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4plu.net
For People Like Us (4PLU) is a
social networking site for Asian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and
Questioning (LGBTQ) primarily focused on Filipinos, Filipino-Americans, Thais
and Indonesians. Considered to be the largest Filipino-owned LGBTQ social
networking community. It includes user blogging and news forums.
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Renren Significant site in China. Was known as 校内 (Xiaonei) until August 2009.
Odnoklassniki Connect with old classmates. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics
Orkut General. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in India and Brazil.[233]
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Netlog General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[217]
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Skyrock Social Network in French-speaking world
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hi5 General. Popular in India, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa, Portugal and Latin America. Not very popular in the USA.
Sonico.com General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions.
iWiW Hungary
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Hyves General, mostly popular in the Netherlands.
Ibibo Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India.
Viadeo Global Social Networking and Campus Networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
Tuenti Spanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain
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Cloob General. Popular in Iran
Friendster General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world
Flixster Movies
Cyworld General. Popular in South Korea.
Gaia Online Anime and games. Popular in USA, Canada and Europe. Moderately popular around Asia. Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain
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MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide
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Yammer Social networking for office colleagues
Identi.ca Twitter-like service popular with hackers and software freedom advocates.
FilmAffinity Movies and TV Series
Gather.com Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions
Livemocha Online language learning
MOG Music
Busuu Language learning community
Playlist.com General, Music
ReverbNation.com Social network for musician and bands
DailyBooth Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day
Crunchyroll Anime and forums.
Fotki Photo sharing, video hosting, photo contests, journals, forums, flexible privacy protection, friend's feed, audio comments and unlimited custom design integration.
tribe.net General
Geni.com Families, genealogy
BlackPlanet African-Americans
Academia.edu Social networking site for academics/researchers
MyAnimeList Anime themed social community
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite world-wide
Habbo General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles.
Partyflock Dutch virtual community for people interested in house music and other electronic dance music
Trombi.com French subsidiary of Classmates.com
Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture
Zoo.gr Greek Web Meeting point
LibraryThing Book lovers
WeeWorld Teenagers - 10 to 17
Wakoopa For computer fans that want to discover new software and games
Fubar dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older
Blogster Blogging community
Friends Reunited UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets Wattpad For readers and authors to interact & e-book sharing
Travellerspoint Travel
Focus.com Business to Business, worldwide
TravBuddy.com Travel
aNobii Books
BIGADDA Indian Social Networking Site
43 Things Goal setting and achievement 43 Things Goal setting and achievement
DXY.cn Chinese online community for physicians, health care professionals, pharmacies and facilities
Jaiku General. Microblogging. Owned by Google
TermWiki Learning / Languages / Translation - 1.2m terms in more than 1300 subjects
LaiBhaari Marathi social networking
Shelfari Books
Ryze Business
PureVolume Connecting indie music bands and listeners, through music sharing and social networking
TalentTrove Online Talent Network
DailyStrength Medical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groups Virb Social network that focuses heavily on artists, including musicians and photographers
GamerDNA Computer and video games
ResearchGate Social network for scientific researchers
Nexopia Canada
Diaspora* Decentralized, privacy aware, general (open source)
Mubi (website) Auteur cinema
Raptr Video games
ScienceStage Science-oriented multimedia platform and network for scientists
Hotlist Geo-Social Aggregator rooted in the concept of knowing where your friends are, were, and will be.
Faceparty General. Popular UK.
italki.com Language learning social network. 100+ languages.
Cross.tv Faith Based social network for Christian believers from around the world
Eons.com For baby boomers
Athlinks Running, Swimming
Hospitality Club Hospitality
Open Diary First online blogging community, founded in 1998
Nasza-klasa.pl School, college and friends. Popular in Poland
SocialVibe Social Network for Charity
Biip.no Norwegian community
Elftown Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi.
Taltopia Online artistic community
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK)
Indaba Music Online collaboration for musicians, remix contests, and networking.
PatientsLikeMe Online community for patients with life-changing illnesses to find other patients like them, share their data with others, and learn more about their condition to improve their outcome.
Muxlim Muslim portal site
HR.com Social networking site for Human Resources professionals
TeachStreet Education / Learning / Teaching - More than 400 subjects
Playfire Computer and video games
Playahead Swedish, Danish teenagers
LunarStorm Sweden
NGO Post Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India
Gays.com Social network for LGBT community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping
AsianAvenue A social network for the Asian American community WiserEarth Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement[328]
weRead Books
Zooppa Online Community for Creative Talent (host of brand sponsored advertising contests)
GovLoop for people in and around government
Wasabi General. UK-based.
Qapacity A a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory
Kiwibox General.
Meettheboss Business and Finance community, worldwide.
Bolt.com General
Cellufun Mobile social game network, Number 8 US mobile website[42]
Gogoyoko Fair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music lovers
Xt3 Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008
Advogato Free and open source software developers
Quechup General, friendship, dating
Lafango Talent-Focused media sharing site
Elixio High-net-worth individuals, young business executives
Social_Life_(website) Brazilian jet set and social elite world-wide
Faces.com AdSocial Network, Mainly UK & USA
Wooxie Blogging and micro-blogging
MEETin General
Listography Lists. Autobiography
Itsmy Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows
Exploroo Travel Social Networking.
Goodwizz Social network with matchmaking and personality games to find new contacts. Global, based in France.
WriteAPrisoner.com Site networking inmates, friends, family
Disaboom People with disabilities (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities)
Talkbiznow Business networking
OneClimate Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change
Passportstamp Travel
Blauk Anyone who wants to tell something about a stranger or acquaintance.
ShareTheMusic Music Community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legally
Cake Financial Investing
Hub Culture Global influencers focused on worth creation
Epernicus For research scientists
Lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies
WeOurFamily General with emphasis on privacy and security
Makeoutclub General
WebBiographies Genealogy and biography
Audimated.com Independent music
Dol2day Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries)
Scispace.net Collaborative network site for scientists
Frühstückstreff General
Decayenne European and American social elite
LinkExpats Social networking website for expatriates. 100+ countries.
Pingsta Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts
FledgeWing Entrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university students
The Sphere (social network) A Private Online Social Luxury Network with Exclusive Personalized Services
Present.ly Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging
OneWorldTV Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc.
CaringBridge Not for profit providing free websites that connect family and friends during a serious health event, care and recovery.[38]
Google Buzz General
Google+ General
My Opera Blogging, mobile blogging, photo sharing, connecting with friends, Opera Link and Opera Unite. Global
Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces)
Facebook General.
Twitter General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates
LinkedIn Business and professional networking
Flickr Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide
Vkontakte Social Network for Russian-speaking world including former Soviet republics.
Tumblr General. Micro-blogging, RSS
LiveJournal Blogging. Popular in Russia and among the Russian-speaking diaspora abroad.
Renren Significant site in China. Was known as 校内 (Xiaonei) until August 2009.
Odnoklassniki Connect with old classmates. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics
Orkut General. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in India and Brazil.[233]
StumbleUpon Stumble through websites that match your selected interests
Badoo General, Meet new people, Popular in Europe and Latin America
douban Chinese Web 2.0 website providing user review and recommendation services for movies, books, and music.
deviantART Art community
Myspace General
Taringa! General
Mixi Japan
Yelp, Inc. Local Business Review and Talk
Kaixin001 General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users
XING Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland))
delicious Social bookmarking allowing users to locate and save websites that match their own interests
Ning Users create their own social websites and social networks
Tagged General.
Netlog General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[217]
SoundCloud Repository of original music pieces and networking.
Multiply "Real world" relationships. Popular in primarily in Asia.
Skyrock Social Network in French-speaking world
Wer-kennt-wen General
hi5 General. Popular in India, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa, Portugal and Latin America. Not very popular in the USA.
Sonico.com General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions.
iWiW Hungary
Last.fm Music
Foursquare Location based mobile social network
Hyves General, mostly popular in the Netherlands.
Ibibo Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India.
Viadeo Global Social Networking and Campus Networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
Tuenti Spanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain
Meetup.com General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities
Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas
myYearbook General
Cloob General. Popular in Iran
Friendster General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world
Flixster Movies
Cyworld General. Popular in South Korea.
Gaia Online Anime and games. Popular in USA, Canada and Europe. Moderately popular around Asia. Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain
Buzznet Music and pop-culture
StudiVZ University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries. School students and those out of education sign up via its partner sites schülerVZ and meinVZ.
Vox Blogging
MyLife Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com)
CafeMom Mothers
Plaxo Aggregator
CouchSurfing Worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit.
Care2 Green living and social activism
Bebo General
Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers
MouthShut.com Social Network, social media, consumer reviews
Nettby Norwegian Community
Stickam Live video streaming and chat.
Draugiem.lv General (primarily LV, LT, HU)
MyHeritage family-oriented social network service
Grono.net Poland
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military
WAYN Travel and lifestyle
IRC-Galleria Finland
Ravelry Knitting and crochet
Experience Project Life experiences
MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide
CozyCot East Asian and Southeast Asian women
Yammer Social networking for office colleagues
Identi.ca Twitter-like service popular with hackers and software freedom advocates.
FilmAffinity Movies and TV Series
Gather.com Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions
Livemocha Online language learning
MOG Music
Busuu Language learning community
Playlist.com General, Music
ReverbNation.com Social network for musician and bands
DailyBooth Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day
Crunchyroll Anime and forums.
Fotki Photo sharing, video hosting, photo contests, journals, forums, flexible privacy protection, friend's feed, audio comments and unlimited custom design integration.
tribe.net General
Geni.com Families, genealogy
BlackPlanet African-Americans
Academia.edu Social networking site for academics/researchers
MyAnimeList Anime themed social community
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite world-wide
Habbo General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles.
Partyflock Dutch virtual community for people interested in house music and other electronic dance music
Trombi.com French subsidiary of Classmates.com
Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture
Zoo.gr Greek Web Meeting point
LibraryThing Book lovers
WeeWorld Teenagers - 10 to 17
Wakoopa For computer fans that want to discover new software and games
Fubar dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older
Blogster Blogging community
Friends Reunited UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets Wattpad For readers and authors to interact & e-book sharing
Travellerspoint Travel
Focus.com Business to Business, worldwide
TravBuddy.com Travel
aNobii Books
BIGADDA Indian Social Networking Site
43 Things Goal setting and achievement 43 Things Goal setting and achievement
DXY.cn Chinese online community for physicians, health care professionals, pharmacies and facilities
Jaiku General. Microblogging. Owned by Google
TermWiki Learning / Languages / Translation - 1.2m terms in more than 1300 subjects
LaiBhaari Marathi social networking
Shelfari Books
Ryze Business
PureVolume Connecting indie music bands and listeners, through music sharing and social networking
TalentTrove Online Talent Network
DailyStrength Medical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groups Virb Social network that focuses heavily on artists, including musicians and photographers
GamerDNA Computer and video games
ResearchGate Social network for scientific researchers
Nexopia Canada
Diaspora* Decentralized, privacy aware, general (open source)
Mubi (website) Auteur cinema
Raptr Video games
ScienceStage Science-oriented multimedia platform and network for scientists
Hotlist Geo-Social Aggregator rooted in the concept of knowing where your friends are, were, and will be.
Faceparty General. Popular UK.
italki.com Language learning social network. 100+ languages.
Cross.tv Faith Based social network for Christian believers from around the world
Eons.com For baby boomers
Athlinks Running, Swimming
Hospitality Club Hospitality
Open Diary First online blogging community, founded in 1998
Nasza-klasa.pl School, college and friends. Popular in Poland
SocialVibe Social Network for Charity
Biip.no Norwegian community
Elftown Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi.
Taltopia Online artistic community
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK)
Indaba Music Online collaboration for musicians, remix contests, and networking.
PatientsLikeMe Online community for patients with life-changing illnesses to find other patients like them, share their data with others, and learn more about their condition to improve their outcome.
Muxlim Muslim portal site
HR.com Social networking site for Human Resources professionals
TeachStreet Education / Learning / Teaching - More than 400 subjects
Playfire Computer and video games
Playahead Swedish, Danish teenagers
LunarStorm Sweden
NGO Post Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India
Gays.com Social network for LGBT community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping
AsianAvenue A social network for the Asian American community WiserEarth Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement[328]
weRead Books
Zooppa Online Community for Creative Talent (host of brand sponsored advertising contests)
GovLoop for people in and around government
Wasabi General. UK-based.
Qapacity A a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory
Kiwibox General.
Meettheboss Business and Finance community, worldwide.
Bolt.com General
Cellufun Mobile social game network, Number 8 US mobile website[42]
Gogoyoko Fair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music lovers
Xt3 Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008
Advogato Free and open source software developers
Quechup General, friendship, dating
Lafango Talent-Focused media sharing site
Elixio High-net-worth individuals, young business executives
Social_Life_(website) Brazilian jet set and social elite world-wide
Faces.com AdSocial Network, Mainly UK & USA
Wooxie Blogging and micro-blogging
MEETin General
Listography Lists. Autobiography
Itsmy Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows
Exploroo Travel Social Networking.
Goodwizz Social network with matchmaking and personality games to find new contacts. Global, based in France.
WriteAPrisoner.com Site networking inmates, friends, family
Disaboom People with disabilities (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities)
Talkbiznow Business networking
OneClimate Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change
Passportstamp Travel
Blauk Anyone who wants to tell something about a stranger or acquaintance.
ShareTheMusic Music Community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legally
Cake Financial Investing
Hub Culture Global influencers focused on worth creation
Epernicus For research scientists
Lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies
WeOurFamily General with emphasis on privacy and security
Makeoutclub General
WebBiographies Genealogy and biography
Audimated.com Independent music
Dol2day Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries)
Scispace.net Collaborative network site for scientists
Frühstückstreff General
Decayenne European and American social elite
LinkExpats Social networking website for expatriates. 100+ countries.
Pingsta Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts
FledgeWing Entrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university students
The Sphere (social network) A Private Online Social Luxury Network with Exclusive Personalized Services
Present.ly Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging
OneWorldTV Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc.
CaringBridge Not for profit providing free websites that connect family and friends during a serious health event, care and recovery.[38]
Google Buzz General
Google+ General
My Opera Blogging, mobile blogging, photo sharing, connecting with friends, Opera Link and Opera Unite. Global
Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces)