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Posted by Nitesh Kothari on 20 April 2008|
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This is a list of major social networking websites.
Please note the list is non-exhaustive, but is limited to notable, well known sites.
| Name | Description/Focus | Registered users | Registration | Global Alexa Page ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advogato | Free and open source software developers | Open | ||
| ANobii | Books | Open | ||
| aSmallWorld | European jet set and social elite | 270,000 | Invite-only | |
| Badoo | General, Popular in Europe | Open to people and older | 106 | |
| Bahu | General, Popular in France, Belgium, Poland and Europe | Open to people and older | ||
| Bebo | General, Popular in the US, UK, Ireland, NZ and the Pacific Islands | Open to people and older | 122 | |
| BlackPlanet | African-Americans | Open | ||
| Broadcaster.com | Video sharing and webcam chat | 322,715[3] | Open | |
| Buzznet | Music and pop-culture | Open | ||
| Cake Financial | Investing | Open | ||
| Capazoo | General (blogs, photos, music, videos) | Open | ||
| Care2 | Green living and social activism | Open | ||
| Classmates.com | School, college, work and the military | Open | 1,752 | |
| Cloob | General. Popular in Iran. | Open | ||
| College Tonight | College students. | requires an e-mail address with an ".edu" ending | ||
| Consumating | "Consumeetings" | Open | ||
| CouchSurfing | Hospitality | Open | ||
| Cyworld | Young South Koreans | 2,100,000[4] | Open | |
| Dandelife | Collective narratives or "shared biographies" | Open | ||
| DontStayIn | Clubbing (primarily UK) | Open | ||
| Experience Project | Life experiences | Open | ||
| General. Popular Worldwide. | 70,000,000[5] | Open to people and older. | 6 | |
| Faceparty | General. Popular UK. | Open to people and older. | 2,603 | |
| Flickr | Photo sharing | 9,600,000[6] | Open (Yahoo! login) | 39 |
| Flixster | Movies | Open | 414 | |
| Fotolog | Photoblogging. Popular in South America. | Open | 13 | |
| Friends Reunited | UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets | Open | 10,490 | |
| Friendster | General. Popular in Southeast Asia. | 58,000,000[7] | Open to people and older. | 18 |
| Frühstückstreff | General | Open | ||
| Gaia Online | Anime and games | Open | ||
| Gather | Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions | Open | ||
| Geni.com | Families, genealogy | Open | ||
| Gossipreport.com | Anonymous gossip | Open to people and older | ||
| Grono.net | Poland | Invite-only | ||
| GuildCafe | Online games | Open | ||
| Habbo | General. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. | Open to people and older | 4,281 | |
| hi5 | General. Latin American and Asian teens. Popular in Cyprus and Romania. | 70,000,000[8] | Open to people and older | 8 |
| Hospitality Club | Hospitality | Open | ||
| Hyves | Most popular Dutch social network, especially for students | Open | ||
| imeem | Music, Video, Photos, Blogs | Open | ||
| IRC-Galleria | Finland | 475,000[9] | Open to Finnish speaking people and older | |
| iWiW | Hungary | Invite-only | ||
| Jaiku | General. Owned by Google. | Open to people and older | ||
| Joga Bonito | Football (soccer). Owned by Google. | Open | ||
| kaioo | General, nonprofit | Open | ||
| LibraryThing | Book lovers | Open to people and older | ||
| lifeknot | Shared interests, hobbies | Open to people and older. | ||
| Business | 20,000,000[10] | Open | 211 | |
| LiveJournal | Blogging | Open (OpenID) | 69 | |
| LunarStorm | Sweden | Open | ||
| MEETin | General | Open | ||
| Meetup.com | General | Open to people and older | ||
| MiGente.com | Latinos | Open | ||
| Mixi | Japan | Invite-only | ||
| mobikade | mobile community, UK only | Open to people and older | ||
| MocoSpace | mobile community, worldwide | 2,000,000[11] | Open to people and older | |
| MOG | Music | Open to people and older | ||
| Multiply | "Real world" relationships | Open to people and older | ||
| My Opera Community | General (blogs, photo albums, forums, groups, etc.) | Open | ||
| MyChurch | Christian Churches | Open | ||
| MyHeritage | family-oriented social network service | Open | ||
| MySpace | General. Popular Worldwide. | 110,000,000 | Open to people and older. | 5 |
| myYearbook | General | Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up | ||
| Nabuur | Online Volunteering | Open | ||
| Nasza-klasa.pl | School, college and friends. Popular in Poland. | Open | ||
| Netlog | Formerly known as Facebox. | Open | ||
| Nettby | Norwegian Community. | Open | ||
| Nexopia | Canada | Open to people 14 and older | ||
| Odnoklassniki.ru | General. Popular in Russia | 10,000,000[13] | Open | 40 |
| OkCupid | Social networking and dating | Open to people 18 and older | ||
| orkut | Owned by Google. Popular in Brazil and India. | Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) | 10 | |
| OUTeverywhere | Gay/LGBTQ Community | Open | ||
| Passado | General | Open | ||
| Passportstamp | Travel | Open | ||
| Phanfare | Family photo and video sharing | Open | ||
| Pingsta | Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts | Invite-only, only Internet Experts | ||
| Plaxo | Business | Open | ||
| Playahead | Swedish,Danish,Norwegian teenagers | Open | ||
| Pownce | Websites, files, and short updates | Open | ||
| ProfileHeaven | British teens | Open to people 13 and older | ||
| RateItAll | General (consumer ratings) | Open | ||
| Ravelry | Knitting and crochet | Invite-only while in beta | ||
| Reunion.com | Locating friends and family, keeping in touch | Open | ||
| Ryze | Business | Open | ||
| Sconex | American high schools | Open | ||
| Searchles | Social search and networking | Open | ||
| Sermo | Physicians | Open only to D.O.s and M.D.s in US | ||
| Shelfari | Books | Open | ||
| Soundpedia | Music | Open | ||
| Sportsvite | Recreational sports | Open | ||
| Stickam | Live video streaming and chat. | Open | ||
| StoryMash | Social Story writing. | Open | ||
| Student.com | International teens and colleges | Open | ||
| StudiVZ | University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries | Open | ||
| Tagged.com | General | Open | ||
| TakingITGlobal | Social action | Open | ||
| Taltopia | Online artistic community | Open | ||
| TravBuddy.com | Travel | Open | ||
| Travellerspoint | Travel | Open | ||
| tribe.net | General | Open | 5,195 | |
| Tuenti.com | General. Very Popular in Spain | Invitation only | ||
| Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | Open | |||
| Ultra Egypt | Egyptian social network. | Open | ||
| V Kontakte | Russian social network. | Open | ||
| Vox | Blogging | Open | ||
| WAYN | Travel and lifestyle | Open to people 18 and older | 828 | |
| WebBiographies | Genealogy and biography | Open | ||
| Windows Live Spaces | Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) | Open | 3 | |
| Wis.dm | Questions and answers about anything and everything | Open | ||
| Woophy | travel & photography, photo sharing website | Open | ||
| Xanga | Blogs and "metro" areas | Open | ||
| Business | Open | |||
| Yahoo! 360° | Linked to Yahoo! IDs | Open to people 18 and older, (Yahoo! login) | ||
| Yahoo! Mash | Yahoo's new SNS - Still in beta | Invite-only while in beta | ||
| Yelp, Inc. | Local Business Review and Talk | Open | ||
| Zooomr | Universal photo sharing | Open (OpenID) |
Source: Wikipedia