This is a list of notable social networking websites.
| Name | Description/Focus | User count | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Things | Tagging | 627,000 | Open |
| ActiveRain | Real estate professionals | 5,374 | Open |
| Adoos | Latin America and Spain classifieds, personals | 1,000,000 | Open |
| AIM Pages | AOL Instant Messenger | Unknown | Open |
| aSmallWorld | European jet set and social elite | 75,000 | Invite-only |
| BlackPlanet.com | African-Americans | 18,000,000 | Open |
| Babbello | Australian teenagers | 30,000 | Open |
| Bebo | Schools and colleges | 22,000,000 | Open |
| Blogger | Blogging | 16,000,000 | Open |
| Blurty | Blogs, based on LiveJournal | 947,169 | Open |
| Bolt | General (music and video) | 4,000,000 | Open |
| CarDomain | Car enthusiasts | 1,600,000 | Open |
| Care2 | Activists, Green Living, Socially Conscious | 6,600,000 | Open |
| Classmates.com | School, college, work and the military | 40,000,000 | Open |
| Connect.ee | Estonia | 39,000 | Invite-only |
| Consumating | "Consumeetings" | 21,000 | Open |
| Cyworld | South Korea | 15,000,000 | Open |
| Dandelife | Collective narratives or "shared biographies" | unknown | Open |
| DeadJournal | "Dark" blogs, based on LiveJournal | 490,310 | By invite or payment |
| Dodgeball.com | Mobile location-based service | unknown | Open |
| Doostang | Online career community | 53,000 | Invite-only |
| DowneLink | LGBT | Unknown | Open |
| Draugiem.lv | Latvia | 731,652 | Invite-only |
| Ecademy | Business | 100,000 | Open |
| Eons | People over 50 | Unknown | Open to people over 50 |
| General | 11,100,000 | Open | |
| Facebox | General | 1,046,696 | Open |
| Faceparty | British teens and 20-somethings | 5,900,000 | Open |
| Flickr | Photo sharing | 2,500,000 | Open |
| Friendster | General | 29,100,000 | Open |
| Frühstückstreff | General | 10,100 | Open |
| Gaia Online | General | 5,000,000 | Open |
| Gazzag | General | Unknown | Open |
| Goldmic | Hip-Hop | 58,000 | Open |
| GoPets | Virtual pets | 400,000 | Open |
| GreatestJournal | Uses LiveJournal code | 1,514,865 | Open |
| Grono.net | Poland | 830,000 | Invite-only |
| Hi5 | Worldwide. | 50,000,000 | Open |
| Hyves | Dutch people, but translations available (UK, GE, FR, SP) - many students | 2,311,790 | Open |
| imeem | media-centric social network with instant messaging functionality | Unknown | Open |
| Inked Nation | Body modification aficionados | Unknown | Open |
| IMVU | 3D chat software | 1,000,000 | Open |
| IRC-Galleria | Finland | 350,000 | Open |
| iWiW | Hungary | 1,000,000 | Invite only |
| Janglo | Jerusalem & Tel Aviv (Taanglo) English speakers | 14,300 | Open |
| Joga Bonito | Football (soccer) | Unknown | Open |
| Last.fm | Music | Unknown | Open |
| LibraryThing | Books | 82,374 | Open |
| Business | 7,500,000 | Open | |
| LiveJournal | Blogging | 10,921,263 | Open |
| LunarStorm | Sweden | 1,200,000 | Open |
| Match.com | Dating | 12,000,000 | Open |
| MEETin | Social Networking | 50,000 | Open |
| MiGente.com | Latinos | 3,600,000 | Open |
| Mixi | Japan | 5,000,000 | Invite-only |
| MOG | Music | Unknown | Open |
| Multiply | "Real world" networking with definable relationships | 3,000,000 | Open |
| Music Forte | Music | 37,000 | Open |
| myGamma | Cell phones | 1,300,000 | Open |
| MySpace | General | 26,700,000 | Open |
| myYearbook | General | 950,000 | Open |
| Neurona | Spanish businesses and Italy | 690,000 | Open |
| Nexopia | Canada | 866,000 | Open |
| OkCupid | Dating | 500,000 | Open |
| orkut | Owned by Google | 33,729,146 | Open |
| Passado | General (business) | 4,700,000 | Open |
| Piczo | Teenagers, Canadians, photo sharing | 10,000,000 | Open |
| Playahead | Swedish teenagers | 2,000,000 | Open |
| ProfileHeaven | British teens | 100,000 | Open |
| Rediff Connexions | India | 1,400,000 | Open |
| Reunion.com | Locating friends and family | 25,000,000 | Open |
| Ryze | Business | 250,000 | Open |
| Sconex | American high schools | 500,000 | Open |
| Studybreakers | High school students | 34,000 | Open |
| Stumbleupon | Websurfing | 1,200,000 | Open |
| StyleFeeder | Social Shopping Network | unknown | Open |
| TagWorld | General (tagging) | 1,850,692 | Open |
| TakingITGlobal | Social action | 116,000 | Open |
| The Student Center | Teens and colleges | 800,000 | Open |
| Threadless | General | 364,474 | Open |
| Tribe | General | 554,993 | Open |
| Vampire Freaks | Gothic industrial culture | 650,000 | Open |
| VietSpace | A social network of Vietnamese | 20,000 | Open |
| Vox | Blogging | Unknown | Open |
| WAYN | Travel & Lifestyle | 7,000,000 | Open to people 18 and older |
| WebBiographies | Genealogy & Biography | 3,500 | Open |
| Windows Live Spaces | Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) | 30,000,000 | Open |
| Xanga | Blogs and "metro" areas | 40,000,000 | Open |
| Business | 1,000,000 | Open | |
| Xuqa | Colleges | 1,000,000 | Open |
| Yahoo! 360° | Linked to Yahoo! IDs | 4,700,000 | Open to people 18 and older |
| Yuku | part of ezboard | Unknown | Open |
| Zaadz | Social consciousness | 17,627 | Open |
1 comment:
wow! that list is really cool, gr8 work!
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