List of social networking websites

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This is a list of major active social networking websites and excludes dating websites (see List of online dating websites). For defunct social networking websites see List of defunct social networking websites

Please note the list is not exhaustive, and is limited to some notable, well-known sites.

Name Description/Focus Registered users Registration Global Alexa[1] Page ranking
Advogato Free and open source software developers &0000000000013575.00000013,575[2] Open &0000000000126422.000000126,422[3]
Amie Street Music Open &0000000000024784.00000024,784[4]
ANobii Books Open &0000000000010734.00000010,734[5]
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite &0000000000270000.000000270,000[6] Invite-only &0000000000009008.0000009,008[7]
Athlinks Running, Swimming &0000000000068496.00000068,496[8] Open &0000000000073295.00000073,295[9]
Avatars United Online games. Open &0000000000294575.000000294,575[10]
Badoo General, Popular in Europe &0000000037000000.00000037,000,000[11] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000179.000000179[12]
Bebo General. &0000000040000000.00000040,000,000[citation needed]
[13][dead link]		 Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000341.000000341[14]
Bigadda Indian Social Networking Site. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[15] Open to people 16 and older. &0000000000003176.0000003,176[16]
BigTent organization and communication portal for groups Open to people 18 and older (13-18 parental permission encouraged &0000000000034047.00000034,047[17]
Biip Norwegian Community. &0000000000013476.00000013,476[citation needed] Requires Norwegian phone number. &0000000000027415.00000027,415[18]
BlackPlanet African-Americans &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[19] Open &0000000000002350.0000002,350[20]
Blogster Blogging service that lets users "add friends" or establish business connections to their profiles. &0000000000058344.00000058,344[21] Open &0000000000047946.00000047,946[22]
Broadcaster.com Video sharing and webcam chat &0000000000322715.000000322,715[23] Open &0000000000183917.000000183,917[24]
Buzznet Music and pop-culture &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[25] Open &0000000000000736.000000736[26]
CafeMom Mothers &0000000001250000.0000001,250,000[27] Open to moms and moms-to-be &0000000000004333.0000004,333[28]
Cake Financial Investing Open &0000000000481922.000000481,922[29]
Care2 Green living and social activism &0000000009961947.0000009,961,947[30] Open &0000000000002594.0000002,594[31]
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military &0000000050000000.00000050,000,000[32] Open to people 18 and older[33] &0000000000000799.000000799[34]
Cloob General. Popular in Iran. Open &0000000000000712.000000712[35]
CollegeBlender A social media-based online community for college students, faculty, and alumni. Requires an email address ending in .EDU &0000000000553453.000000553,453[36]
College Tonight College students. requires an e-mail address with an ".edu" ending &0000000001219157.0000001,219,157[37]
CouchSurfing Worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. &0000000001560459.0000001,560,459[38] Open &0000000000003711.0000003,711[39]
DailyBooth Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day Open &0000000000005460.0000005,460[40]
DailyStrength Medical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groups Open &0000000000022054.00000022,054[41]
Decayenne European and American social elite Invite-only &0000000000154733.000000154,733[42]
deviantART Art community &0000000009040962.0000009,040,962[43] Open &0000000000000097.00000097[44]
Disaboom People with disabilities. (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities.) Open &0000000000112712.000000112,712[45]
Dol2day Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries) &0000000000040200.00000040,200[46] Open &0000000000554616.000000554,616[47]
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) Open &0000000000019022.00000019,022[48]
Draugiem.lv General (primarily LV, LT, HU) &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[citation needed] Invitation only &0000000000002081.0000002,081[49]
Elftown Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. &0000000000185000.000000185,000[50] Open, approval needed &0000000000017681.00000017,681[51]
Epernicus For research scientists Open &0000000000293955.000000293,955[52]
Eons.com For baby boomers Open to people 13 and older &0000000000027320.00000027,320[53]
Experience Project Life experiences Open &0000000000003452.0000003,452[54]
Exploroo Travel Social Networking. Open &0000000000209868.000000209,868[55]
Facebook General. &0000000350000000.000000350,000,000[56] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000002.0000002[57]
Faceparty General. Popular UK. &0000000000200000.000000200,000[58] Invitation only to people 18 and older. &0000000000028760.00000028,760[59]
Faces.com British teens Open to people 13 and older &0000000000120665.000000120,665[60]
Fetlife People who are into BDSM &0000000000032500.00000032,500[61] Open to people "of [legal] age to see adult content" &0000000000007833.0000007,833[62]
FilmAffinity Movies and TV Series &0000000000250000.000000250,000[63] Open &0000000000003916.0000003,916[64]
FledgeWing Entrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university students. Open to university students &0000000001793990.0000001,793,990[65]
Flixster Movies &0000000063000000.00000063,000,000[66] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000001018.0000001,018[67]
Flickr Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide &0000000032000000.00000032,000,000[68] Open to people 13 and older. &0000000000000033.00000033[69]
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain. &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[70] Open &0000000000000227.000000227[71]
Foursquare Location based mobile social network &0000000000170000.000000170,000[72] Open &0000000000004539.0000004,539[73]
Friends Reunited UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets &0000000019000000.00000019,000,000[74] Open to people 13 and older. &0000000000010231.00000010,231[75]
Friendster General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world. &0000000090000000.00000090,000,000[76] Open to people 16 and older. No children allowed. &0000000000000146.000000146[77]
Frühstückstreff General &0000000000014800.00000014,800[citation needed] Open &0000000001253155.0000001,253,155[78]
Fubar dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[79] Open &0000000000009476.0000009,476[80]
Gaia Online Anime and games Open to people 13 and older &0000000000001071.0000001,071[81]
GamerDNA Computer and video games &0000000000310000.000000310,000[82] Open &0000000000022887.00000022,887[83]
Gather.com Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions &0000000000465000.000000465,000[84] Open &0000000000003974.0000003,974[85]
Gays.com Social network for LGBT community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping &0000000000100000.000000100,000[86] Open. Global &0000000000074664.00000074,664[87]
Geni.com Families, genealogy &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[88] Open &0000000000005815.0000005,815[89]
Gogoyoko Fair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music lovers Invite only while in beta &0000000000119272.000000119,272[90]
Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers Open &0000000000002543.0000002,543[91]
Gossipreport.com Anonymous gossip Open to people 16 and older &0000000001245494.0000001,245,494[92]
Grono.net Poland &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000002958.0000002,958[93]
Habbo General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. &0000000117000000.000000117,000,000[94][95][96] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000006545.0000006,545[97]
hi5 General. Popular in India,Portugal, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa and Latin America. Not popular in the USA. &0000000080000000.00000080,000,000[98] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed. &0000000000000051.00000051[99]
Hospitality Club Hospitality &0000000000328629.000000328,629[100] Open &0000000000038258.00000038,258[101]
Hyves General, Most popular in the Netherlands. &0000000009000000.0000009,000,000[102] Open &0000000000000225.000000225[103]
Ibibo Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India. &0000000003500000.0000003,500,000[104] Open &0000000000000695.000000695[105]
imeem Music, Video, Photos, Blogs &0000000024000000.00000024,000,000[106] Open &0000000000000407.000000407[107]
IRC-Galleria Finland &0000000000505000.000000505,000[108] Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older &0000000000003302.0000003,302[109]
italki.com Language learning social network. 100+ languages. &0000000000450000.000000450,000[citation needed] Open. Global. &0000000000014610.00000014,610[110]
InterNations International community Invite-only &0000000000026688.00000026,688[111]
Itsmy Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows &0000000002500000.0000002,500,000[112] &0000000000206437.000000206,437[113]
iWiW Hungary &0000000004000000.0000004,000,000[114] Invite-only &0000000000000532.000000532[115]
Jaiku General. Owned by Google. Open to people 13 and older. &0000000000015661.00000015,661[116]
JammerDirect.com Creative resource website Open to the General Public &0000000000930958.000000930,958[117]
kaioo General, nonprofit &0000000000030000.00000030,000[118] &0000000000386200.000000386,200[119]
Kaixin001 General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users Open to the General Public &0000000000000061.00000061[120]
Kiwibox General. For the users, by the users, a social network that is more than a community. &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[121] Open to people 13 and older. &0000000000104563.000000104,563[122]
Last.fm Music &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000[123] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000310.000000310[124]
LibraryThing Book lovers &0000000000400000.000000400,000[125] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000004529.0000004,529[126]
lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies Open to people 18 and older. &0000000000602117.000000602,117[127]
LinkedIn General but mainly business &0000000053000000.00000053,000,000[128] Open to people 18 and older. &0000000000000042.00000042[129]
Listography Lists. Autobiography. Open &0000000000197009.000000197,009[130]
LiveJournal Blogging &0000000017564977.00000017,564,977[131] Open (OpenID) &0000000000000081.00000081[132]
Livemocha Online language learning - dynamic online courses in 22 languages - world’s largest community of native language speakers. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[133] Open &0000000000004079.0000004,079[134]
LunarStorm Sweden &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[135] Open &0000000000065874.00000065,874[136]
MEETin General Open &0000000000173717.000000173,717[137]
Meetup.com General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities. Open to people 18 and older. &0000000000000739.000000739[138]
Meettheboss Business and Finance community, worldwide. Open &0000000000107180.000000107,180[139]
Mixi Japan &0000000024323160.00000024,323,160[140] Invite-only &0000000000000085.00000085[141]
mobikade mobile community, UK only Open to people 18 and older &0000000001851728.0000001,851,728[142]
MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[143] Open to people 14 and older &0000000000003685.0000003,685[144]
MOG Music Open to people 14 and older &0000000000004221.0000004,221[145]
MouthShut.com Social Network, social media, consumer reviews Open &0000000000002545.0000002,545[146]
Multiply "Real world" relationships. Popular in Asia. Not popular in the western world. &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[147] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed. &0000000000000246.000000246[148]
Muxlim Muslim portal site &0000000000050000.00000050,000[149] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000059099.00000059,099[150]
MyAnimeList Anime themed social community &0000000000160000.000000160,000[151] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000006096.0000006,096[152]
MyChurch Christian Churches &0000000000144295.000000144,295[153] Open &0000000000094510.00000094,510[154]
MyHeritage family-oriented social network service &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000 [155] Open &0000000000002953.0000002,953[156]
MyLife Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com) &0000000051000000.00000051,000,000[157] Open &0000000000001481.0000001,481[158]
MyLOL General. Popular in the United States, Europe and Australia. &0000000000032000.00000032,000[159] Open to ages 13 and up. &0000000000152787.000000152,787[160]
My Opera Blogging, mobile blogging, sharing photos, connecting with friends. Global. &0000000003000000.0000003,000,000[161] Open &0000000000000658.000000658[162] (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
MySpace General. Had lost some popularity in 2007 and 2008, but has started to experience a slight renaissance lately. &0000000271152724.000000271,152,724[citation needed]
[not in citation given][163]		 Open to ages 13 and up. &0000000000000011.00000011[164]
myYearbook General &0000000005100000.0000005,100,000[165] Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up &0000000000000851.000000851[166]
Nasza-klasa.pl School, college and friends. Popular in Poland. &0000000011000000.00000011,000,000[167] Open &0000000000000110.000000110[168]
Netlog General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[169] &0000000059000000.00000059,000,000[170] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000130.000000130[171]
Nettby Norwegian Community. Open &0000000000002719.0000002,719[172]
Nexopia Canada &0000000001400000.0000001,400,000[173] Open to people 13 and older [174] &0000000000024071.00000024,071[175]
NGO Post Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India &0000000000015000.00000015,000[176] Open &0000000000070134.00000070,134[177]
Ning Users create their own social websites and social networks Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000132.000000132[178]
Odnoklassniki General. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics &0000000040000000.00000040,000,000[179] Open &0000000000000092.00000092[180]
OkCupid Social networking and dating Open to people 18 and older &0000000000001261.0000001,261[181]
OneClimate Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change Open to People of all ages and locations &0000000000307773.000000307,773[182]
OneWorldTV Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc. Open &0000000027434227.00000027,434,227[183]
Open Diary First online blogging community, founded in 1998. &0000000005000000.0000005,000,000[184] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000039290.00000039,290[185]
Orkut Owned by Google. Popular in Brazil and India.[186] &0000000067000000.00000067,000,000[187] Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) &0000000000000109.000000109[188]
OUTeverywhere Gay/LGBTQ Community Open &0000000000329887.000000329,887[189]
PartnerUp Social networking site for entrepreneurs and small business owners &0000000000150000.000000150,000[citation needed] Open and Free &0000000000029221.00000029,221[190]
Passportstamp Travel Open &0000000000366598.000000366,598[191]
Pingsta Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts Invite-only, only Internet Experts &0000000001668955.0000001,668,955[192]
Plaxo Aggregator &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[193] Open &0000000000001533.0000001,533[194]
Playahead Swedish, Danish,Norwegian teenagers Open &0000000000063081.00000063,081[195]
Playboy U Online college community Open to college students with .edu e-mail address &0000000000433970.000000433,970[196]
Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan. Open &0000000000001072.0000001,072[197]
Present.ly Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging Open &0000000004893711.0000004,893,711[198]
Qapacity A a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory Open to people 16 and older &0000000000096847.00000096,847[199]
quarterlife A social network for artists, filmmakers, musicians, and creative people Open to people 14 and older &0000000000088516.00000088,516[200]
Qzone General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users &0000000200000000.000000200,000,000[201] Open to the General Public &0000000000000012.00000012[202] (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Ravelry Knitting and crochet &0000000000331000.000000331,000[203] Invite-only while in beta &0000000000007811.0000007,811[204]
Renren Significant site in China. Was known as 校内 (Xiaonei) until August 2009. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[205] Open &0000000000000103.000000103[206]
ResearchGATE Social network for scientific researchers &0000000000140000.000000140,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000051885.00000051,885[207]
ReverbNation.com Social network for musician and bands &0000000000025000.00000025,000[citation needed] Open to people 16 and older &0000000000006187.0000006,187[208]
Ryze Business &0000000000500000.000000500,000[209] Open &0000000000019839.00000019,839[210]
ScienceStage Science-oriented multimedia platform and network for scientists Open &0000000000039962.00000039,962[211]
Scispace.net Collaborative network site for scientists By invitation, but can request an invitation &0000000001231795.0000001,231,795[212]
ShareTheMusic Music Community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legally. Open &0000000000471712.000000471,712[213]
Shelfari Books Open &0000000000019681.00000019,681[214]
Skyrock Social Network in French-speaking world &0000000022000000.00000022,000,000[215] Open &0000000000000111.000000111[216]
SocialVibe Social Network for Charity &0000000000435000.000000435,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000041927.00000041,927[217]
Sonico.com General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. &0000000017000000.00000017,000,000[218][219] Open to people 13 and older. &0000000000000507.000000507[220]
Soundpedia Music Open &0000000000848757.000000848,757[221]
Stickam Live video streaming and chat. &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[222] Open &0000000000002742.0000002,742[223]
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. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[224] Open &0000000000000195.000000195[225]
StumbleUpon Stumble through websites that match your selected intrests. &0000000008822921.0000008,822,921[citation needed] Open &0000000000000255.000000255[226]
Tagged General. Subject to quite some controversy about its e-mail marketing and privacy policy. &0000000070000000.00000070,000,000[227] Open &0000000000000117.000000117[228]
TalentTrove Online Talent Network Open &0000000000021177.00000021,177[229]
Talkbiznow Business networking Open &0000000000283770.000000283,770[230]
Taltopia Online artistic community Open &0000000000052759.00000052,759[231]
Taringa! General. &0000000000350000.000000350,000[232] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000126.000000126[233]
TravBuddy.com Travel &0000000001588000.0000001,588,000[234] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000011789.00000011,789[235]
Travellerspoint Travel Open &0000000000013731.00000013,731[236]
tribe.net General Open &0000000000005706.0000005,706[237]
Trombi.com French subsidiary of Classmates.com &0000000004400000.0000004,400,000[238] &0000000000007283.0000007,283[239]
Tuenti Spanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain &0000000004500000.0000004,500,000[citation needed] Invite-only &0000000000000291.000000291[240]
Tumblr General. Micro-blogging, RSS Open &0000000000000245.000000245[241]
Twitter General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates &0000000044500000.00000044,500,000[242] Open &0000000000000014.00000014[243]
Vkontakte Russian social network. &0000000054021000.00000054,021,000[244] Open &0000000000000182.000000182[245]
Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture &0000000001931049.0000001,931,049[246] Open to users 13 and over &0000000000007577.0000007,577[247]
Viadeo European Social Networking and Campus Networking in Seven Languages &0000000006000000.0000006,000,000[248] Open &0000000000001724.0000001,724[249]
Vox Blogging Open &0000000000001319.0000001,319[250]
Wakoopa For computer fans that want to discover new software and games. &0000000000100000.000000100,000[citation needed] Open &0000000000009420.0000009,420[251]
Wasabi General Open &0000000000095188.00000095,188[252]
WAYN Travel and lifestyle &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[253] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000002974.0000002,974[254]
WebBiographies Genealogy and biography Open &0000000000734214.000000734,214[255]
WeOurFamily General with emphasis on privacy and security Open, subscription-based &0000000000685337.000000685,337[256]
Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) &0000000120000000.000000120,000,000[257] Open &0000000000000005.0000005[258] (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
WiserEarth Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement[259] &0000000000028300.00000028,300[260] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000077143.00000077,143[261]
Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas &0000000027000000.00000027,000,000[262] Open &0000000000000768.000000768[263]
XING Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and China) &0000000008000000.0000008,000,000[264] Open &0000000000000269.000000269[265]
Xt3 Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008 Open &0000000000459914.000000459,914[266]
Yammer Social networking for office colleagues Must have company email &0000000000032993.00000032,993[267]
Yelp, Inc. Local Business Review and Talk Open &0000000000000343.000000343[268]
Youmeo UK Social Network (focus on data portability) Open &0000000001065535.0000001,065,535[269]
Zoo.gr Greek Web Meeting point &0000000000890000.000000890,000[270] Open &0000000000008057.0000008,057[271]

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  76. ^ Friendster reported number, May 2008
  77. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Friendster.com 2009-12-13
  78. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Fruehstueckstreff.de 2009-12-13
  79. ^ Jangl Voice-Enables Fubar: Suddenly, It'S Easy To Talk To Someone You Meet At ''The First Online Bar And Happy Hour''
  80. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Fubar.com 2009-12-13
  81. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for GaiaOnline.com 2009-12-13
  82. ^ GamerDNA Players Directory
  83. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for GamerDNA.com 2009-12-13
  84. ^ Gather Article by Altair Ego
  85. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Gather.com 2009-12-13
  86. ^ [1]
  87. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Gays.com 2009-12-13
  88. ^ Geni Home Page
  89. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Geni.com 2009-12-13
  90. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for gogoyoko.com 2009-12-13
  91. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Goodreads.com 2009-12-13
  92. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for GossipReport.com 2009-12-13
  93. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Grono.net 2009-12-13
  94. ^ Habbo Info
  95. ^ Habbo UK Articles
  96. ^ "Don't be lonely at Christmas time". BBC News. December 24, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7140599.stm. 
  97. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Habbo.com 2009-12-13
  98. ^ USA Today Online edition
  99. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Hi5.com 2009-12-13
  100. ^ HospitalityClub Website
  101. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for HospitalityClub.org 2009-12-13
  102. ^ Hyves Homepage
  103. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Hyves.nl 2009-12-13
  104. ^ ibibo Homepage
  105. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ibibo.com 2009-12-13
  106. ^ CNET: March 24, 2008
  107. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for imeem.com 2009-12-13
  108. ^ IRC-Galleria
  109. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for IRC-Galleria.net 2009-12-13
  110. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Italki.com 2009-12-13
  111. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for InterNations.org 2009-12-13
  112. ^ Green, Tim. "Itsmy socialises Italians". Mobile Entertainment. http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/30013/Itsmy-socialises-Italians. Retrieved 2008-04-15. 
  113. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Itsmy.com 2009-12-13
  114. ^ "iWiW Blog"
  115. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for iWiW.hu 2009-12-13
  116. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Jaiku.com 2009-12-13
  117. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for JammerDirect.com 2009-12-13
  118. ^ EditorsWeblog Article January 2008
  119. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for kaioo.com 2009-12-13
  120. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Kaixin001.com 2009-12-13
  121. ^ Kiwibox Launches 4KIWI, a Custom SMS Platform, April 2, 2009
  122. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Kiwibox.com 2009-12-13
  123. ^ "Last.fm Radio Announcement". http://blog.last.fm/2009/03/24/lastfm-radio-announcement. Retrieved 2009-03-25. 
  124. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Last.fm 2009-12-13
  125. ^ Library Thing Press Release
  126. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for LibraryThing.com 2009-12-13
  127. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Lifeknot.com 2009-12-13
  128. ^ LinkedIn 2009-12-14
  129. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for LinkedIn.com 2009-12-13
  130. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Listography.com 2009-12-13
  131. ^ Livejournal Statistics
  132. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for LiveJournal.com 2009-12-13
  133. ^ Livemocha Reaches 3 Million Members
  134. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Livemocha.com 2009-12-13
  135. ^ Lunarworks.se
  136. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for LunarStorm.se 2009-12-13
  137. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MEETin.org 2009-12-13
  138. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Meetup.com 2009-12-13
  139. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Meettheboss.com 2009-12-13
  140. ^ Mixi counter
  141. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for mixi.jp 2009-12-13
  142. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for mkade.com 2009-12-13
  143. ^ TMCnet
  144. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MocoSpace.com 2009-12-13
  145. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MOG.com 2009-12-13
  146. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MouthShut.com 2009-12-13
  147. ^ Multiply.com
  148. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Multiply.com 2009-12-13
  149. ^ Muslim social media website claims 1m users per month
  150. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Muxlim.com 2009-12-13
  151. ^ About MyAnimeList.net
  152. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyAnimeList.net 2009-12-13
  153. ^ www.mychurch.org/
  154. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyChurch.org 2009-12-13
  155. ^ http://www.myheritage.com/community
  156. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyHeritage.com 2009-12-13
  157. ^ Web Strategist: Jan. 9, 2008
  158. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyLife.com 2009-12-13
  159. ^ MyLOL.net
  160. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyLOL.net 2009-12-13
  161. ^ My Opera Community
  162. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Opera.com 2009-12-13
  163. ^ "Alexa the Web Information Company"
  164. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MySpace.com 2009-12-13
  165. ^ myYearbook Press Release, Dec. 18, 2007
  166. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyYearbook.com 2009-12-13
  167. ^ Gazeta.pl
  168. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Nasza-klasa.pl 2009-12-13
  169. ^ "netlog.com - Traffic Details from Alexa". September 29, 2009. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/netlog.com. 
  170. ^ "Netlog Corporate stats". December 12, 2009. http://corporate.netlog.com/stats/. 
  171. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Netlog.com 2009-12-13
  172. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Nettby.no 2009-12-13
  173. ^ Nexopia.com
  174. ^ http://www.nexopia.com/terms.php
  175. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Nexopia.com 2009-12-13
  176. ^ NGO Post
  177. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for NGOPost.org 2009-12-13
  178. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ning.com 2009-12-13
  179. ^ [Main page of odnoklassniki.ru]
  180. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Odnoklassniki.ru 2009-12-13
  181. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for OkCupid.com 2009-12-13
  182. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for OneClimate.net 2009-12-13
  183. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for OneWorldTV.net 2009-12-13
  184. ^ Washington Post
  185. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for OpenDiary.com 2009-12-13
  186. ^ Orkut Demographics
  187. ^ InformationWeek: December 20, 2007
  188. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Orkut.com 2009-12-13
  189. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for OUTeverywhere.com 2009-12-13
  190. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for PartnerUp.com 2009-12-13
  191. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for PassportStamp.com 2009-12-13
  192. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Pingsta.com 2009-12-13
  193. ^ "Is Plaxo on the Block?". Reuters. January 4, 2008. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Is-Plaxo-on-the-Block/. 
  194. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Plaxo.com 2009-12-13
  195. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Playahead.se 2009-12-13
  196. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for PlayboyU.com 2009-12-13
  197. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Plurk.com 2009-12-13
  198. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Present.ly 2009-12-13
  199. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Qapacity.com 2009-12-13
  200. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Quarterlife.com 2009-12-13
  201. ^ Wauters, Robin (2009-02-24). "China’s Social Network QZone Is Big, But Is It Really The Biggest?". TechCrunch. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/24/chinas-social-network-qzone-is-big-but-is-it-really-the-biggest/. 
  202. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Qq.com 2009-12-13
  203. ^ Ravelry homepage
  204. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ravelry.com 2009-12-13
  205. ^ Bjreview.com
  206. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Renren.com 2009-12-13
  207. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for ResearchGate.net 2009-12-13
  208. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for ReverbNation.com 2009-12-13
  209. ^ "Fresh opportunities for older workers". Chicago Tribune: p. 8 (Employment Outlook 2008 section). January 6, 2008. 
  210. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ryze.com 2009-12-13
  211. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for ScienceStage.com 2009-12-20
  212. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for SciSpace.com 2009-12-13
  213. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for ShareTheMusic.com 2009-12-16
  214. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Shelfari.com 2009-12-13
  215. ^ Sinlung News (March 11, 2008)
  216. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for SkyRock.com 2009-12-13
  217. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for SocialVibe.com 2009-12-13
  218. ^ Sonico: The Largest Social Network in Latin America? (Mashable)
  219. ^ Social networking page Sonico counts 15 mln users (Telecom Paper)
  220. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Sonico.com 2009-12-13
  221. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Soundpedia.com 2009-12-13
  222. ^ Fans Hang Out With Underoath on Stickam.com - Zibb.com
  223. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Stickam.com 2009-12-13
  224. ^ studiVZ | Über uns
  225. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for StudiVZ.net 2009-12-13
  226. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for StumbleUpon.com 2009-12-24
  227. ^ Tagged Inc
  228. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tagged.com 2009-12-13
  229. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for TalentTrove.com 2009-12-13
  230. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Talkbiznow.com 2009-12-13
  231. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Taltopia.com 2009-12-13
  232. ^ Estadisticas de Taringa - Usuarios
  233. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Taringa.net 2009-12-21
  234. ^ [2] (September 4, 2009)
  235. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for TravBuddy.com 2009-12-13
  236. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for TravellersPoint.com 2009-12-13
  237. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tribe.net 2009-12-13
  238. ^ Trombi.com
  239. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Trombi.com 2009-12-13
  240. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tuenti.com 2009-12-13
  241. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tumblr.com 2009-12-13
  242. ^ Twitter Reaches 44.5 Million People Worldwide In June (comScore).
  243. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Twitter.com 2009-12-13
  244. ^ [Main page of vkontakte.ru]
  245. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Vk.com 2009-12-13
  246. ^ http://vampirefreaks.com/
  247. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for VampireFreaks.com 2009-12-13
  248. ^ http://www.viadeo.com/
  249. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Viadeo.com 2009-12-13
  250. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Vox.com 2009-12-13
  251. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Wakoopa.com 2009-12-13
  252. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Wasabi.com 2009-12-13
  253. ^ "Don't be lonely at Christmas time". BBC News. December 24, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7140599.stm. 
  254. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for WAYN.com 2009-12-13
  255. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for WebBiographies.com 2009-12-13
  256. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for WeOurFamily 2009-12-13
  257. ^ Windows Live Spaces Fact Sheet - August 2006 Retrieved May 3, 2008
  258. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Live.com 2009-12-13
  259. ^ Treehugger article
  260. ^ WiserEarth homepage(includes stats)
  261. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for WiserEarth.org 2009-12-13
  262. ^ Mashable: '27 Million Bloggers and Counting' August 13, 2006
  263. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Xanga.com 2009-12-13
  264. ^ "XING Corporate Information - Q&As". XING. http://corporate.xing.com/english/investor-relations/basic-information/q-as/#c456. Retrieved 2008-09-12. 
  265. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for XING.com 2009-12-13
  266. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Xt3.com 2009-12-13
  267. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Yammer.com 2009-12-13
  268. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Yelp.com 2009-12-13
  269. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Youmeo.com 2009-12-13
  270. ^ Away.gr
  271. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Zoo.gr 2009-12-13
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Social network services
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