Name | Description/Focus | Registration |
Advogato | Free and open source software developers | Open |
Amie Street | Music | Open |
ANobii | Books | Open |
aSmallWorld | European jet set and social elite | Invite-only |
Athlinks | Running, Swimming, Cycling, Mountain Biking, Triathlon, and Adventure Racing | Open |
Avatars United | Online games. | Open |
Badoo | General, Popular in Europe | Open to people 18 and older |
Bahu | General, Popular in France, Belgium and Europe | Open to people 13 and older |
Bebo | General, Popular in the US, UK, Ireland, NZ and the Pacific Islands | Open to people 13 and older |
Biip | Norwegian Community. | Requires Norwegian phone number. |
BlackPlanet | African-Americans | Open |
Boomj.com | Boomers and Generation Jones | Open to age 30 and up |
Broadcaster.com | Video sharing and webcam chat | Open |
Buzznet | Music and pop-culture | Open |
CafeMom | Mothers | Open to moms and moms-to-be |
Cake Financial | Investing | Open |
Capazoo | General (blogs, photos, music, videos) | Open |
Care2 | Green living and social activism | Open |
Classmates.com | School, college, work and the military | Open |
Cloob | General. Popular in Iran. | Open |
College Tonight | College students. | requires an e-mail address with an “.edu” ending |
CouchSurfing | CouchSurfing is a worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. | Open |
DeviantART | Art community | Open |
DontStayIn | Clubbing (primarily UK) | Open |
Elftown | Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. | Open, approval needed |
Eons.com | For baby boomers | Open to people 13 and older |
Espinthebottle | Teen networking site offering photos, games, and relationships | Open to people 13 and older |
Experience Project | Life experiences | Open |
Facebook | General. | Open to people 13 and older. |
Faceparty | General. Popular UK. | Invitation only to people 18 and older. |
Faces.com | British teens | Open to people 13 and older |
Fetlife | People who are into BDSM | Open to people “of [legal] age to see adult content” |
Flixster | Movies | Open to people 13 and older |
Fotolog | Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain. | Open |
Friends Reunited | UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets | Open |
Friendster | General. Popular in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore. | Open to people 16 and older. |
Frühstückstreff | General | Open |
Fubar | dating, an “online bar” for 18 and older | Open |
Gaia Online | Anime and games | Open to people 13 and older |
Gather | Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions | Open |
Geni.com | Families, genealogy | Open |
Goodreads | Library cataloging, book lovers | Open |
Gossipreport.com | Anonymous gossip | Open to people 16 and older |
Google Wave | Social Networking | Open |
GamerDNA | Online games | Open |
Habbo | General. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. | Open to people 13 and older |
hi5 | General. Popular in Angola, Portugal, Cyprus, Romania, Thailand, Central Africa and Latin America. | Open to people 13 and older |
Horseland | Horses | Open to people 13 and older |
Hospitality Club | Hospitality | Open |
Hyves | Most popular Dutch social network, especially for students | Open |
imeem | Music, Video, Photos, Blogs | Open |
IRC-Galleria | Finland | Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older |
Italki | Learning languages, and helping others to learn | Open |
itsmy | Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows |
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iWiW | Hungary | Invite-only |
Jaiku | General. Owned by Google. | You must request an invitation into the beta-test |
Jammer Direct | Creative resource website | Open to the General Public |
kaioo | General, nonprofit |
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kaixin | General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users | Open to the General Public |
Last.fm | Music | Open to people 13 and older |
LibraryThing | Book lovers | Open to people 13 and older |
lifeknot | Shared interests, hobbies | Open to people 18 and older. |
LinkedIn | Business | Open |
LiveJournal | Blogging | Open (OpenID) |
Livemocha | Languages. Used to learn and help others learn languages. | Open |
LunarStorm | Sweden | Open |
MEETin | General | Open |
Meetup.com | General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities. | Open to people 18 and older. |
MiGente.com | Latinos | Open |
Mixi | Japan | Invite-only |
mobikade | mobile community, UK only | Open to people 18 and older |
MocoSpace | mobile community, worldwide | Open to people 14 and older |
MOG | Music | Open to people 14 and older |
Multiply | “Real world” relationships | Open to people 13 and older |
Muxlim | Muslim portal site | Open to people 13 and older |
MyChurch | Christian Churches | Open |
MyHeritage | family-oriented social network service | Open |
MySpace | General. Popular in the United States, Canada and Europe. | Open to ages 14 and up. |
myYearbook | General | Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up |
Nasza-klasa.pl | School, college and friends. Popular in Poland. | Open |
Netlog | General. Popular in Europe and Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox. | Open to people 13 and older |
Nettby | Norwegian Community. | Open |
Nexopia | Canada | Open to people 14 and older |
Ning | Users create their own social websites and social networks | Open |
Odnoklassniki.ru | General. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics | Open |
OkCupid | Social networking and dating | Open to people 18 and older |
Orkut | Owned by Google. Popular in Brazil, Paraguay, India, Pakistan and Estonia. | Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) |
OneWorldTV | Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc. | Open |
OUTeverywhere | Gay/LGBTQ Community | Open |
Passportstamp | Travel | Open |
Pingsta | Collaborative platform for the world’s Internetwork Experts | Invite-only, only Internet Experts |
Plaxo | Aggregator | Open |
Playahead | Swedish, Danish,Norwegian teenagers | Open |
Playboy U | Online college community | Open to college students with .edu e-mail address |
Plurk | Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | Open |
quarterlife | A social network for artists, filmmakers, musicians, and creative people | Open to people 14 and older |
Ravelry | Knitting and crochet | Invite-only while in beta |
Reunion.com | Locating friends and family, keeping in touch | Open |
ResearchGATE | Social network for scientific researchers | Open |
Ryze | Business | Open |
scispace.net | Collaborative network site for scientists | By invitation, but can request an invitation |
Shelfari | Books | Open |
Skyrock | Social Network in French-speaking world | Open |
Sonico.com | General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. | Open to people 13 and older. |
Soundpedia | Music | Open |
Spoke | Business networking | Open |
Stickam | Live video streaming and chat. | Open |
Student.com | International teens and colleges | Open |
StudiVZ | University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries | Open |
Tagged.com | General | Open |
Taltopia | Online artistic community | Open |
TravBuddy.com | Travel | Open |
Travellerspoint | Travel | Open |
tribe.net | General | Open |
Trombi.com | French subsidiary of Classmates.com |
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Tuenti.com | General. Very Popular in Spain | Invite-only |
Twitter | Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | Open |
V Kontakte | Russian social network. | Open |
Vampirefreaks | Gothic and industrial subculture | Open to users 13 and over |
Viadeo | European Social Networking and Campus Networking in Seven Languages | Open |
Vox | Blogging | Open |
Wasabi | General | Open |
WAYN | Travel and lifestyle | Open to people 18 and older |
WebBiographies | Genealogy and biography | Open |
Windows Live Spaces | Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) | Open |
Wis.dm | Questions and answers about anything and everything | Open |
WiserEarth | Online community space for the social and environmental movement [132] | Open to people 18 and older |
Xanga | Blogs and “metro” areas | Open |
XING | Business (primarily Europe (Germany) and China) | Open |
Xiaonei | Significant site in China | Open |
Xt3 | Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008 | Open |
Yelp, Inc. | Local Business Review and Talk | Open |
Youmeo | UK Social Network (focus on data portability) | Open |