Social Networking Sites
| How to read this list of social
networking sites: Service - This is the name of the social networking site. Hint: Hover your mouse over the name of the social networking sites for a brief description. Interest - The main interest or concentration amongst its users. # of Users - Estimated number of users in the social network. Registration - Type of registration, whether its open, private, invitation, or other. Photos -These social network sites allow users to upload photos. Videos - This social network allows its users to upload videos. Blog - These social network sites allow users to write in a blog. Groups - These social network sites have concentrated groups on numerous topics. Commenting -These social network sites allow users to comment on profiles and/or other things. Customization - This social networking site allows the user to customize the profile page. Public Profile - These social network sites have profiles that anyone can see. |
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Social Network |
Interest |
# of Users |
Registration |
Photos |
Videos |
Blog |
Groups |
Commenting |
Customization |
Public Profile |
| 43 Things | General | 1007433 | Open |  | | | ||||
| Bebo | General | 34000000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| Black Planet | General | 16000000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| Blue Dot | General | 80000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Bolt | General | 4000000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| Broadcaster | Video/Webcam chat | 26000000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Buzznet | Music and pop-culture | 500000+ | Open | | | | | | | |
| Care2 | Activism | 7151375 | Open | | | | | | | |
| Consumating | Consumeetings | 21000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Couchsurfing | Hospitality | 281000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Dandelife | Shared Biographies | Unknown | Open | | | | | | | |
| DeadJournal | Blogs | 490310 | Invite/Pay | | | | | | ||
| Del.icio.us | Online social bookmarking | N/A | Open | | ||||||
| Dodgeball | Mobile General | Unknown | Open | | | |||||
| Doostang | Careers | 173000 | Invite | | | | ||||
| Ecademy | Businesss | 100000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| eSPIN | General | 4400000 | Open | | | | ||||
Started for colleges, then high schools, and now everyone. | 34000000 | Open | | | | | | | ||
| Flickr | Photo sharing | 4000000 | Open | | | |||||
Social
Network |
Interest |
# of Users |
Registration |
Photos |
Videos |
Blog |
Groups |
Commenting |
Customization |
Public Profile |
| Flirtomatic | Flirting/Dating | 265000 | Open | | | | | |||
| Fotki | Photo sharing | 1000000 | Open | | | | | |||
| Fotolog | Photoblogging | 9000000 | Open | | | | | |||
| Friends Reunited | School, college, work, sport and streets | 12000000 | Open | | | |||||
| Friendster | General | 47000000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| Geni.com | Families, genealogy | 100000 | Open | | | |||||
| Graduates.com | School, college, and work | 650000 | Open | | ||||||
| Hi5 | General | 50000000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| imeem | Instant messaging | N/A | Open | | | | | | | |
| Infield Parking | United States NASCAR fans | 36000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Jaiku.com | Update friends with your status through SMS, IM, web interfaces | N/A | Open | | | | | |||
| Last.fm | Music | 15000000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| LibraryThing | Book lovers | 214425 | Open | | | | | | ||
Business | 12000000 | Open | | | | | ||||
| Live Journal | Blogging | 12900000 | Open | | | | | | | |
Social
Network |
Interest |
# of Users |
Registration |
Photos |
Videos |
Blog |
Groups |
Commenting |
Customization |
Public Profile |
| MEETin | General | 81668 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Meetup.com | General | 2000000 | Open | | | | ||||
| MiGente.com | Latinos | 9830000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| MOG | Music | Unknown | Open | | | | | | | |
| Multiply | General | 5000000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| My Opera Community | General | 834753 | Open | | | | | | | |
| Myspace | General | 192000000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| MyYearbook | General | 950000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| Netlog | General | 22482536 | Open | | | | | | | |
| Nexopia | Ranking | 1019372 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Ning | Groups | Unknown | Open | | | | | | | |
| Odeo | Podcasting | N/A | Open | | |
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| OkCupid | Dating | Unknown | Open | | | | ||||
| Orkut | General | 57431788 | Open w/ gmail acct | | | | | | | |
| Passado | General | 470000 | Open | | | | | | | |
Social
Network |
Interest |
# of Users |
Registration |
Photos |
Videos |
Blog |
Groups |
Commenting |
Customization |
Public Profile |
| Piczo | General | 10000000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| Playtxt | Mobile | 70000 | Open | | | |||||
| Pownce | General | Unknown | Invite | | | | | | ||
| RateItAll | Ranking | Unknown | Open | | | | | |||
| Reunion | Finding | 28000000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Ryze | Careers | 250000 | Open | | Guestbook | | | |||
| Sconex | Classmates | 500000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Searchles | Knowledge | Unknown | Open | | | | | | | |
| Sermo | Doctors | 20000 | Open | N/A | | |||||
| Soundpedia | Web 2.0 based music community | 1500000 | Open | | | | ||||
| Sportsvite | Recreational Sports | 18000 | Open | | | | ||||
| Squidoo | Recommendation search | N/A | Open | | | | | | ||
| StumbleUpon | General | 3150000 | Open | | | | | | | |
| Tagworld | General | 1850692 | Open | | | | | | | |
Social
Network |
Interest |
# of Users |
Registration |
Photos |
Videos |
Blog |
Groups |
Commenting |
Customization |
Public Profile |
| TakingITGlobal | Social action | 145000 | Open | | | | ||||
| The Doll Palace | Cartoon dolls and dress up games | 2500000 | Open | | | | | |||
| The Student Center | Teens and colleges | 800000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Threadless | Custom T-shirts | 364474 | Open | | | | | |||
| TravBuddy | Travel | 760000 | Open | | | | | |||
| Travellerspoint | Travel | 105000 | Open | | | | | |||
| Tribe.net | General | 602876 | Open | | | | | | ||
General | Unknown | Open | | | | | ||||
| Vox | Blogging | N/A | Open | | | | | | | |
| WAYN | Travel & Lifestyle | 8000000 | Open | | | | ||||
| WebBiographies | Genealogy & Biography | N/A | Open | | | | | | ||
| Windows Live Spaces | Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) | 120000000 | Open | | | | | | ||
| Woophy | Travel & Photography | 20000 | Open | | | |||||
| Xanga | General | 40000000 | Open | | | | | | | |
Business | 2000000 | Open | | | ||||||
| You Tube | Video sharing | N/A | Open | | | | |