MySpace
Started in 2003, MySpace was a driving force in popularizing social networking and still maintains the largest userbase.
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FaceBook
Founded by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook was designed as a social networking site for Harvard students. After spreading from Harvard through the university ranks and down into high school, Facebook was opened to the public in 2006. |
Hi5
A fast-growing social network with a strong base in Central America, Hi5 has over fifty million users worldwide.
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Ning
A social network for creating social networks, Ning takes the idea of groups to a whole new level. |
Linkedin
Linkedin is a business-oriented social network dedicated to helping professionals maintain a list of connections. These connections can then be used to find a job, find out more about potential employers including which of you contacts might be able to refer you, and fill your own job vacancies through the social network. |
Flixster
With a tagline of "stop watching bad movies," Flixster combines social networking with movie reviews. |
Last.fm
Billing itself as a social music site, Last.fm allows members to create their own radio station that learns what the person likes and suggests new music based on those interests. In addition to this, you can listen to the radio stations of friends and other Last.fm members. |
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Badoo
Based in London, Badoo is one of the top social networking sites in Europe. |
Migente
A social networking site targeted at Latin America. |
Orkut
Originally created by Google to compete with MySpace and Facebook, it has mainly caught hold in Brazil. |
Studivz
A German version of Facebook with a strong audience in students. |
Twitter
Micro-blogging is defined as a quick update usually containing a very limited number of characters. It is a popular features of social networks like Facebook where you can update your status, but it has become best known because of Twitter. |
43 Things
A social networking site that targets goal-setting, members are interlinked by the goals they are going after and the goals they have completed. |
BlackPlanet
One of the oldest social networks, and the most popular special interest social networking site, BlackPlanet caters to African-Americans. |
Broadcaster
A social network centered around video allowing people to upload their own video clips. engage in video chats with other members, and send video e-mail. |
Care2
Green living beyond just social networking, Care2 offers email, blogging, shopping, and more, all catered to those wishing to live a green life. |
Classmates
Founded in 1995, Classmates was one of the first social networks on the web and still caters primarily to schools and colleges. Classmates charges a fee for advanced services that are usually free on other social networking sites. |
Dodgeball
A social networking site aimed at mobile users, Dodgeball interacts with mobile devices to send text messages to your friends alerting them to your status online. |
eCrush
A social network targeting teens, eCrush is the 21st century's answer to writing "Do you like me?" on a piece of paper with a boxes for yes and no and a request to check the one that applies. |
Gaia Online
A social network with virtual world elements, Gaia Online has an anime, comics, and gaming theme. Members can create their own avatar, earn gold by participating in the network, purchase items in virtual shops, visit virtual towns, and more. |
Meetup
A social network with an event organization theme, Meetup allows members to organize anything from political rallies to spontaneous bar hopping. |
Mog
A music-oriented social networking site, Mog allows members to upload their playlists and keeps track of what members are listening to on their computer. |
Multiply
A social network targeted at a person's real world social network, Multiply offers blogging, photo sharing, book and movie reviews, with an emphasis on sharing these not with the public at large, but with your friends and family. |
MyFamily
Launched in 1998, MyFamily focuses on the family unit as a social network and helps families that are spread out all over the country and the world keep in touch. |
Reunion
Targeted at finding lost friends, family, and old classmates, Reunion is one of the few social networks that require payment for premium features usually found for free on other social networks. According to the wiki entry for Reunion, they once had an F rating with the Better Business Bureau for misleading business practices. |
Soundpedia
Concentrating on social music, Soundpedia allows users to upload their playlists, search for new music, and view the playlists of their friends. |
Take Part
A social network dedicated to social activism, Take Part was established by Participant Media, the company behind such films as An Inconvenient Truth and Syriana. |
WAYN
An acronym for "Where Are You Now?", WAYN is a social networking site aimed at travelers around the world. |
Xanga
A social blogging site that combines social networking elements with blogging. Members earn credits for participating in the site and can spend credits on various things such as buying mini-pictures to post in the comments of a friend's blog. |
Xing
A business-oriented social networking website similar to LinkedIn, most of Xing's users are located in Germany. |
Friendster
is a leading global social network emphasizing genuine friendships and the discovery of new people through friends. |
Xanga
A social blogging site that combines social networking elements with blogging. Members earn credits for participating in the site and can spend credits on various things such as buying mini-pictures to post in the comments of a friend's blog. |
Virb
Virb is a community website that combines social interaction with music and entertainment exploration. It's a great way to keep in touch and meet people with similar interests. Use Virb to discover music, videos, cool companies and organizations... then share what you find with your friends. |
Trig
trig.com. A community for creative people with images, blogs, music, trends, etc. Yeah, we could say all that. But what we really imagine is a place where people like their music loud, their opinions edgy and their life brave. |
9rules
9rules is a place where members and readers can connect, build relationships, and learn new things. 9rules started in 2003 with a set of 9 rules. |
Threadless
Threadless - one of the first really successful sites that harness the power of community for commercial purposes, Threadless enables users to submit their own T-Shirt designs; the community votes for the very best, which then become a part of Threadless’ official catalog. |
Shelfari
Shelfari is the premier social network for people who love books.
Create a virtual shelf to show off your books, see what your friends are reading and discover new books - all for free! |
Beautiful Society
Beautiful Society now. It's about you, and your favorite things. A detailed favorite listing, including a description and image, will show the community something about you. In turn you can learn from other people with the same favorites as yourself. Coming together around something you already know and like... your favorites! |
Nexopia
Nexopia.com is one of the largest youth oriented social networking platforms and the number one place for teens to express themselves online. |
Bebo
Bebo is the next generation social networking service where members can stay in touch with their College friends, connect with friends, share photos, discover new interests and just hang out. |
Tagged
Tagged.com is a premier social-networking destination with 70+ million registered users and over 2.5 billion page-views per month. |
Mashable
Founded in July 2005, Mashable is the world’s largest blog focused exclusively on Web 2.0 and Social Networking news. |
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MyWorkster
MyWorkster specializes in building exclusive, professional College networks. Through these networks, our members get connected to exclusive career opportunities. These networks allow members to brand themselves through professional and social content in an effort to advance their career and the careers of those around them. |
Wadja
Wadja offers online social networking including spam free email, free messaging free text. Start making contacts meeting friends with our unique social networking site. Get SPAM free email too! |
Digg
Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web. From the biggest online destinations to the most obscure blog, ... |
May Contain Nuts.com
We're a social network for anyone interested in extreme sports. Anyone can join and it's free. |
SportsMates
SportsMates is a global sports social network founded by a group of passionate sports fans who have created and managed some of the largest sports communities on the Internet over the last eight years. SportsMates creates an environment where fans and athletes from all cultures and geographical locations can share their passion for sports with likeminded fans. |
RUCKU
Rucku is Rugby's first dedicated Social Networking platform. Think of a combination of MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr, all filled with stuff and people of interest to every Rugby fan, and MC'd by stars of the game. |
EDUSPACES
Join the world's first and largest social networking site dedicated to education and educational technology. Launched in 2004 and with over 19,000 members there is something in here for everyone interested in education. |
UNIONBOOK
UnionBook is the social networking site for trade unionists. Unlike other social networks such as MySpace, FaceBook and Bebo, UnionBook is advertising-free, respects your privacy and is specifically designed to serve the trade union movement. Use it to meet up with friends online, post comments to discussion forums, create a blog, upload photos and so on. |
RUCKU
Rucku is Rugby's first dedicated Social Networking platform. Think of a combination of MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr, all filled with stuff and people of interest to every Rugby fan, and MC'd by stars of the game. |
| Top Social Media Sites (ranked by unique worldwide visitors November, 2008; comScore) |
1. Blogger (222 million)
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11. Baidu Space (40 million) |
| 2. Facebook (200 million) |
12. Friendster (31 million) |
| 3. MySpace (126 million) |
13. 56.com (29 million) |
| 4. Wordpress (114 million) |
14. Webs.com (24 million) |
| 5. Windows Live Spaces (87 million) |
15. Bebo (24 million) |
| 6. Yahoo Geocities (69 million) |
16. Scribd (23 million) |
| 7. Flickr (64 million) |
17. Lycos Tripod (23 million) |
| 8. hi5 (58 million) |
18. Tagged (22 million) |
| 9. Orkut (46 million) |
19. imeem (22 million) |
| 10. Six Apart (46 million) |
20. Netlog (21 million) |
| Top Social Media Sites of 2008 (Facebook Still Rising) |
This is the comprehensive list of best Social Media and Social
Bookmarking sites. he have sorted it by Alexa ranking which roughly
represents the popularity of website.
You can also check out the Top list of Best Webmaster Forums.
To sort the list by Website, Alexa or Category click on the header titles.
Last updated April 23th, 2008.
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| 1. |
youtube.com |
3 |
Videos |
| 2. |
flickr.com |
39 |
Images |
| 3. |
digg.com |
127 |
General |
| 4. |
metacafe.com |
143 |
Videos |
| 5. |
stumbleupon.com |
380 |
Cool Content |
| 6. |
technorati.com |
440 |
Blogging |
| 7. |
scribd.com |
538 |
Articles |
| 8. |
blogcatalog.com |
784 |
Internet / Blogs |
| 9. |
del.icio.us |
1,096 |
General |
| 10. |
propeller.com |
1,140 |
News |
| 11. |
twitter.com |
1,970 |
General |
| 12. |
fark.com |
2,028 |
Entertainment |
| 13. |
mister-wong.de |
2,242 |
General |
| 14. |
mybloglog.com |
2,252 |
Blogging |
| 15. |
indianpad.com |
2,577 |
General |
| 16. |
kaboodle.com |
2,741 |
Shopping |
| 17. |
startaid.com |
3,026 |
Internet |
| 18. |
i-am-bored.com |
3,040 |
Entertainment |
| 19. |
tutorialized.com |
3,214 |
Tutorials |
| 20. |
reddit.com |
3,851 |
General |
| 21. |
slashdot.org |
3,856 |
Tech |
| 22. |
care2.com |
3,898 |
Social Action |
| 23. |
blinklist.com |
4,229 |
Internet |
| 24. |
megite.com |
5,227 |
General |
| 25. |
balatarin.com |
5,368 |
Persian Digg Site |
| 26. |
killerstartups.com |
5,529 |
Internet |
| 27. |
clipmarks.com |
5,907 |
News |
| 28. |
leenks.com |
6,014 |
Entertainment |
| 29. |
activerain.com |
6,771 |
Real Estate |
| 30. |
blinkbits.com |
7,354 |
Internet |
| 31. |
ulinkx.com |
7,453 |
Videos |
| 32. |
good-tutorials.com |
7,885 |
Web Design |
| 33. |
faves.com |
7,984 |
Internet |
| 34. |
nowpublic.com |
8,155 |
News |
| 35. |
newsvine.com |
8,535 |
News |
| 36. |
linuxquestions.org |
8,596 |
Linux |
| 37. |
stylehive.com |
9,600 |
Fashion |
| 38. |
pixel2life.com |
9,642 |
Web Design & Development |
| 39. |
gather.com |
10,033 |
Articles |
| 40. |
ballhype.com |
10,466 |
Sports |
| 41. |
shoutwire.com |
10,625 |
General |
| 42. |
furl.net |
10,693 |
General |
| 43. |
dealigg.com |
13,182 |
Deals |
| 44. |
photoshoproadmap.com |
14,058 |
Graphics and Web Design |
| 45. |
autospies.com |
14,858 |
Cars |
| 46. |
swik.net |
15,202 |
Open Source news |
| 47. |
showhype.com |
15,914 |
Web Design |
| 48. |
mixx.com |
20,536 |
General |
| 49. |
dzone.com |
20,562 |
Web Design & Development |
| 50. |
uvouch.com |
21,349 |
Videos |
| 51. |
sphinn.com |
22,136 |
Internet Marketing |
| 52. |
clipclip.org |
24,325 |
Internet |
| 53. |
lipstick.com |
24,619 |
Celebrities |
| 54. |
searchles.com |
25,788 |
World |
| 55. |
rojo.com |
25,900 |
General |
| 56. |
citeulike.org |
26,893 |
Academic |
| 57. |
buzzflash.com |
27,335 |
News |
| 58. |
blogmarks.net |
27,505 |
Internet |
| 59. |
netvouz.com |
27,908 |
Internet |
| 60. |
rnel.net |
30,120 |
Graphics and Web Design |
| 61. |
spotplex.com |
30,959 |
Automatic Digg like |
| 62. |
cgtutorials.com |
31,196 |
Graphics and 3D |
| 63. |
plime.com |
31,893 |
News Culture |
| 64. |
Mister-Wong.com |
33,172 |
General |
| 65. |
wists.com |
34,800 |
Shopping |
| 66. |
linkroll.com |
35,475 |
General |
| 67. |
ma.gnolia.com |
36,035 |
Internet |
| 68. |
simpy.com |
37,039 |
General |
| 69. |
bumpzee.com |
37,897 |
Internet / Blogs |
| 70. |
corank.com |
38,068 |
News |
| 71. |
work.com |
38,415 |
Business & Work |
| 72. |
teenwag.com |
45,916 |
Teens |
| 73. |
pslover.com |
46,204 |
Graphics nad Design |
| 74. |
tailrank.com |
46,365 |
News |
| 75. |
links.hubspot.com |
52,927 |
Internet |
| 76. |
diigo.com |
53,389 |
Internet |
| 77. |
spotback.com |
55,256 |
Internet |
| 78. |
flashperfection.com |
55,968 |
Flash Design |
| 79. |
backflip.com |
59,282 |
General |
| 80. |
spurl.net |
59,410 |
Internet |
| 81. |
freeiq.com |
65,464 |
Articles |
| 82. |
smallbusinessbrief.com |
70,335 |
Internet Marketing and Business |
| 83. |
kinja.com |
71,263 |
General |
| 84. |
9rules.com |
81,860 |
Internet |
| 85. |
listible.com |
89,147 |
Lists |
| 86. |
bloggingzoom.com |
91,019 |
Internet / Blogs |
| 87. |
connotea.org |
94,104 |
General |
| 88. |
bibsonomy.org |
102,801 |
Publications |
| 89. |
sk-rt.com |
104,842 |
Lifestyle |
| 90. |
thoof.com |
106,745 |
Internet |
| 91. |
rawsugar.com |
106,940 |
Web 2.0 |
| 92. |
zaadz.com |
115,488 |
General |
| 93. |
wirefan.com |
128,516 |
Internet |
| 94. |
plugim.com |
132,234 |
Internet Marketing |
| 95. |
folkd.com |
134,123 |
General |
| 96. |
buddymarks.com |
136,480 |
General |
| 97. |
linkagogo.com |
136,615 |
Internet |
| 98. |
connectedy.com |
148,571 |
General |
| 99. |
designfloat.com |
151,710 |
Web Design & Development |
| 100. |
a1-webmarks.com |
169,060 |
General |
he also made available a list of sites that did not make it to the top but deserve an honorable mention.
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TEKECOM YOU
TelecomYou! Mission TelecomYou is the Professional Network for the Telecom Industry. Our Mission is to enable telecom professionals to build their reputation in the industry, connect with other professionals around the world, and discuss new opportunities. |
HYPEDISS
Hypediss: Social news site with a focus on design, fashion, urban culture and art. |
CHICTINI
Chictini: Product-oriented social site which a focus on new trends and styles. It’s possible to submit news stories although most of the submissions feature products from online retailers. |
OLEOLE
Is a social media for football where all content is generated and submitted by the Fans |
DESIGN 21
DESIGN 21: Social Design Network's mission is to inspire social activism through design. We connect people who want to explore ways design can positively impact our many worlds, and who want to create change here, now. |
imeem
imeem is a social network that enables users to discover, interact and express themselves
with media, including music, video and photos, and form connections based on shared tastes and interests. |
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