00000047,946[24]
Bolt.com General Open &0000000000111069.000000111,069[25]
Books iRead All about Books, Reviews, Recommendations and Authors &0000000004000000.0000004,000,000 Open
Buzznet Music and pop-culture &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[26] Open &0000000000000736.000000736[27]
CafeMom Mothers &0000000001250000.0000001,250,000[28] Open to moms and moms-to-be &0000000000004333.0000004,333[29]
Cake Financial Investing Open &0000000000481922.000000481,922[30]
Care2 Green living and social activism &0000000009961947.0000009,961,947[31] Open &0000000000002594.0000002,594[32]
Cellufun Mobile social game network, Number 8 US mobile website[33] &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[34] Open to people 14 and older &0000000000118033.000000118,033[35]
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military &0000000050000000.00000050,000,000[36] Open to people 18 and older[37] &0000000000000799.000000799[38]
Cloob General. Popular in Iran Open &0000000000000712.000000712[39]
CollegeBlender A social media-based online community for college students, faculty, and alumni. Requires an email address ending in .EDU &0000000000553453.000000553,453[40]
CouchSurfing Worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. &0000000001560459.0000001,560,459[41] Open &0000000000003711.0000003,711[42]
DailyBooth Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day Open &0000000000005460.0000005,460[43]
DailyStrength Medical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groups Open &0000000000022054.00000022,054[44]
Decayenne European and American social elite Invite-only &0000000000154733.000000154,733[45]
deviantART Art community &0000000009040962.0000009,040,962[46] Open &0000000000000097.00000097[47]
DigitalVerse.org Poets Open to people 14 and older &0000000000000190.000000190[48]
Disaboom People with disabilities (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities) Open &0000000000112712.000000112,712[49]
Dol2day Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries) &0000000000040200.00000040,200[50] Open &0000000000554616.000000554,616[51]
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) Open &0000000000019022.00000019,022[52]
Draugiem.lv General (primarily LV, LT, HU) &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[citation needed] Invitation only &0000000000002081.0000002,081[53]
Elftown Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. &0000000000185000.000000185,000[54] Open, approval needed &0000000000017681.00000017,681[55]
Epernicus For research scientists Open &0000000000293955.000000293,955[56]
Eons.com For baby boomers Open to people 13 and older &0000000000027320.00000027,320[57]
Experience Project Life experiences Open &0000000000003452.0000003,452[58]
Exploroo Travel Social Networking. Open &0000000000209868.000000209,868[59]
Facebook General. &0000000400000000.000000400,000,000[60] Open &0000000000000002.0000002[61]
Faceparty General. Popular UK. &0000000000200000.000000200,000[62] Invitation only to people 18 and older &0000000000028760.00000028,760[63]
Faces.com British teens Open to people 13 and older &0000000000120665.000000120,665[64]
Fetlife People who are into BDSM &0000000000032500.00000032,500[65] Open to people "of [legal] age to see adult content" &0000000000007833.0000007,833[66]
Fillos de Galicia Galicia and Galician diaspora &0000000000006772.0000006,772[67] Open &0000000001630495.0000001,630,495[68]
FilmAffinity Movies and TV Series &0000000000250000.000000250,000[69] Open &0000000000003916.0000003,916[70]
FledgeWing Entrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university students Open to university students &0000000001793990.0000001,793,990[71]
Flixster Movies &0000000063000000.00000063,000,000[72] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000001018.0000001,018[73]
Flickr Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide &0000000032000000.00000032,000,000[74] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000033.00000033[75]
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[76] Open &0000000000000227.000000227[77]
Foursquare Location based mobile social network &0000000000170000.000000170,000[78] Open &0000000000004539.0000004,539[79]
Friends Reunited UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets &0000000019000000.00000019,000,000[80] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000010231.00000010,231[81]
Friendster General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world &0000000090000000.00000090,000,000[82] Open to people 16 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000146.000000146[83]
FrĂĽhstĂĽckstreff General &0000000000014800.00000014,800[citation needed] Open &0000000001253155.0000001,253,155[84]
Fubar dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[85] Open &0000000000009476.0000009,476[86]
Gaia Online Anime and games Open to people 13 and older &0000000000001071.0000001,071[87]
GamerDNA Computer and video games &0000000000310000.000000310,000[88] Open &0000000000022887.00000022,887[89]
Gather.com Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions &0000000000465000.000000465,000[90] Open &0000000000003974.0000003,974[91]
Gays.com Social network for LGBT community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping &0000000000100000.000000100,000[92] Open. Global &0000000000074664.00000074,664[93]
Geni.com Families, genealogy &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[94] Open &0000000000005815.0000005,815[95]
Gogoyoko Fair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music lovers Invite only while in beta &0000000000119272.000000119,272[96]
Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers Open &0000000000002543.0000002,543[97]
Google Buzz General Open
Gossipreport.com Anonymous gossip Open to people 16 and older &0000000001245494.0000001,245,494[98]
Grono.net Poland &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000002958.0000002,958[99]
Habbo General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. &0000000162000000.000000162,000,000[100][101][102] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000006545.0000006,545[103]
hi5 General. Popular in India, Portugal, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa and Latin America. Not popular in the USA. &0000000080000000.00000080,000,000[104] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000051.00000051[105]
Hospitality Club Hospitality &0000000000328629.000000328,629[106] Open &0000000000038258.00000038,258[107]
Hyves General, Most popular in the Netherlands. &0000000009000000.0000009,000,000[108] Open &0000000000000225.000000225[109]
Ibibo Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India. &0000000003500000.0000003,500,000[110] Open &0000000000000695.000000695[111]
imeem Music, Video, Photos, Blogs &0000000024000000.00000024,000,000[112] Open &0000000000000407.000000407[113]
Indaba Music Online collaboration for musicians, remix contests, and networking. &0000000000350000.000000350,000[114] Open and Global &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","55,062[115]
IRC-Galleria Finland &0000000000505000.000000505,000[116] Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older &0000000000003302.0000003,302[117]
italki.com Language learning social network. 100+ languages. &0000000000450000.000000450,000[citation needed] Open. Global. &0000000000014610.00000014,610[118]
InterNations International community Invite-only &0000000000025604.00000025,604[119]
Itsmy Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows &0000000002500000.0000002,500,000[120] &0000000000206437.000000206,437[121]
iWiW Hungary &0000000004000000.0000004,000,000[122] Invite-only &0000000000000532.000000532[123]
Jaiku General. Owned by Google Open to people 13 and older &0000000000015661.00000015,661[124]
JammerDirect.com Creative resource website &0000000000136000.000000136,000[125] Open to the General Public &0000000000802536.000000802,536[126]
kaioo General, nonprofit &0000000000030000.00000030,000[127] &0000000000386200.000000386,200[128]
Kaixin001 General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users Open to the General Public &0000000000000061.00000061[129]
Kiwibox General. For the users, by the users, a social network that is more than a community. &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[130] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000104563.000000104,563[131]
Last.fm Music &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000[132] Open to any age or gender &0000000000000310.000000310[133]
LibraryThing Book lovers &0000000000400000.000000400,000[134] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000004529.0000004,529[135]
lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies Open to people 18 and older &0000000000602117.000000602,117[136]
LinkedIn Business and professional networking &0000000065000000.00000065,000,000[137] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000029.00000029[138]
Listography Lists. Autobiography Open &0000000000197009.000000197,009[139]
LiveJournal Blogging. Popular in Russia and among the Russian-speaking diaspora abroad. &0000000017564977.00000017,564,977[140] Open (OpenID) &0000000000000081.00000081[141]
Livemocha Online language learning - dynamic online courses in 22 languages - world’s largest community of native language speakers. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[142] Open &0000000000004079.0000004,079[143]
LunarStorm Sweden &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[144] Open &0000000000065874.00000065,874[145]
MEETin General Open &0000000000173717.000000173,717[146]
Meetup.com General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000739.000000739[147]
Meettheboss Business and Finance community, worldwide. Open &0000000000107180.000000107,180[148]
Mixi Japan &0000000024323160.00000024,323,160[149] Invite-only &0000000000000085.00000085[150]
mobikade mobile community, UK only Open to people 18 and older &0000000001851728.0000001,851,728[151]
MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[152] Open to people 14 and older &0000000000003685.0000003,685[153]
MOG Music Open to people 14 and older &0000000000004221.0000004,221[154]
MouthShut.com Social Network, social media, consumer reviews Open &0000000000002545.0000002,545[155]
Multiply "Real world" relationships. Popular in Asia. Not popular in the western world &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[156] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000246.000000246[157]
Muxlim Muslim portal site &0000000000050000.00000050,000[158] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000059099.00000059,099[159]
MyAnimeList Anime themed social community &0000000000160000.000000160,000[160] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000006096.0000006,096[161]
MyChurch Christian Churches &0000000000144295.000000144,295[162] Open &0000000000094510.00000094,510[163]
MyHeritage family-oriented social network service &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000 [164] Open &0000000000002953.0000002,953[165]
MyLife Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com) &0000000051000000.00000051,000,000[166] Open &0000000000001481.0000001,481[167]
My Opera Blogging, mobile blogging, sharing photos, connecting with friends. Global &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[168] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
MySpace General. HTML based site. &0000000130000000.000000130,000,000[169] Open to ages 13 and up. &0000000000000011.00000011[170]
myYearbook General &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[171] Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up &0000000000000851.000000851[172]
Nasza-klasa.pl School, college and friends. Popular in Poland &0000000011000000.00000011,000,000[173] Open &0000000000000110.000000110[174]
Netlog General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[175] &0000000061800000.00000061,800,000[176] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000130.000000130[177]
Nettby Norwegian Community Open &0000000000002719.0000002,719[178]
Nexopia Canada &0000000001400000.0000001,400,000[179] Open to people 13 and older [180] &0000000000024071.00000024,071[181]
NGO Post Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India &0000000000015000.00000015,000[182] Open &0000000000070134.00000070,134[183]
Ning Users create their own social websites and social networks Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000132.000000132[184]
Odnoklassniki Connect with old classmates. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics &0000000045000000.00000045,000,000[185] Open &0000000000000092.00000092[186]
OneClimate Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change Open to People of all ages and locations &0000000000307773.000000307,773[187]
OneWorldTV Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc. Open &0000000027434227.00000027,434,227[188]
Open Diary First online blogging community, founded in 1998 &0000000005000000.0000005,000,000[189] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000039290.00000039,290[190]
Orkut General. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in Brazil and increasing, in India.[191] &0000000100000000.000000100,000,000[192] Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) &0000000000000043.00000043[193]
OUTeverywhere Gay/LGBTQ Community Open &0000000000329887.000000329,887[194]
PartnerUp Social networking site for entrepreneurs and small business owners &0000000000150000.000000150,000[citation needed] Open and Free &0000000000029221.00000029,221[195]
Passportstamp Travel Open &0000000000366598.000000366,598[196]
Pingsta Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts Invite-only, only Internet Experts &0000000001668955.0000001,668,955[197]
Plaxo Aggregator &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[198] Open &0000000000001533.0000001,533[199]
Playahead Swedish, Danish,Norwegian teenagers Open &0000000000063081.00000063,081[200]
Playboy U Online college community Open to college students with .edu e-mail address &0000000000433970.000000433,970[201]
Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan Open &0000000000001072.0000001,072[202]
Present.ly Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging Open &0000000004893711.0000004,893,711[203]
Qapacity A a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory Open to people 16 and older &0000000000096847.00000096,847[204]
quarterlife A social network for artists, filmmakers, musicians, and creative people Open to people 14 and older &0000000000088516.00000088,516[205]
Qzone General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users &0000000200000000.000000200,000,000[206] Open to the General Public NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Ravelry Knitting and crochet &0000000000331000.000000331,000[207] Invite-only while in beta &0000000000007811.0000007,811[208]
Renren Significant site in China. Was known as ć ˇĺ†… (Xiaonei) until August 2009. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[209] Open &0000000000000103.000000103[210]
ResearchGATE Social network for scientific researchers &0000000000140000.000000140,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000051885.00000051,885[211]
ReverbNation.com Social network for musician and bands &0000000000025000.00000025,000[citation needed] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000006187.0000006,187[212]
Ryze Business &0000000000500000.000000500,000[213] Open &0000000000019839.00000019,839[214]
ScienceStage Science-oriented multimedia platform and network for scientists Open &0000000000034968.00000034,968[215]
Scispace.net Collaborative network site for scientists By invitation, but can request an invitation &0000000001231795.0000001,231,795[216]
ShareTheMusic Music Community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legally Open &0000000000471712.000000471,712[217]
Shelfari Books Open &0000000000019681.00000019,681[218]
Skyrock Social Network in French-speaking world &0000000022000000.00000022,000,000[219] Open &0000000000000111.000000111[220]
Sneppi Social Network for sharing photographs Open &0000000003370906.0000003,370,906[221]
SocialVibe Social Network for Charity &0000000000435000.000000435,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000041927.00000041,927[222]
Something Awful General, Humor Based Open &0000000000004605.0000004,605[223]
Sonico.com General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. &0000000017000000.00000017,000,000[224][225] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000507.000000507[226]
Stickam Live video streaming and chat. &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[227] Open &0000000000002742.0000002,742[228]
StudiVZ University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries. School students and those out of education sign up via its partner sites schĂĽlerVZ and meinVZ. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[229] Open &0000000000000195.000000195[230]
StumbleUpon Stumble through websites that match your selected intrests &0000000008822921.0000008,822,921[citation needed] Open &0000000000000255.000000255[231]
Tagged General. Subject to quite some controversy about its e-mail marketing and privacy policy &0000000070000000.00000070,000,000[232] Open &0000000000000117.000000117[233]
TalentTrove Online Talent Network Open &0000000000021177.00000021,177[234]
Talkbiznow Business networking Open &0000000000283770.000000283,770[235]
Taltopia Online artistic community Open &0000000000052759.00000052,759[236]
Taringa! General &0000000000350000.000000350,000[237] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000126.000000126[238]
TeachStreet Education / Learning / Teaching - More than 400 subjects Open &0000000000061492.00000061,492[239]
TravBuddy.com Travel &0000000001588000.0000001,588,000[240] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000011789.00000011,789[241]
Travellerspoint Travel Open &0000000000013731.00000013,731[242]
tribe.net General Open &0000000000005706.0000005,706[243]
Trombi.com French subsidiary of Classmates.com &0000000004400000.0000004,400,000[244] &0000000000007283.0000007,283[245]
Tuenti Spanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain &0000000004500000.0000004,500,000[citation needed] Invite-only &0000000000000291.000000291[246]
Tumblr General. Micro-blogging, RSS Open &0000000000000245.000000245[247]
Twitter General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates &0000000075000000.00000075,000,000[248] Open &0000000000000014.00000014[249]
Vkontakte Social Network for Russian-speaking world including former Soviet republics. Biggest site in Russia &0000000072225077.00000072,225,077[250] Open &0000000000000182.000000182[251]
Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture &0000000001931049.0000001,931,049[252] Open to users 13 and over &0000000000007577.0000007,577[253]
Viadeo Global Social Networking and Campus Networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese &0000000025000000.00000025,000,000[254] Open &0000000000001724.0000001,724[255]
Vox Blogging Open &0000000000001319.0000001,319[256]
Wakoopa For computer fans that want to discover new software and games &0000000000100000.000000100,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000009420.0000009,420[257]
Wasabi General Open &0000000000095188.00000095,188[258]
WAYN Travel and lifestyle &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[259] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000002974.0000002,974[260]
WebBiographies Genealogy and biography Open &0000000000734214.000000734,214[261]
WeOurFamily General with emphasis on privacy and security Open, subscription-based &0000000000685337.000000685,337[262]
Wer-kennt-wen General, largest German Social Network General &0000000007500000.0000007,500,000[263]
Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) &0000000120000000.000000120,000,000[264] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
WiserEarth Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement[265] &0000000000034240.00000034,240[266] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000077143.00000077,143[267]
Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas &0000000027000000.00000027,000,000[268] Open &0000000000000768.000000768[269]
XING Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and China) &0000000008000000.0000008,000,000[270] Open &0000000000000269.000000269[271]
Xt3 Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008 Open &0000000000459914.000000459,914[272]
Yahoo! 360°plus Vietnam Owned by Yahoo!. General & blogging. Popular in Vietnam. &0000000001500000.0000001,500,000 Open (Yahoo! login) NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Yammer Social networking for office colleagues Must have company email &0000000000032993.00000032,993[273]
Yelp, Inc. Local Business Review and Talk Open &0000000000000343.000000343[274]
Youmeo UK Social Network (focus on data portability) Open &0000000001680191.0000001,680,191[275]
Zoo.gr Greek Web Meeting point &0000000000890000.000000890,000[276] Open &0000000000008057.0000008,057[277]
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Amie Street Music Open &0000000000024784.00000024,784[4]
ANobii Books Open &0000000000010734.00000010,734[5]
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite world-wide &0000000000550000.000000550,000[6] Invite-only &0000000000008583.0000008,583[7]
Athlinks Running, Swimming &0000000000068496.00000068,496[8] Open &0000000000073295.00000073,295[9]
The Auteurs An online movie theater where you watch, discover, and discuss auteur cinema. &0000000000200000.000000200,000 Open &0000000000025648.00000025,648[10]
Avatars United Online games. Open &0000000000294575.000000294,575[11]
BabyCenter Mothers, Parenting, Pregnancy Open &0000000000001018.0000001,018[12]
Badoo General, Popular in Europe &0000000037000000.00000037,000,000[13] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000179.000000179[14]
Bebo General &0000000040000000.00000040,000,000[citation needed]
[15][dead link] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000341.000000341[16]
Bigadda Indian Social Networking Site. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[17] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000003176.0000003,176[18]
BigTent organization and communication portal for groups Open to people 18 and older (13-18 parental permission encouraged &0000000000034047.00000034,047[19]
Biip Norwegian Community. &0000000000013476.00000013,476[citation needed] Requires Norwegian phone number &0000000000027415.00000027,415[20]
BlackPlanet African-Americans &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[21] Open &0000000000002350.0000002,350[22]
Blogster Blogging service that lets users "add friends" or establish business connections to their profiles. &0000000000058344.00000058,344[23] Open &0000000000047946.00000047,946[24]
Bolt.com General Open &0000000000111069.000000111,069[25]
Books iRead All about Books, Reviews, Recommendations and Authors &0000000004000000.0000004,000,000 Open
Buzznet Music and pop-culture &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[26] Open &0000000000000736.000000736[27]
CafeMom Mothers &0000000001250000.0000001,250,000[28] Open to moms and moms-to-be &0000000000004333.0000004,333[29]
Cake Financial Investing Open &0000000000481922.000000481,922[30]
Care2 Green living and social activism &0000000009961947.0000009,961,947[31] Open &0000000000002594.0000002,594[32]
Cellufun Mobile social game network, Number 8 US mobile website[33] &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[34] Open to people 14 and older &0000000000118033.000000118,033[35]
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military &0000000050000000.00000050,000,000[36] Open to people 18 and older[37] &0000000000000799.000000799[38]
Cloob General. Popular in Iran Open &0000000000000712.000000712[39]
CollegeBlender A social media-based online community for college students, faculty, and alumni. Requires an email address ending in .EDU &0000000000553453.000000553,453[40]
CouchSurfing Worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. &0000000001560459.0000001,560,459[41] Open &0000000000003711.0000003,711[42]
DailyBooth Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day Open &0000000000005460.0000005,460[43]
DailyStrength Medical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groups Open &0000000000022054.00000022,054[44]
Decayenne European and American social elite Invite-only &0000000000154733.000000154,733[45]
deviantART Art community &0000000009040962.0000009,040,962[46] Open &0000000000000097.00000097[47]
DigitalVerse.org Poets Open to people 14 and older &0000000000000190.000000190[48]
Disaboom People with disabilities (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities) Open &0000000000112712.000000112,712[49]
Dol2day Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries) &0000000000040200.00000040,200[50] Open &0000000000554616.000000554,616[51]
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) Open &0000000000019022.00000019,022[52]
Draugiem.lv General (primarily LV, LT, HU) &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[citation needed] Invitation only &0000000000002081.0000002,081[53]
Elftown Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. &0000000000185000.000000185,000[54] Open, approval needed &0000000000017681.00000017,681[55]
Epernicus For research scientists Open &0000000000293955.000000293,955[56]
Eons.com For baby boomers Open to people 13 and older &0000000000027320.00000027,320[57]
Experience Project Life experiences Open &0000000000003452.0000003,452[58]
Exploroo Travel Social Networking. Open &0000000000209868.000000209,868[59]
Facebook General. &0000000400000000.000000400,000,000[60] Open &0000000000000002.0000002[61]
Faceparty General. Popular UK. &0000000000200000.000000200,000[62] Invitation only to people 18 and older &0000000000028760.00000028,760[63]
Faces.com British teens Open to people 13 and older &0000000000120665.000000120,665[64]
Fetlife People who are into BDSM &0000000000032500.00000032,500[65] Open to people "of [legal] age to see adult content" &0000000000007833.0000007,833[66]
Fillos de Galicia Galicia and Galician diaspora &0000000000006772.0000006,772[67] Open &0000000001630495.0000001,630,495[68]
FilmAffinity Movies and TV Series &0000000000250000.000000250,000[69] Open &0000000000003916.0000003,916[70]
FledgeWing Entrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university students Open to university students &0000000001793990.0000001,793,990[71]
Flixster Movies &0000000063000000.00000063,000,000[72] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000001018.0000001,018[73]
Flickr Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide &0000000032000000.00000032,000,000[74] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000033.00000033[75]
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[76] Open &0000000000000227.000000227[77]
Foursquare Location based mobile social network &0000000000170000.000000170,000[78] Open &0000000000004539.0000004,539[79]
Friends Reunited UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets &0000000019000000.00000019,000,000[80] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000010231.00000010,231[81]
Friendster General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world &0000000090000000.00000090,000,000[82] Open to people 16 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000146.000000146[83]
FrĂĽhstĂĽckstreff General &0000000000014800.00000014,800[citation needed] Open &0000000001253155.0000001,253,155[84]
Fubar dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[85] Open &0000000000009476.0000009,476[86]
Gaia Online Anime and games Open to people 13 and older &0000000000001071.0000001,071[87]
GamerDNA Computer and video games &0000000000310000.000000310,000[88] Open &0000000000022887.00000022,887[89]
Gather.com Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions &0000000000465000.000000465,000[90] Open &0000000000003974.0000003,974[91]
Gays.com Social network for LGBT community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping &0000000000100000.000000100,000[92] Open. Global &0000000000074664.00000074,664[93]
Geni.com Families, genealogy &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[94] Open &0000000000005815.0000005,815[95]
Gogoyoko Fair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music lovers Invite only while in beta &0000000000119272.000000119,272[96]
Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers Open &0000000000002543.0000002,543[97]
Google Buzz General Open
Gossipreport.com Anonymous gossip Open to people 16 and older &0000000001245494.0000001,245,494[98]
Grono.net Poland &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000002958.0000002,958[99]
Habbo General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. &0000000162000000.000000162,000,000[100][101][102] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000006545.0000006,545[103]
hi5 General. Popular in India, Portugal, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa and Latin America. Not popular in the USA. &0000000080000000.00000080,000,000[104] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000051.00000051[105]
Hospitality Club Hospitality &0000000000328629.000000328,629[106] Open &0000000000038258.00000038,258[107]
Hyves General, Most popular in the Netherlands. &0000000009000000.0000009,000,000[108] Open &0000000000000225.000000225[109]
Ibibo Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India. &0000000003500000.0000003,500,000[110] Open &0000000000000695.000000695[111]
imeem Music, Video, Photos, Blogs &0000000024000000.00000024,000,000[112] Open &0000000000000407.000000407[113]
Indaba Music Online collaboration for musicians, remix contests, and networking. &0000000000350000.000000350,000[114] Open and Global &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","55,062[115]
IRC-Galleria Finland &0000000000505000.000000505,000[116] Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older &0000000000003302.0000003,302[117]
italki.com Language learning social network. 100+ languages. &0000000000450000.000000450,000[citation needed] Open. Global. &0000000000014610.00000014,610[118]
InterNations International community Invite-only &0000000000025604.00000025,604[119]
Itsmy Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows &0000000002500000.0000002,500,000[120] &0000000000206437.000000206,437[121]
iWiW Hungary &0000000004000000.0000004,000,000[122] Invite-only &0000000000000532.000000532[123]
Jaiku General. Owned by Google Open to people 13 and older &0000000000015661.00000015,661[124]
JammerDirect.com Creative resource website &0000000000136000.000000136,000[125] Open to the General Public &0000000000802536.000000802,536[126]
kaioo General, nonprofit &0000000000030000.00000030,000[127] &0000000000386200.000000386,200[128]
Kaixin001 General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users Open to the General Public &0000000000000061.00000061[129]
Kiwibox General. For the users, by the users, a social network that is more than a community. &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[130] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000104563.000000104,563[131]
Last.fm Music &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000[132] Open to any age or gender &0000000000000310.000000310[133]
LibraryThing Book lovers &0000000000400000.000000400,000[134] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000004529.0000004,529[135]
lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies Open to people 18 and older &0000000000602117.000000602,117[136]
LinkedIn Business and professional networking &0000000065000000.00000065,000,000[137] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000029.00000029[138]
Listography Lists. Autobiography Open &0000000000197009.000000197,009[139]
LiveJournal Blogging. Popular in Russia and among the Russian-speaking diaspora abroad. &0000000017564977.00000017,564,977[140] Open (OpenID) &0000000000000081.00000081[141]
Livemocha Online language learning - dynamic online courses in 22 languages - world’s largest community of native language speakers. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[142] Open &0000000000004079.0000004,079[143]
LunarStorm Sweden &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[144] Open &0000000000065874.00000065,874[145]
MEETin General Open &0000000000173717.000000173,717[146]
Meetup.com General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000739.000000739[147]
Meettheboss Business and Finance community, worldwide. Open &0000000000107180.000000107,180[148]
Mixi Japan &0000000024323160.00000024,323,160[149] Invite-only &0000000000000085.00000085[150]
mobikade mobile community, UK only Open to people 18 and older &0000000001851728.0000001,851,728[151]
MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[152] Open to people 14 and older &0000000000003685.0000003,685[153]
MOG Music Open to people 14 and older &0000000000004221.0000004,221[154]
MouthShut.com Social Network, social media, consumer reviews Open &0000000000002545.0000002,545[155]
Multiply "Real world" relationships. Popular in Asia. Not popular in the western world &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[156] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000246.000000246[157]
Muxlim Muslim portal site &0000000000050000.00000050,000[158] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000059099.00000059,099[159]
MyAnimeList Anime themed social community &0000000000160000.000000160,000[160] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000006096.0000006,096[161]
MyChurch Christian Churches &0000000000144295.000000144,295[162] Open &0000000000094510.00000094,510[163]
MyHeritage family-oriented social network service &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000 [164] Open &0000000000002953.0000002,953[165]
MyLife Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com) &0000000051000000.00000051,000,000[166] Open &0000000000001481.0000001,481[167]
My Opera Blogging, mobile blogging, sharing photos, connecting with friends. Global &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[168] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
MySpace General. HTML based site. &0000000130000000.000000130,000,000[169] Open to ages 13 and up. &0000000000000011.00000011[170]
myYearbook General &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[171] Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up &0000000000000851.000000851[172]
Nasza-klasa.pl School, college and friends. Popular in Poland &0000000011000000.00000011,000,000[173] Open &0000000000000110.000000110[174]
Netlog General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[175] &0000000061800000.00000061,800,000[176] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000130.000000130[177]
Nettby Norwegian Community Open &0000000000002719.0000002,719[178]
Nexopia Canada &0000000001400000.0000001,400,000[179] Open to people 13 and older [180] &0000000000024071.00000024,071[181]
NGO Post Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India &0000000000015000.00000015,000[182] Open &0000000000070134.00000070,134[183]
Ning Users create their own social websites and social networks Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000132.000000132[184]
Odnoklassniki Connect with old classmates. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics &0000000045000000.00000045,000,000[185] Open &0000000000000092.00000092[186]
OneClimate Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change Open to People of all ages and locations &0000000000307773.000000307,773[187]
OneWorldTV Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc. Open &0000000027434227.00000027,434,227[188]
Open Diary First online blogging community, founded in 1998 &0000000005000000.0000005,000,000[189] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000039290.00000039,290[190]
Orkut General. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in Brazil and increasing, in India.[191] &0000000100000000.000000100,000,000[192] Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) &0000000000000043.00000043[193]
OUTeverywhere Gay/LGBTQ Community Open &0000000000329887.000000329,887[194]
PartnerUp Social networking site for entrepreneurs and small business owners &0000000000150000.000000150,000[citation needed] Open and Free &0000000000029221.00000029,221[195]
Passportstamp Travel Open &0000000000366598.000000366,598[196]
Pingsta Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts Invite-only, only Internet Experts &0000000001668955.0000001,668,955[197]
Plaxo Aggregator &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[198] Open &0000000000001533.0000001,533[199]
Playahead Swedish, Danish,Norwegian teenagers Open &0000000000063081.00000063,081[200]
Playboy U Online college community Open to college students with .edu e-mail address &0000000000433970.000000433,970[201]
Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan Open &0000000000001072.0000001,072[202]
Present.ly Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging Open &0000000004893711.0000004,893,711[203]
Qapacity A a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory Open to people 16 and older &0000000000096847.00000096,847[204]
quarterlife A social network for artists, filmmakers, musicians, and creative people Open to people 14 and older &0000000000088516.00000088,516[205]
Qzone General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users &0000000200000000.000000200,000,000[206] Open to the General Public NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Ravelry Knitting and crochet &0000000000331000.000000331,000[207] Invite-only while in beta &0000000000007811.0000007,811[208]
Renren Significant site in China. Was known as ć ˇĺ†… (Xiaonei) until August 2009. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[209] Open &0000000000000103.000000103[210]
ResearchGATE Social network for scientific researchers &0000000000140000.000000140,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000051885.00000051,885[211]
ReverbNation.com Social network for musician and bands &0000000000025000.00000025,000[citation needed] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000006187.0000006,187[212]
Ryze Business &0000000000500000.000000500,000[213] Open &0000000000019839.00000019,839[214]
ScienceStage Science-oriented multimedia platform and network for scientists Open &0000000000034968.00000034,968[215]
Scispace.net Collaborative network site for scientists By invitation, but can request an invitation &0000000001231795.0000001,231,795[216]
ShareTheMusic Music Community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legally Open &0000000000471712.000000471,712[217]
Shelfari Books Open &0000000000019681.00000019,681[218]
Skyrock Social Network in French-speaking world &0000000022000000.00000022,000,000[219] Open &0000000000000111.000000111[220]
Sneppi Social Network for sharing photographs Open &0000000003370906.0000003,370,906[221]
SocialVibe Social Network for Charity &0000000000435000.000000435,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000041927.00000041,927[222]
Something Awful General, Humor Based Open &0000000000004605.0000004,605[223]
Sonico.com General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. &0000000017000000.00000017,000,000[224][225] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000507.000000507[226]
Stickam Live video streaming and chat. &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[227] Open &0000000000002742.0000002,742[228]
StudiVZ University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries. School students and those out of education sign up via its partner sites schĂĽlerVZ and meinVZ. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[229] Open &0000000000000195.000000195[230]
StumbleUpon Stumble through websites that match your selected intrests &0000000008822921.0000008,822,921[citation needed] Open &0000000000000255.000000255[231]
Tagged General. Subject to quite some controversy about its e-mail marketing and privacy policy &0000000070000000.00000070,000,000[232] Open &0000000000000117.000000117[233]
TalentTrove Online Talent Network Open &0000000000021177.00000021,177[234]
Talkbiznow Business networking Open &0000000000283770.000000283,770[235]
Taltopia Online artistic community Open &0000000000052759.00000052,759[236]
Taringa! General &0000000000350000.000000350,000[237] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000126.000000126[238]
TeachStreet Education / Learning / Teaching - More than 400 subjects Open &0000000000061492.00000061,492[239]
TravBuddy.com Travel &0000000001588000.0000001,588,000[240] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000011789.00000011,789[241]
Travellerspoint Travel Open &0000000000013731.00000013,731[242]
tribe.net General Open &0000000000005706.0000005,706[243]
Trombi.com French subsidiary of Classmates.com &0000000004400000.0000004,400,000[244] &0000000000007283.0000007,283[245]
Tuenti Spanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain &0000000004500000.0000004,500,000[citation needed] Invite-only &0000000000000291.000000291[246]
Tumblr General. Micro-blogging, RSS Open &0000000000000245.000000245[247]
Twitter General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates &0000000075000000.00000075,000,000[248] Open &0000000000000014.00000014[249]
Vkontakte Social Network for Russian-speaking world including former Soviet republics. Biggest site in Russia &0000000072225077.00000072,225,077[250] Open &0000000000000182.000000182[251]
Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture &0000000001931049.0000001,931,049[252] Open to users 13 and over &0000000000007577.0000007,577[253]
Viadeo Global Social Networking and Campus Networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese &0000000025000000.00000025,000,000[254] Open &0000000000001724.0000001,724[255]
Vox Blogging Open &0000000000001319.0000001,319[256]
Wakoopa For computer fans that want to discover new software and games &0000000000100000.000000100,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000009420.0000009,420[257]
Wasabi General Open &0000000000095188.00000095,188[258]
WAYN Travel and lifestyle &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[259] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000002974.0000002,974[260]
WebBiographies Genealogy and biography Open &0000000000734214.000000734,214[261]
WeOurFamily General with emphasis on privacy and security Open, subscription-based &0000000000685337.000000685,337[262]
Wer-kennt-wen General, largest German Social Network General &0000000007500000.0000007,500,000[263]
Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) &0000000120000000.000000120,000,000[264] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
WiserEarth Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement[265] &0000000000034240.00000034,240[266] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000077143.00000077,143[267]
Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas &0000000027000000.00000027,000,000[268] Open &0000000000000768.000000768[269]
XING Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and China) &0000000008000000.0000008,000,000[270] Open &0000000000000269.000000269[271]
Xt3 Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008 Open &0000000000459914.000000459,914[272]
Yahoo! 360°plus Vietnam Owned by Yahoo!. General & blogging. Popular in Vietnam. &0000000001500000.0000001,500,000 Open (Yahoo! login) NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Yammer Social networking for office colleagues Must have company email &0000000000032993.00000032,993[273]
Yelp, Inc. Local Business Review and Talk Open &0000000000000343.000000343[274]
Youmeo UK Social Network (focus on data portability) Open &0000000001680191.0000001,680,191[275]
Zoo.gr Greek Web Meeting point &0000000000890000.000000890,000[276] Open &0000000000008057.0000008,057[277]
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Tried it a while back. It quickly became pointless for me, apart from maybe following some public figures. Probably 95% of all Twits are silly shit.
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redshirt27se
New member
its really stupid.
KillahBee
New member
I enjoy it. Like any other social media, it's mostly used by very boring ppl with very boring content and who mostly just retweet content from other sources (vs. actually creating interesting content on their own). However, it's lead to some funny shit between myself and my friends.
GREAT for industry news. You get it fast and you get it brief - just the way most ppl need it nowadays. It's almost 100% removed the need for me to read actual pubs any longer.
Just getting into it for businesses (actually, setting up an account for a personal trainer right now). Definitely has great benefits, but needs to be tied to a larger SM utilization plan to be truly successful.
GREAT for industry news. You get it fast and you get it brief - just the way most ppl need it nowadays. It's almost 100% removed the need for me to read actual pubs any longer.
Just getting into it for businesses (actually, setting up an account for a personal trainer right now). Definitely has great benefits, but needs to be tied to a larger SM utilization plan to be truly successful.
kb is right on. for example lart and rach with their personal training, and even glad with his apricot seeds can benefit from it
KillahBee
New member
I was trying to explain the benefits to my client (the personal trainer) the other day. It's difficult for a marketing person to convey the positives of something like Twitter to a non-marketing person at times. But ANYBODY who is in the industry understands social media is the #1 topic on the priority list. It's a VERY new medium and we're all still learning - but that's the new digital marketing world. If you wait too long to analyze and learn about the hottest new trend...you'll miss the boat. Much better off jumping in (still, with a strategy in place), learning as you go and adjusting as needed. Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare - any small biz not involved (THEY ARE FREE!!!!) here is missing one hell of a connection point.
Like anything it can be great if it's not abused and made stupidur by the masses. I read one of the founders I think of Twitter even said the network's quality of content is in need of improvment.
Yeah that's when you really know it's being abused lol.
Yeah that's when you really know it's being abused lol.
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lartinos
Guest
Your not alone I started an account rarely uses it. It can be effective self permotioin but shit takes a lot of time to think of random interesting little things to say all the dam time.
Not to lick balls but KB makes great points. Linkedin is an amazing tool too if your in business and your not using it your missing out big time.
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lartinos
Guest
That's the only one I don't use and will sign up now.
calveless wonder
New member
pro athletes and their associates (wives, agents) should be banned from using twitter. these people say the stupidest shit
And it usually sparks a controversy and gets them in trouble because they air things out on twitter instead of in real life
And it usually sparks a controversy and gets them in trouble because they air things out on twitter instead of in real life
I am in IT sales/marketing role and most everyone in IT uses it. If you are trying to sell to larger companies you can get contact names. There is user groups for industry specific issues or trends. Also it can be used to search potential employees and even do job posting on it. I know it has caught on in more urban areas faster.
People you have worked with not just co-workers in my case customers and partners can recommend you this gives a lot of credibility and opens many doors for me. I almost always add people to my LinkedIn as soon as I am introduced to them it builds up your business network.
