Some social networks of interest
editName | Focus | Date launched | Registration Requirements, if any | |
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8tracks.com | Streaming user-curated playlists | 8 August 2008 | None | |
Academia.edu | Academics/researchers | September 2008 | None | |
About.me | Promote individuals | October 2009 | None | |
alimero | Blog | 2011 | None | |
Amikumu | Language learners | 22 April 2017 | None | |
aNobii | Books | 2006 | None
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Busuu | Language learning community | 16 May 2008 | None
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Diaspora* | Distributed social network | November 2010 | None
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Dreamwidth | Blogging | 2009 | None | |
Duolingo | Language learning community and forums | 2011 | Open to all ages. Forums open to people 13+
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Ello | Creative field | March 2014[1][2] | Invitation system
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Photos, videos, blogs, apps | February 2004 | Age 13+
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Friendica | Distributed social network | July 2010 | None
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Gapyear.com | Travel | July 1998 | None
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italki | Language learning | 2007 | None
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Kobo | Reading platform and social network | 2009 | None
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Business and professional networking | May 2003 | Age 14+ | ||
Listography | List-sharing | 2006 | None | |
LiveJournal | Blogging | 15 April 1999 | OpenID | |
Mastodon | Micro-blogging | 5 October 2016 | None
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Micro.blog | Microblogging | 24 April 2017 | None | |
MocoSpace | Mobile social network | 2005 | None
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Myspace | General | August 2003 | Age 13+
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Ning | Create social networks | 2005 (Networks 2007) | Age 13+
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Open Diary | Blog | 1998 | Age 13+ | |
Parler | Free speech and privacy | 2018 | None | |
Peach | Mobile | January 2016 | None
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Quora | Questions and answers | 2009 | None
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Readgeek | Book recommendations | December 2010 | None | |
News aggregator, social bookmarking, and Internet forums | 23 June 2005[3] | None
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ReverbNation.com | Musicians and bands | 2006 | Age 16+ | |
Rooster Teeth | Social network and community site | 4 October 2004 | Age 13+
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Sharesome | Pornography | 10 January 2018 | Age 18+[4]
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Skyrock | French-speaking world | 2002 | None
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Soup.io | Microblogging | April 2007 | None
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Spot.IM | A service for webmasters to add social networking functionality to their websites | 2012 | None
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TermWiki | Learning / languages / translation | May 2010 | None
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Travellerspoint | Travel | 2002 | None | |
Tumblr | Micro-blogging | February 2007 | None | |
Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | 15 July 2006 | None[5]
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Viadeo | Business owners, entrepreneurs and managers | 2004 | None | |
Vingle | Photos | 21 October 2011 | None | |
Virb | Artists, including musicians and photographers | 2007 | None | |
Voat | Censor free reddit clone | 2014 | None | |
Wattpad | Readers and authors | 2006 | None | |
WAYN | Travel and lifestyle | May 2003 | Age 18+ | |
We Heart It | Image sharing | 2008 | None | |
Werkenntwen | General | 2006 | None | |
Wooxie | Blogging and micro-blogging | 2009 | None
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WT Social | Subwikis | October 2019 | None | |
Wykop.pl | Micro-blogging | 25 December 2005 | None | |
Xanga | Blogs and "metro" areas | 1998 | None
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Yelp | Business review | 2004 | None | |
Yo | Quick connections | 1 April 2014 | None
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See also
edit- Comparison of free blog hosting services
- Comparison of microblogging services
- List of social bookmarking websites
References
edit- ^ Butcher, Mike (26 September 2014). "Ello, Ello? New 'No Ads' Social Network Ello Is Blowing Up Right Now". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ McKinney, Kelsey (26 September 2014). "31,000 people an hour are joining the social network Ello. The anti-Facebook, explained". Vox.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Reddit on June23-05". 2006-12-05.
- ^ https://sharesome.com/pages/terms/
- ^ "Twitter Privacy Policy". 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2012.