SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

I had two choices while
writing this article: hunt
down every online social
networking site on the
Internet and provide links
but give little information
about each, or provide
more information about a
decent selection of popular
sites. I originally opted for
the second choice, but
then I thought of a third:
review the more popular
sites, and provide a link
and a more abbreviated
description for each of the
rest. The result is the list
below, which is only the
first part of a larger
collection of categorized
sites.
If you know of any other
online networking sites not
included in the list at the
end of this post, please
leave a comment so I can
add them. Thanks!
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Twitter Power 2.0: How to
Dominate Your Market
One Tweet at a Time
Amazon Price: $9.92
List Price: $16.95
The Twitter Book
Amazon Price: $4.97
List Price: $19.99
Twitter For Dummies (For
Dummies (Computer/Tech)
)
Amazon Price: $10.20
List Price: $21.99
Twitter Marketing For
Dummies
Amazon Price: $2.94
List Price: $24.99
Twitter
Twitter is an online social
network that allows people
to stay connected through
the exchange of quick, 140-
character bursts of
information. Some use
Twitter as a cute time-
waster, but it can actually
be used to transmit useful
information, too, such as
letting customers know
when you're having a sale
or even resolving
complaints. Lately, it has
become very popular for
marketing, and if used
correctly, it works well. And
there's an application that
allows you to use Twitter
within your Facebook
acount, as well as many
other third-party apps
created by Twitter fans.
Explore Twitter
Learn how to use
Twitter
Automate Getting
Twitter Followers
Twitter in the News
Twitter: No Plans For A
Twitter News Network
Forbes
38 hours ago
The company says that
despite reports
suggesting otherwise, it
has no plans to create a
news network
UberTwitter beta hits
the iPhone
CNET
41 hours ago
Following its splash on
the BlackBerry, the
popular mobile Twitter
app is now available in
the iTunes App Store
with a beta for the
iPhone. Originally posted
at News - Digital Media
Twitter: “No Plans For A
Twitter News Network”,
But It’s Still An
Interesting Idea
TechCrunch
39 hours ago
Earlier today, Reuters
ran a short interview
with Twitter co-founder
Biz Stone in which he
talked about the
possibility of tweets
being used to create a
"Twitter News Service". It
seems pretty likely that
Stone was just running
with a hypothetical idea
that was on his mind at
the time of the
interview. (Okay, it seems
very likely .) And in fact,
it's hardly the first time a
Twitter co-founder ...
UberTwitter beta hits
the iPhone
CNET
41 hours ago
Following its splash on
the BlackBerry, the
popular mobile Twitter
app is now available in
the iTunes App Store
with a beta for the
iPhone.
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Bebo
Bebo is a nicely designed
site that offers online social
networking where friends
share information and
explore different forms of
entertainment. Their are a
lot of cool applications
that expand what you can
do when you're in the
Bebo environment, which
means you'll probably
want to have high speed
internet service if you're a
member. These include the
BeFunky Cartoonizer that
allows you to turn photos
into cartoons; iLike, which
lets you add music and
videos to your profile; the
ability to make song
dedications to friends and
participate in a music
challenge; and much more.
At the moment, this site is
more popular in the U.K.
than the U.S., but it can be
used by anyone.
Read testimonials by
Bebo users
View a Bebo member
page
Bebo in the News
Bebo Norman, Robbie
Seay Band at Kuss on
Saturday
Springfield News-Sun
6 days ago
SPRINGFIELD — There’s
BeBe and then there’s
Bebo .All Christian music
needs now is someone
named Bobo.
Madhur drops film with
Bebo
The Times of India
2 days ago
Bhandarkar drops his
film with Kareena
Kapoor as she was
suggesting too many
changes in the script.
Kareena’s Day Out With
A Contest Winner
[Gallery]
IndiaGlitz
2 days ago
Sony Ericsson had held a
contest, for which the
winner got a chance to
meet the brand
ambassador Kareena
Kapoor. In a view to this,
Bebo had met the lucky
guy at a clothing store.
Kareena's changing her
'Khan' loyalty
The Times of India
22 hours ago
There’s a new Khan in
Kareena’s life. Whether
this is reason enough for
the other three (we
mean, SRK, Aamir and
Salman) plus sweetheart
Saifoo to get insecure,
we don ’t know.
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Capazoo
Capazoo is unusual in that
it combines online social
networking with the ability
to earn "zoops," which can
be converted into cash at
the rate of $0.01 per zoop.
You earn zoops by getting
"tips" from other users for
your videos, music, photos,
profiles and more; when
you invite friends to join
you at Capazoo; and for
other member activities.
Watch Capazoo
overview video
View a Capazoo
member page
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Facebook music video
overview
Facebook
Facebook advertises itself
as "a social utility that
connects you with the
people around you." What
that means in practical
terms is that it is aon
online social network that
allows you to upload
photos, publish notes, get
news from friends, post
videos in a profile, tag
friends and join a network
to see people who live,
study, or work around you.
Facebook is much like
MySpace, but in my
opinion, it's easier to
navigate and better
looking.
Facebook Overview
View the Facebook page
for Jon Stewart of The
Daily Show
Facebook in the News
Facebook closer to
trademarking 'face'
CBC.ca
20 hours ago
Facebook has moved a
step closer toward
trademarking the word
"face" - at least in
certain contexts.
Is this the death of e-
mail?
Independent Online
10 hours ago
Facebook is betting that
one day soon we'll all be
acting like young
students - more SMSing
and instant-messaging,
at the expense of e-mail.
Facebook Shares Get
Sliced Into Derivatives as
Value Surges
Bloomberg
2 days ago
Facebook Inc.’s soaring
valuation is spurring
shareholders to slice and
dice their stock, giving
investors everywhere
from Silicon Valley to
Wall Street a chance to
bet on the company.
The Facebook Effect: The
Inside Story of the
Company That Is
Connecting the World
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Facebook For Dummies
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The Accidental Billionaires:
The Founding of Facebook:
A Tale of Sex, Money,
Genius and Betrayal
Amazon Price: $9.37
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Facebook: The Missing
Manual
Amazon Price: $10.65
List Price: $19.99
Facebook Marketing: An
Hour a Day
Amazon Price: $15.52
List Price: $29.99
Facebook For Dummies
(For Dummies (Computer/
Tech))
Amazon Price: $12.26
List Price: $21.99
Facebook Cookbook:
Building Applications to
Grow Your Facebook
Empire
Amazon Price: $21.99
List Price: $39.99
The Facebook Era: Tapping
Online Social Networks to
Build Better Products,
Reach New Audiences, and
Sell More Stuff
Amazon Price: $11.50
List Price: $24.99
The Complete Idiot's Guide
to Facebook
Amazon Price: $9.77
List Price: $16.95
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Stealing MySpace: The
Battle to Control the Most
Popular Website in America
Amazon Price: $12.39
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Stealing MySpace: The
Battle to Control the Most
Popular Website in America
Amazon Price: $27.00
Myspace Records 1
Amazon Price: $2.59
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MySpace For Dummies
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MySpace
MySpace touts that it's a
great online venue to meet
your friends' friends. And if
your friends' friends are in
bands or are celebrities,
you'd have an even greater
chance of finding them
there. But plenty of other
people use MySpace too.
It's a happening online
social network, even
though it's not a very
elegant environment. As of
this writing, MySpace had
just added ringtones, news
and an Impact section,
which focuses on giving
back by helping the
environment, getting
involved in politics or
donating either money or
time to nonprofit
organizations.
Read more about
MySpace
View the MySpace
profile for Chelsea
Handler of the Chelsea
Lately show
MySpace in the News
MySpace announces
connection with
Facebook
TechWorld
6 days ago
MySpace accepts
subordinate position in
social network market
While the battle may
have been won some
time ago, MySpace
seems to be calling
"uncle" in its
competition with
Facebook.
MySpace Turns to
Facebook to Get Its
Groove Back
E-Commerce Times
6 days ago
MySpace and Facebook
-- bitter enemies until
Facebook left MySpace
far in the dust -- have
announced new and
tighter integrations
between the two. The
announcement
constituted a tacit, but
completely unnecessary,
concession by MySpace
that the social
networking wars were
over and that Facebook
was the undisputed
victor.
How Facebook beat
MySpace
CNN Money
6 days ago
Facebook and MySpace
were neck and neck
competitors for years,
but with yesterday's
announcement, Mark
Zuckerberg became the
clear victor of this round
of social. Here's how
Facebook did it.
MySpace deepens ties
with rival Facebook
New Straits Times
7 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO:
MySpace, yesterday,
began letting members
tap into entertainment
preferences expressed in
Facebook profiles in a
deepening of ties with
the firm that snatched
its social networking
crown.
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Yuwie
Yuwie features most of the
same online networking
features as the other sites
on this page, but there's
one big difference: they
pay their users to generate
traffic. Granted, you have
to generate a lot of traffic
to get paid, but that's
possible if you sign up
people underneath you
and have some patience.
But Yuwie earnings aren't
entirely based on the
efforts of other people.
They pay you for your own
page views as well.
View the Yuwie
introductory video
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The following are more
social networking sites that
fall within the general
category. If I left off one of
your favorites, please leave
me a comment below and
I'll add it.
43 Things Tag-based site
centered around goals
and life dreams
BlackPlanet The place
to connect for African
Americans
Faceparty Networking
for British teens (must
be over 16) and young
adults
Friendster International
social networking for
people 18 and over
hi5 International social
networking for young
people
Jaiku This Google-
owned site allows
people to share their
"activity streams" with
friends, and is enabled
for use on mobile
phones
MEETin General
networking backed by
live regional events
where you can meet
your online friends in
person
Meetup General
networking that allows
you to meet people in
your city who share the
same interests
My Opera General
networking that allows
blogging, photo sharing,
etc. online and by
mobile phone
myYearbook An online
yearbook that grows
with you as you get
older
orkut This general social
networking brought to
you by the folks at
Google is most popular
in India and Brazil
Searchles Offers
searching, networking
and social bookmarking
in one place
Tagged Provides social
networking for
teenagers, especially
high school students
Tribe.net Social
networking that
connects people in local
communities
Yahoo! Mash Yahoo's
social networking site is
in beta at the time of
this writing and requires
an invitation
Team Motivation
Sometimes we seek out
others on social
networking sites for
inspiration and to get us
motivated. The link
above features short
snippets of motivational
advice, guaranteed to
get you going!
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Comments
Bob Ewing 2 years ago
Great info here.
WordPlay 2 years ago
Thanks, Bob. :-)
Bob Ewing 2 years ago
I use social networking and
have my own site, this info
keeps me on top of what is
available.
Zsuzsy Bee 2 years ago
Wew! I am behind times. I
just don't know enough. I
need to learn as much as
possible. So thanks for
explaining all the different
sites.
Great HUB
regards Zsuzsy
WordPlay 2 years ago
Zsuzsy Bee: It's okay if you
aren't that familiar with
the sites. It would be too
hard to use them all
anyway. My
recommendation would be
to choose one and get to
know it. Once you've done
that, you can expand out
to others if you want to.
Many of the features are
similar from site to site, so
most of what you learn on
one site would carry over
to the others.
Lissie 2 years ago
I hope you get the dup
content issue sorted
because this is a very useful
hub and doesnt deserve
that low score! Giving a
thumbs up!
WordPlay 2 years ago
Thanks so much for your
support and the thumbs-
up, Lissie! I'm sure this low-
score thing will get
straightened out
eventually.
Peter M. Lopez 2 years
ago
Thank you WordPlay. Great
info.
WordPlay 2 years ago
Thanks, Peter!
Sybille Yates 2 years ago
Excellent hub! SY
WordPlay 2 years ago
Thanks, Sybille!
motherduck 2 years ago
Nice Hub. The list of Web
2.0 sites is endless. It's
almost impossible to keep
up with them. But as you
say, best to focus on a
select few which bring you
the best results.
WordPlay 2 years ago
Thanks, motherduck.
You're right; the list is
endless. The ones I
included above are only a
drop in the bucket.
highwaystar 2 years ago
You've put together a great
hub wordplay, gGood all
round resource with
excellent info, thanks for
sharing, cheers!
vreccc 2 years ago
Wordplay: this is a great
resource!! Thanks!!
I have never used 43 things.
Is it still good for SEO
purposes. I remember
seeing there stuff in
Google's organic results
earlier on, but haven't seen
them around in a while.
WordPlay 2 years ago
Thanks for the kind words,
highwaystar.
Thanks to you, too, vrecc.
Unfortunately, I don't have
a good answer for your
question about 43 Things.
Due to time constraints, I
restrict my postings to
Propeller, Digg, Reddit and
a few others that have high
pagerank. So many blog
posts, so little time!
askweb20 2 years ago
You did quite a job on
putting all that
information together. It is
always good to know what
the latest sites are since
there are so many.
WordPlay 2 years ago
Hi, askweb20. Thanks for
your kind words!
wildstuff 2 years ago
Nice stuff. Most of them I
hadn't heard of
Diane Corriette 2 years
ago
Sometimes big isn't always
better. If you are looking to
build actual relationships
with people rather than
just promote stuff then the
smaller network sites work
well.
I run a social network for
women internet marketers
at http://
www.womeninternetmarket
ers.net
and what you find is that
we are developing
relationships with each
other and helping each
other when we are stuck.
www.Ning.com is a great
place to start your own
network and attract your
particular niche to you. Its
also a great place to find
smaller targeted networks
where you can promote
and build relationships
It's a really informative list
though... thanks
Diane Corriette Women
Internet Marketers
ArtCantHurtU 2 years ago
I really liked your
summations
I think you have done a
good job summing up
some of the communities
that social sites are
creating. For people who
are just learning about
social networkig - it is really
confusing! that is why I
liked your hub alot, you
simplified the info and
gave us your slant as well.
good job - do more!
Victor Goodman 2 years
ago
MySpace, FaceBook, Yuwie
and more.
They are just websites.
What if I told you there's
software (actually a small
browser plug-in) that
enables social network
functionally on every
website on the internet.
It's true see for yourself
http://hubpages.com/hub/
Web2Upgrade_BuzzBot
Groupnex 2 years ago
Thanks for the informative
posting.. We have our own
online social networking
site called
www.groupnex.com. Would
like to hear your feedback
Danne 20 months ago
MyNetCrew social network
is a recently launched Site
Members can create
unlimited number of
photo albums and upload
an unlimited number of
photos and communicate
with friends for free.
http://mynetcrew.com
Research Analyst 20
months ago
This is a good reference
guide for any beginner who
is looking into ways to
market themselves as a
brand because it will take
building relationships to do
that in the new technology
of interactive web 3.0
WordPlay 20 months ago
Thanks for your kind
words, Research Analyst. :-)
RobertHassey 20 months
ago
Good post. This will
certainly help people who
may want to promote their
sites and expand their
networks. That you can edit
and add to your list is also
a good thing. I'm an
Internet marketing
enthusiast and I'm always
interested in ways to
'popularize' one's site and
get more from one's
network.
WordPlay 20 months ago
Thanks for your comment,
Robert!
Eecia 19 months ago
Hello you can also try this
new social networking site
that helps people achieve
their goals. Check it here ->
http://
www.humanhood.com
wordscribe41 17 months
ago
Excellent hub. You
mentioned quite a few I've
never heard of. Capazoo
sounds intriguing. I spend
so much time on Facebook
that I should be careful
though. Thanks for the
information.
WordPlay 17 months ago
Thanks, wordscribe41. I've
been hearing more and
more that a lot of people
are spending time on
Facebook. So you're not
alone!
Rene Napoli 17 months
ago
Great sites.
SheMis 17 months ago
Wow...so much to learn! I
appreciate the info and
you explain so well!
WordPlay 17 months ago
Thanks for the kind words
and for stopping by,
SheMis!
Jeremie Saya 17 months
ago
Hey WordPlay this is great
Information. When ever
you get time check out
www.Aroundtheway.com,
it's a new social network
taking New York by storm.
www.funbyu.com 16
months ago
http://www.funbyu.com is a
social networking website
where the members earn
money.
Now doing ANY activity on
www.funbyu.com will earn
you money. Login and
check out the "My
earnings" TAB to know
more.
Right from uploading
content to inviting friends
on funbyu.com to
forwarding content to
friends could earn you
money.
What's more, even when
you uploaded content is
viewed it can earn you
money.
So what Are you waiting
for ..... login now and
increase your activity and
popularize your content.
Happy browsing.
http://www.funbyu.com
Southspice 16 months ago
Nice and interesting social
networking site lists really
impressed me.
www.youngisthan.co.nr,
www.grou.ps/sandalwood
also impressed me with
their content,
entertainment, friends
interactivity, design etc.,
Dennis 16 months ago
The latest social site to hit
the net
"The Last Legal High.Com"
The Social Site For
Adrenaline Junkies.
This site is great for anyone
that enjoys the natural
highs in life, from family to
helicopters, The list is
endlest. http://
www.thelastlegalhigh.com
Sara 16 months ago
I came across this social
network while at Coffee
Bean & Tea Leaf,
www.mizoon.com It has
info about your location
and businesses near by as
well as friends if they are
on your network. I even
found a coupon for Snip-
its in Palo Alto.
lyricsingray 14 months
ago
This is so helpful with me
networking my own site-
thanks tons! Kimberly
PLANETwebfoot 10
months ago
Thanks for sharing this list
of social networking sites.
It's intersting to see which
ones have taken off since
this article was written and
which ones have shut
down.
Alycia Franklin 10 months
ago
Thanks for the list of Social
Site. I will try some of these
sites too.
wavegirl22 10 months ago
as always i come to your
Hub and I learn something
new! Dont know how you
do it but I follow your
advice and of course your
wonderful clipart!! Thanks
as always for sharing all
your knowledge!
WordPlay 10 months ago
Thanks, Shari. As always, I
appreciate your kind
words. :-)
ZalPal 7 months ago
Hi, there!
Here is a new Online Social
Networking site -
ZalPal.com
Pls comment!
tessaph 7 months ago
I find social media helpful
in a way that, you can see
the places your friends
visited, food and clothing
they like, family pictures
and gathering, pets and
boyfriends/girlfriends and
their whole activities.
Lamme 7 months ago
Thanks for the information.
Very useful, I'm going to
look into these more.
Idiots-Den 6 months ago
Wow.
Nice Compilation.
I didn't know that Yahoo
was working on a Social
Networking website....!!
ojejones 6 months ago
Not to forget http://
www.bongal.com
Jackson Riddle 6 months
ago
Personally, I like earning
money from socail
networking. Thats why I
choose http://
counttoonemillion.com/?
p=461
Andy 5 months ago
Brilliant list of social
networking sites! And I am
in every one of them! While
social networking sites can
be a fun way to reconnect
with your old friends, there
is more to it that socializing
online. You can actually
earn money with social
networking sites. They are a
growing community, one
with millions of new
registered users every
month, there are tons of
money-making
opportunities there. Build a
massive list of targeted
buyers and you can be
making easy cash in no
time. Invest your time
learning how to make
money with social
networking sites and it will
be a time well spent. I
should know. I'm earning
from it.
Jasejames 4 months ago
Thanks for sharing with us
this nice information.
philcampbell 4 months
ago
hey there! - i'm new to
hubpages and i wrote a
piece about tools i use as a
social media freelancer
over here - http://
hubpages.com/hub/online-
tools-to-live-digit
iluvceleb 4 months ago
Although I haven't tried
Capazoo, some social sites
that you've mentioned are
very effective. Thanks for
the nice list
mdscoggins 4 months ago
thanks for the ideas since I
am new to Hubpages and
am working toward
drawing traffic and have
tried a lot of things and
some success but looking
for more.
Kate Salter 3 months ago
Great article! Lots of good
info here. http://
www.folkdirect.com is good
too - very good privacy
controls and all in-house
(no third-parties getting
your info).
stephanie o 3 months ago
This is a very informative
hub. You've really gone out
of your way to find some
unusual sites, and I love
that. I need to get out and
do more social networking.
Thanks for all the
information!!!
leni sands 3 months ago
Very useful information
some of these i wasn't
aware of - just wondered
how I put links in my hub
profile to my twitter,
facebook and blog
accounts?
WordPlay 3 months ago
Hi, Leni. Thanks for your
comment.
I sent you an e-mail about
adding the links. Please let
me know if you didn't
receive it.