| Advogato |
Free and open source software developers |
| ANobii |
Books |
| Arto |
General, primarily danish users |
| aSmallWorld |
European jet set and social elite |
| Badoo |
General, Popular in Europe |
| Bahu |
General, Popular in France, Belgium, Poland and Europe |
| Bebo |
General, Popular in UK, Ireland, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands |
| BlackPlanet |
African-Americans |
| BookCrossing |
Books |
| Broadcaster.com |
Video sharing and webcam chat |
| Buzznet |
Music and pop-culture |
| Cake Financial |
Investing |
| Capazoo |
General (blogs, photos, music, videos) |
| Care2 |
Green living and social activism |
| Classmates.com |
School, college, work and the military |
| Cloob |
General. Popular in Iran. |
| Consumating |
"Consumeetings" |
| CouchSurfing |
Hospitality |
| Cyworld |
Young South Koreans |
| Dandelife |
Collective narratives or "shared biographies" |
| Dodgeball |
Mobile location-based service. Owned by Google. |
| DontStayIn |
Clubbing (primarily UK) |
| Experience Project |
Life experiences |
| Facebook |
A gathering place for friends and groups |
| Faceparty |
General. Popular UK. |
| Flickr |
Photo sharing |
| Flixster |
Movies |
| Fotolog |
Photoblogging. Popular in South America. |
| Friends Reunited |
UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets |
| Friendster |
General. Popular in Southeast Asia. |
| Frühstückstreff |
General |
| Gaia Online |
Anime and games |
| Gather |
Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions |
| Geni.com |
Families, genealogy |
| Gossipreport.com |
Anonymous gossip |
| Grono.net |
Poland |
| GuildCafe |
Online games |
| Habbo |
General. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. |
| hi5 |
General. Latin American and Asian teens. Popular in Cyprus and Romania. |
| Hospitality Club |
Hospitality |
| Hyves |
Most popular Dutch social network, especially for students |
| iLike |
Music, Video, Photos, Blogs |
| imeem |
Music, Video, Photos, Blogs |
| IRC-Galleria |
Finland |
| iWiW |
Hungary |
| Jaiku |
General. Owned by Google. |
| Joga Bonito |
Football (soccer). Owned by Google. |
| kaioo |
General, nonprofit |
| LibraryThing |
Book lovers |
| lifeknot |
Shared interests, hobbies |
| LinkedIn |
Business |
| LiveJournal |
Blogging |
| LunarStorm |
Sweden |
| MEETin |
General |
| Meetup.com |
General |
| MiGente.com |
Latinos |
| Mixi |
Japan |
| mobikade |
mobile community, UK only |
| MocoSpace |
mobile community, worldwide |
| MOG |
Music |
| Multiply |
"Real world" relationships |
| MyBlogLog |
Widget based social network |
| MyChurch |
Christian Churches |
| MyHeritage |
family-oriented social network service |
| My Opera Community |
General (blogs, photo albums, forums, groups, etc.) |
| MySpace |
General. Popular Worldwide. |
| myYearbook |
General |
| Nasza-klasa.pl |
School, college and friends. Popular in Poland. |
| Nabuur |
Online Volunteering |
| Netlog |
Formerly known as Facebox. |
| Nexopia |
Canada |
| Odnoklassniki.ru |
General. Popular in Russia |
| OkCupid |
Social networking and dating |
| orkut |
Owned by Google. Popular in Brazil and India. |
| OUTeverywhere |
Gay/LGBTQ Community |
| Passado |
General |
| Passportstamp |
Travel |
| Phanfare |
Family photo and video sharing |
| Plaxo |
Business |
| Playahead |
Swedish teenagers |
| Pownce |
Websites, files, and short updates |
| ProfileHeaven |
British teens |
| RateItAll |
General (consumer ratings) |
| Ravelry |
Knitting and crochet |
| Reunion.com |
Locating friends and family, keeping in touch |
| Ryze |
Business |
| Searchles |
Social search and networking |
| Sconex |
American high schools |
| Sermo |
Physicians |
| Shelfari |
Books |
| Soundpedia |
Music |
| Sportsvite |
Recreational sports |
| Stickam |
Live video streaming and chat. |
| Student.com |
International teens and colleges |
| StudiVZ |
University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries |
| Tagged.com |
General |
| TakingITGlobal |
Social action |
| TravBuddy.com |
Travel |
| Travellerspoint |
Travel |
| tribe.net |
General |
| Tuenti.com |
General. Very Popular in Spain |
| Twitter |
Micro-blogging, RSS, updates |
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TwitKu.com a free social network mashup. |
| Utterz |
Micro-blogging, RSS, Audio updates via mobile device. Reads text messages over the phone. |
| V Kontakte |
The most popular social network in Russia. |
| Vox |
Blogging |
| WAYN |
Travel and lifestyle |
| WebBiographies |
Genealogy and biography |
| Windows Live Spaces |
Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) |
| Wis.dm |
Questions and answers about anything and everything |
| Woophy |
travel & photography, photo sharing website |
| Xanga |
Blogs and "metro" areas |
| XING |
Business |
| Yahoo! 360° |
Linked to Yahoo! IDs |
| Yahoo! Mash |
Yahoo's new SNS - Still in beta |
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Zooomr
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Universal photo sharing |
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