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This is a list of notable social networking websites.

Description/Focus User count Registration
43 Things Tagging 250,000[citation needed] Open
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite 75,000[1] Invite-only
BlackPlanet.com African-Americans 18,000,000[2] Open
Babbello Australian teenagers Unknown Open
The Black Stripe Image sharing Unknown Open
Bebo Schools and colleges 22,000,000[3] Open
Bolt General (music and video) 4,000,000[4] Open
Campusbug Social Networking, Online Education and E-Commerce 5,030+ Open
Cyworld South Korea 15,000,000[5] Open
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military 40,000,000[6] Open
Crostel Mobile social network, multi-media messaging 3,000[7] Open
Connect.ee Estonia 39,000[8] Open
DeadJournal "Dark" blogs, based on LiveJournal 370,000[9] By invite or payment
DowneLink LGBT community 250,000[citation needed] Open
Draugiem.lv Latvia 673,000[citation needed] Invite-only
Ecademy Business Unknown Free basic level with tiered paid levels
Facebook College and high school students (predominantly American) 7,700,000[10] Open to students and alumni
Faceparty British teens and 20-somethings 5,900,000[11] Open
Flickr Image sharing 2,500,000[12] Open
Friendster General 29,100,000[13] Open
Frühstückstreff International, multi-lingual breakfast club initiative 9,700[14] Open
Gaia Online General 4,153,077[15] Open
GolfBuzz Golfers and Courses 16,000[16] Open
GreatestJournal Uses LiveJournal code 1,300,000[17] Open
Grono.net Poland 830,000[18] Invite-only
Hi5 Latin America, Caribbean, Europe and North America. 40,000,000[citation needed] Open
Hyves Dutch students 1,800,000[19] Open
IMVU 3D chat software 1,000,000[20] Open
Insider Pages United States 3,000,000[21] Open
IRC-Galleria Finland 300,000[22] Open
iWiW Hungary 500,000[citation needed] Invite only
Joga Bonito Football (soccer) and Nike-sponsored players Unknown Open
LibraryThing Book cataloging. 813,437 unique works. 47,670[23] Open, free basic level and paid memberships
LinkedIn Business 6,000,000[24] Open
LiveJournal Blogging, networking and communities 9,900,000[25] Open
LunarStorm Sweden 1,200,000[26] Open
Miaplaza Friends and family 10,000[citation needed] Open
MiGente.com Latinos 3,600,000[27] Open
Mixi Japan 4,000,000[citation needed] Invite-only
MOBANGO Mobile social network, sharing media 1,000,000[28] Open
MSN Spaces Blogging, networking and communities 100,000,000[citation needed] Open
Multiply "Real world" networking with definable relationships 2,300,000[citation needed] Open
Music Forte Musicians and Music Industry 37,000[29] Open
MyGamma Mobile Networking Community 450,000[30] Open, paid memberships
MySpace General 93,800,857[31] Open
myYearbook World Teens 950,000[32] Open
Neurona Business networking in Spain & Latin America 570,000[citation needed] Open
Nexopia Canada 630,000[citation needed] Open
OkCupid Dating/social service 500,000[citation needed] Open
openBC Business 1,000,000[33] Open
orkut Owned by Google 16,000,000[34] Invite-only
Passado General (business) 4,000,000[citation needed] Open
ProfileHeaven British teens 100,000[35] Open
Rediff Connexions Find success through friends 1,400,000[citation needed] Open
Reunion.com Locating friends and family 25,000,000[citation needed] Open
Ryze Business 250,000[36] Open
Sconex American high schools 500,000[37] Open
Studybreakers High school students 34,000[38] Open
Sulekha Desis 1,000,000[citation needed] Open
Tagged Teens 2,000,000[39] Open
TagWorld General (tagging) 1,850,692[40] Open
TakingITGlobal Youth interested in social action 116,000[41] Open
The Student Center Teens and colleges 800,000[42] Open
Tribe Forums, reviews/recommendations, classifieds 300,000[citation needed] Open
WAYN Worldwide - Travel focus 4,100,000[43] Open
Wireless World Forum Telecoms and Media Businesses 7,150[44] Invite and Paid
Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas 40,000,000[45] Open
Xuqa Colleges 1,000,000[46] Open
Yahoo! 360º Linked to Yahoo! IDs 2,000,000[citation needed] Open to people 18 and over

See also

References

  1. ^ International Herald Tribune article, Join? Well, if you have to ask.... 29 August, 2005.
  2. ^ BlackPlanet, BlackPlanet homepage. April 13, 2006.
  3. ^ BBC News article, Teen craze over networking sites. 23 March, 2006.
  4. ^ Bolt acquires UK SMS text messaging company Fonepark
  5. ^ Business Week article, E-Society: My World Is Cyworld. September 26, 2005.
  6. ^ The View article, Take a Second Chance with that First Love. February 1, 2006.
  7. ^ Crostel.com, Crostel homepage. June 4, 2006.
  8. ^ Connect.ee, Connect.ee homepage. 3 July, 2006.
  9. ^ DeadJournal, DeadJournal.com statistics. April 13, 2006.
  10. ^ USA Today newspaper article, Web Generation Preserves Memories Online. 25 June, 2006.
  11. ^ Faceparty, Faceparty homepage. 13 April, 2006.
  12. ^ Newsweek article, The New Wisdom of the Web. April 3, 2006.
  13. ^ Friendster, Friendster overview, 2006.
  14. ^ Frühstückstreff, [1], 2006.
  15. ^ http://www.gaiaonline.com/
  16. ^ http://www.golfbuzz.com/
  17. ^ http://www.greatestjournal.com/
  18. ^ Usercount is available to logged-in members
  19. ^ http://www.hyves.nl/
  20. ^ IMVU, IMVU Information. 2006.
  21. ^ http://www.insiderpages.com
  22. ^ http://irc-galleria.net/
  23. ^ http://www.librarything.com/users.php
  24. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/
  25. ^ http://www.livejournal.com/
  26. ^ PressBox.co.uk Press Release, LunarStorm launches new, fun, young adult and teen service in UK. 17 November, 2005.
  27. ^ http://migente.com/
  28. ^ mobango.com, MOBANGO homepage. June 22, 2006.
  29. ^ Music Forte Press Release Music and Artist Promotion reaches to the Far East . 21 March, 2006.
  30. ^ mygamma.com, myGamma homepage. July 4, 2006.
  31. ^ Count based on number of people available in network as of July 16, 2006.
  32. ^ Web generation preserves memories online. 25 June, 2006.
  33. ^ openBC Press Release openBC hits the 1 million member mark. 31 January, 2006.
  34. ^ USA Today article, Osama bin Laden fan clubs build online communities. 8 March, 2006.
  35. ^ ProfileHeaven Press Release, Profileheaven to Appoint Paul Myers to Board. March 18, 2006.
  36. ^ Ryze, Ryze business networking. May 2006.
  37. ^ ClickZ article, Alloy Buys High School Social Networking Site. March 29, 2006
  38. ^ Studybreakers, forum post (registration required).
  39. ^ Tagged, Site statistics. April 13, 2006.
  40. ^ http://tagworld.com/
  41. ^ http://www.takingitglobal.org/
  42. ^ http://www.student.com/mediakit.php
  43. ^ Media Week article, Media Run wins travellers' website account. 27 April, 2006.
  44. ^ W2F website, About Wireless World Forum. 2006
  45. ^ WPXI article, Warnings Issued For Popular Web Site. July 21, 2005.
  46. ^ Xuga, Xuga homepage. April 13, 2006.
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