Social Media Networking Sites

1. Social networking has been around forever. Its the simple act of expanding the number of people you know by meeting your friends friends, their friends friends and so on. In fact, many of us today use Twitter and Facebook to promote our existing and upcoming businesses. And people looking to connect with other business associated contacts usually move to sites like LinkedIn, but one need to understand that social media is beyond Twitter, Faceboo .....

Facebook

2. To access Facebook.com, you must create an account on the site which is free. Facebooks terms of use state that members must be at least 13 years old with valid email IDs. After updating youre details, your Facebook profile is generated. Using Facebook.com you can Browse and join networks, which are organized into four categories regions, colleges, workplaces and high schools.Pull contacts from a Web based e mail account, into Facebook.com.Find .....

MySpace

3. On MySpace, your social network starts growing from the first day. When you join MySpace, the first step is to create a profile. You then, invite friends to join there and search for your friends on already profiled on MySpace these friends become your initial Friend Space. Once the friendship is confirmed all the people in your friends Friend Space become part of your network. In that sense, everyone on MySpace is in your Extended Network. As pa .....

Twitter

4. Twitter is a very simple service that is rapidly becoming one of the most talked about social networking service providers. When you have a Twitter account, you can use the service to post and receive messages to a network of contacts, as opposed to send bulk email messages. You can build your network of contacts, and invite others to receive your Tweets, and can follow other members posts. Twitter makes it easy to opt into or out of networks. Ad .....

5. LinkedIn is an online social network for business professionals, which is designed specifically for professional networking, to help them find a job, discover sales leads, connect with potential business partners. Unlike most of the other social networks, LinkedIn does not focus on making friends or sharing media like photos, videos and music. To start using LinkedIn you need to register and create a profile page. To register to LinkedIn, you nee .....

Bebo

6. In the United Kingdom, Bebo is the second best social network. Bebo allows users to create social networking profiles for free. It offers many of the same features as other social networking sites. You can register a free account with Bebo and upload photos, videos and information. The site lets you connect with old friends and make new ones using a unique user interface. The site boasts users from more than a dozen countries, including the Unite .....

Friendster

7. Friendster was one of the first Web sites to bring it into mass culture. It was designed as a place to connect with friends, family, colleagues and new friends over the Internet. However, it went beyond just a one way communication. Using Friendster, you can connect with friends and family, meet new people through the connections you already have, find people with similar interests, backgrounds or geographical locations, join groups by activity, .....

Hi5

8. Hi5 shares many similarities with many social network sites; however, it introduces some twists that make it worthwhile for people who love trying out new and interesting online communities. However, it is not one of the popular sites in the United States. This was a strategic move from the founder, therefore, Hi5 claims around 60 million members from more than 200 countries other than the US. One of the sites biggest transformations is the addit .....

Habbo

9. The Habbo online community is inhabited by pixelated, cartoon character alter egos. You can meet others in public rooms (nightclubs, restaurants, shops) and create private rooms for selected friends. Habbo employees heavily moderate the site, catering to its solid teen user base. Most of the users of Habbo are between the age group of 13 18 years. Although, a major part of the users are from the U.S., Habbo social networks is very popular in pl .....

Ning

10. Ning is the leading online platform for the worlds organizers, activists and influencers to create social experiences that inspire action. It helps you create a safe and secure place online for like minded people. Ning takes the idea of groups to a whole new level. The ability to create your own community makes Ning a great home away from home for organizations and groups looking to fill the social void. .....

Classmates

11. Classmates.com is different from most social networks, in the sense that most of its features are available to premium member. The price for premium members depends on the length of the agreement shorter term results in a higher cost per month. Classmates.com is primarily used to reconnect with old classmates. The site features a search engine that lets you view other people who went to the same school you attended. Creating a basic Classmates. .....

Tagged

12. Tagged is a blend of social networking features that MySpace and Facebook users will find very familiar. Tagged was designed to help users meet lots of new people with similar interests in a short amount of time. You can access and register directly or be invited by a friend to join Tagged. This is a free social network that allows you to view your friends newly uploaded Tagged photo album. Tagged encourages its users to meet strangers based on s .....

myYearbook

13. myYearbook, the best place to meet new people and one of the 25 most trafficked sites in the United States. myYearbook has Flash based games, and the games incorporate Lunch Money (the myYearbook virtual currency). It includes a virtual economy through which people can purchase of gifts which members send to each other. Lunch Money is also donated by members to their favourite charity. In 2010, myYearbook donated money to the Haiti Relief Fund to .....

Meetup

14. Meetup is an online social networking portal that facilitates offline group meetings in various localities around the world. It makes it easy for anyone to organize a local group or find one of the thousands already meeting up face to face. More than 2,000 groups get together in local communities each day, each one with the goal of improving themselves or their communities. .....

MyLife

15. MyLife (formerly Reunion.com) is a social network service. MyLife can search over 60 social networking sites and other information resources on the Web. MyLife searches the web to deliver accurate and timely results. Even in cases when you dont immediately find who youre looking for, MyLife continues searching and provides updates and alerts. MyLife suggests friends and contacts you may know based on your profile information and existing contacts .....

Flixster

16. Flixster is a social networking site for movie fans. Users can create their own profiles, invite friends, rate movies and actors, and post movie reviews as well. From the site, people can also get information about movies, read user generated movie reviews and ratings, converse with other users, get movie show times, view popular celebrity photos, read the latest movie news, and view video clips from popular movies and TV shows. Flixster.com also .....

MyHeritage

17. MyHeritage is a family oriented social network service and genealogy website. It allows members to create their own family websites, share pictures and videos, organize family events, create family trees, and search for ancestors. There are more than 15 million family trees and 91 million photos on the site, and the site is accessible in over 35 languages. .....

Multiply

18. Multiply is a vibrant social shopping destination, but faster and more convenient, where sellers and buyers interact. A users network is made up of their direct contacts, as well as others who are closely connected to them through their first degree relationships. Users are also encouraged to specify the nature of their relationship with one another, making it possible to share content based on relationship. Many shoppers in the Philippines, Indo .....

Orkut

19. Orkut is a free social networking website where you can create a profile, connect with friends, maintain an online scrapbook and use site features and applications to share your interests and meet others. The prerequisite for logging on to Orkut is that the user must be over 18 years old. Currently, Orkut is the most popular in Brazil. The number of orkut users in India is almost equivalent to those in its original home in the United States. .....

Badoo

20. Badoo is a multi lingual social networking website. It is gaining popularity in emerging markets like Russia and Brazil. The site allows users to create profiles, send each other messages, and rate each others profile pictures at no cost. However, features that are designed to make user profile more visible to other users are provided at a cost. Badoo includes geographic proximity feature that identifies users locations based on analysis of their .....

Gaia Online

21. Gaia Online is a mix of social networking and massive multiplayer online role playing games. It is a leading online hangout for teens and young adults, and offers a wide range of features from discussion forums and virtual towns to fully customizable profiles and avatars. It provides a fun, social environment that inspires creativity and helps people make meaningful connections around shared interests such as gaming, arts and anime. .....

BlackPlanet

22. Initially, BlackPlanet was designed as a way for African American professionals to network. Since then, its grown and evolved as a site operating under the principles of Web 2.0. Members can read other members blogs, watch music videos, chat with one another, look for new careers and discuss news. Though BlackPlanet is not restricted to any community, this site is more popular amongst African American. This site helped Obama to connect to nearly .....

SkyRock

23. SkyRock.com is a social networking site that offers its members free web space where they can create a blog, add a profile, and exchange messages with other registered members. The site also offers a specific space for members who create blogs showcasing their original musical compositions. SkyRock is very popular in France and French speaking markets including Switzerland and Belgium. The site is also available in English, German, Dutch and Span .....

PerfSpot

24. PerfSpot provides a web portal for people of any age, gender, or background to share their interests and favourite things on the web. PerfSpot currently publishes its site in 37 different languages, with comprehensive moderator team based in the U.S. and the Philippines that screens through up to a million pictures on a daily basis. .....

Zorpia

25. Zorpia.com is a social network that has a large international community. Zorpias features include profile customization, networking features and an incredibly detailed search. Zorpia has an impressive music section featuring popular artists like Ashlee Simpson, Vanessa Hudgens, Alanis Morissette and more. You can purchase a Royal Membership for extra networking options such as an ad free profile, extra profile design features and unlimited messag .....

Netlog

26. Netlog (formerly known as Facebox and Bingbox) is a Belgian social networking website specifically targeted at the European youth demographic. On Netlog, you can create your own web page with a blog, pictures, videos, events and much more to share with your friends. Netlog is pageview market leader in Belgium, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Romania and Turkey. In the Netherlands, Germany, France and Portugal, Netlog covers the second place. Pan Eur .....

Tuenti

27. Tuenti is an invitation only private social networking website. It has been referred to as the Spanish Facebook .....

Nasza klasapl

28. nasza klasapl is considered one of the largest and most used social networking sites in Poland. It primarily brings together schools students and alumni. The site is in polish therefore restricting its popularity only to Poland and polish speaking people. Nevertheless, it claims to be the most popular networking site in Poland, and therefore, has found its niche in the competitive social networking space. The site where one might say, new meets o .....

IRC Galleria

29. IRC Gallery has been one of the most popular social networking sites for over 10 years, in Finland; with over 5.5 lakh registered users, 90% of which use the site regularly. IRC Galleria is popular within the age group of 18 22. To be able to create an account with this site, at least one of the uploaded images must be accepted by the administrator. While regular users can upload only up to 60 visible images, you have the option to upgrade to VIP .....

StudiVZ

30. StudiVZ is the biggest social networking site in Germany. It is also popular in German speaking countries like Switzerland and Austria. This site works as a student directory in particular for college and university students in Europe. The site allows students to maintain a personal page that containing their personal information like name, age, study subjects, interests, courses and group memberships (within StudiVZ). .....

Xing

31. Xing, (formally known as openBC/Open Business Club) is a professional networking tool. It is popular in countries like Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy and France. Xing is similar to LinkedIn and claims to have professionals from over 200 countries. Xing has two features Basic and Premium, depending on weather the user wants to use the site for free or at a cost. It is available in different languages including English, German, Spanish, Portuguese .....

Renren

32. Renren (formerly called Xiaonei Network) is one of the largest social networking sites in China, and caters to people of Chinese origin. It is very popular amongst college students. Renren also has a WAP version, which users can access through mobile phones. It features an instant messaging service for its users. Users can use the same username to log in both Renren and Kaixin. Renren appeals more to Chinese college students who use internet cafe .....

Kaixin001

33. Kaixin001 is a popular professional networking tool in China. The target audience for Kaixins, are typically white collar middle class who come from a first tier city. This site in China is extremely popular among people who work for multinational companies, ad agencies and other white collar companies. Kaixin001 has gained much more popularity since 2009, because social networking sites, such as Myspace, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube were blocke .....

Hyves nl

34. Hyves, pronounced hives (from beehives) is the largest social network in Netherlands, with many Dutch visitors and members. Hyves Payments and Hyves Games, allows you to play games and pay friends through the social network. Hyves provides usual amenities of a social networking site, including profiles, blogs, photos, and so on.Hyven became a common word in Dutch, and is gaining popularity across Europe. .....

MillatFacebook

35. MillatFacebook is a Muslim oriented social networking website. Originally launched in Pakistan, it has gained popularity in Arab counties as well. This site came into existence after Facebook was banned in Pakisthan. Millatfacebook offers video chat, bulletins, blogs, polls, shout box, and customization of profile page. Members can change the page CSS and design it on their own will. .....

Ibibo

36. Ibibo stands for iBuild, iBond. It is an Indian social networking site. It is an umbrella site that offers a variety of applications under its social network. The services offered include games, blogs, photo unlimited storage, mail, messenger, videos, free SMS service, mail, polls and surveys. .....

Sonico

37. Sonico is a free access social networking website focused on the Latin American audience. You can do a to rage of things in this site including search and add friends, interact with friends over message, update their own personal profile, manage their privacy, upload photos and videos, organize events, play games with other users. Sonico, more importantly, lets its members more control over their profile by giving them three distinct profiles tha .....

Wer kennt wen

38. Wer kennt wen, is one of the most popular social networking website in Germany. It is by an invitation only social networking website, and only for people over 14 years old. The site provides the user to write blogs, chat with friends, and write in their guestbook. It provides users a social community for people, to interact with anybody they want. .....

Cyworld

39. Cyworld is a South Korean social network service. It has had a big effect on Koreas Internet culture. Many renowned Korean socialites and celebrities have accounts where they post upcoming tours and works. Cyword has networks in South Korea, China, and Vietnam and is gaining popularity across Asia and the Pacific Island. Users have access to a profile page, photos, drawings and images uploading, an avatar, neighbourhoods, and clubs. .....

Mixi

40. Mixi is primarily for Japanese. Mixi offers options to meeting new people, send and receive messages, writing in a diary, read and comment on others diaries, organize and join communities and invite their friends. The site requires users to own a Japanese cell phone which bars anyone who is not or has not been a resident of Japan. .....

iWiW

41. iWiW (abbreviation for International Who is Who) is a Hungarian social networking web service. The site is an invite only website, where a user can provide personal information. Users can search for friends using the search tool. iWiW allows users to log in to external websites using their iWiW credentials. iWiW is also available for iPone and Android. .....

YouTube

42. Where does everyone go to watch or share video content online? Its obviously YouTube. After Google, YouTube is the second largest search engine. Although owned by Google and now tied right into our Google+ accounts, YouTube can still be recognized as a separate social network all on its own as one that revolves entirely around content like video production, vlogging, movie making and music sharing. .....

Instagram

43. Instagram has grown to be one of the most popular social networks for photo sharing that the mobile web has ever seen. Its the ultimate social network for sharing real time photos and short videos while on the go. The app started by being exclusively limited to the iOS platform, but has since expanded to Android and, Windows Phone also the web. Instagram was bought for a hefty $1 billion in 2012. .....

44. Pinterest is quickly becoming a major player in social networking, and proves just how important visual content has become on he web. As the fastest standalone site ever to reach 10 million monthly unique visits, Pinterests beautiful and intuitive pinboard style platform on the web and on mobile is one of the most incredible resources for collecting the best images and categorizing them on your own boards. .....

Tumblr

45. Tumblr is an extremely popular social blogging platform heavily used by teens and younger users. Like Pinterest, its popular for sharing visual content. You can customize your blog theme, post all different tpes of content formats, follow other users and be followed back. Reblogging and liking is a popular way to interact. If you post great content, you might be surprised to see how many followers you can attract. .....

Vine

46. Vine is mobile video sharing app owned by Twitter. One of the most convenient things about Vine is that its videos can be directly embedded inline on Twitter when shared through a tweet or even embedded on a website. Videos play on autoloop and are limited to a maximum of six seconds, but that doesnt stop it from being such a powerful social network. Many prefer it over Instagram video. .....

Snapchat

47. Snapchat is a social network based on instant messaging, and its totally mobile based. Its one of the fastest growing apps out there, building its popularity on the idea of self destructing snaps photos or short videos you take to chat with friends before they automatically delete after viewing. Its a massive social app for kids. If youre unfamiliar, check out this step by step tutorial on how to use Snapchat. .....

48. Reddit resembles the traditional message board style we all know and love. It has a very strong and smart community, and Reddit AMAs are one of the best ways to take advantage of this platform. Reddit works by displaying submitted links to content that get voted up or down by users. Links that receive the most upvotes will get pushed to the first page of their subreddits for being the best content voted by the users. .....

Flickr

49. Flickr is Yahoos popular photo sharing network, which exited long before other popular image based social sites like Pinterest and Instagram excited. Its still one of the best places to upload photos, create albums and show off your photography skills to your friends. Yahoo has also worked hard at regularly updating its mobile apps with lots of great features and functions so its easy to use from your phone. .....

Swarm

50. Foursquare has broken up its location based app into two parts. While its main Foursquare app is now meant to be used as a location discovery tool, its Swarm app is all about being social. You use it to see where your friends are, let them know where you are by checking in, and then you can use it to chat and plan to meet up at a specific location sometime later. .....

Pheed

51. Pheed is a newcomer to the social networking world, but kids who crave the latest, coolest, newest apps to use have been quick to jump on this one. It brings together the best of a lot of other popular social sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram all rolled into one super hip, super young social network on the web and mobile. Could it be the next big thing? Well just have to wait and see. .....

Plaxo

52. Currently hosts address books for more than 40 million people. Helps people stay in touch with Pulse, which is a dashboard that lets you see what the people you know are sharing all over the web. Strengths Graphical user interface makes it easy to use. Weaknesses Its not as widely adopted as some other platforms such as LinkedIn. .....

Discussion Boards and Forums

53. Are you interested in creating an online forum where members of your community can engage with each other and offer each other advice? Then a discussion board or forum is for you. The best known platforms for forums include Lefora, Zoho, Drupal, PhpBB, Simple Machines, Vanila, JavaBB and vBulletin. Strengths Forums are a great way to build a relationship with customers and prospects. Weaknesses They require regular, ongoing time and energy to kee .....

Howcast

54. Wouldnt it be cool if there was a website where you could watch How To videos on the topic of your choice? Well, there is and its called Howcast. Its an extremely worthy competitor to YouTube. Strengths A great place to upload high quality content. Weaknesses The default is still YouTube. Most people are conditioned to automatically type YouTube into their browser. .....

iTunes

55. This is not the only podcasting site, but its the best known and most popular. If youre doing interviews with industry experts or if youre creating mini radio shows, iTunes is the place to be. Strengths Its a well known, well respected platform. Weaknesses If you dont create scintillating content, people wont come back for more. .....

Picasa

56. This is a photo organizing, editing and sharing site thats owned by Google. You can tag photos to enable quick searches by users. Strengths As with most Google services, Picasa is easy to use and loads very quickly. Weaknesses Photo sharing is important, but its not the very first thing youd want to work on in your social media campaign. .....

Vimeo

57. Think of Vimeo as a high end YouTube. Its perfect for people interested in sharing their videos with a community of positive, encouraging creative professionals. Strengths You gotta love a site that oozes upbeat, optimistic, life affirming energy that Vimeo does. Weaknesses Its not a default site the way YouTube is, but that may change in the near future. .....

Buffer

58. This social media management tool allows you to schedule Tweets and Facebook updates quickly and easily from your web browser. Its perfect for people not interested in using TweetDeck or HootSuite. Just sign up, install on your browser and the next time youre at a web page you want to share, hit the Buffer button and schedule it for sometime in the future. Strengths An easy way to schedule updates on Twitter and Facebook. Weaknesses Other platfor .....

HootSuite

59. This is a tool that allows you to manage multiple social media channels through one dashboard. If you have a company with more than one contributor to your social media program, HootSuite is a good solution. Strengths A very easy to use interface. Simple set up, yet still powerful. Weaknesses If your social media program is no more extensive than updating a Twitter account, then HootSuite would be over kill. .....

Yelp

60. This platform offers user generated reviews on cool places to eat, shop, drink, relax and play. Yelp has an augmented reality Smart Phone application that makes using it on the run a blast. Strengths User generated reviews are a great way for customers and prospects to find out about your business. Weaknesses Some people try to game the system with faux reviews, but Yelp does a pretty good job of keeping those faux reviews at bay. .....

Quora

61. This is the perfect place to go if youre interested in asking a question that requires an expert answer. Just type in a question you have about any topic and Quora will provide answers from other users. Quora is frequented by smart, well educated users, so the answers tend to be very helpful and well thought out. Strengths A simple, easy to use platform. Weaknesses A simple Google search can sometimes offer the same quality of answers. .....

Wikipedia

62. It still amazes us that this user generated encyclopedia is run by just a few dozen employees along with hundreds of thousands of contributors around the globe. Its a great tool for legitimate entries. Dont try to game the system by adding overly promotional posts. But if your entry will be helpful to the Wikipedia community at large, have at it. Strengths Its a great tool for uploading legitimate, helpful content about your product, service or c .....

Digg

63. Digg is a social news website designed for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the Internet. Users submit links and stories, and other users vote and comment on them. Voting on this content, respectively diggs or burys that content item. .....

Answers yahoo

64. Yahoo! Answers is a website that allows users to both submit questions to be answered and answer questions asked by other users. .....