List of social networking websites

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
Grono.net	Poland	Open since 2009
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
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
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
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