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Judith Meskill, a few years ago put together this really cool and probably the most comprehensive meta list of Social Networking applications on their social software blog.  As with any new market there are, and will continue to be, attrition in the market due to various factors such as missed critical assumptions, lack of resources – especially capital, and certainly lack of a perceived unique and value-based offering to attract and retain a critical mass of users and loyal fans.

Through our extensive research of the social networking space, we’ll work diligently to keep this list updated.  Please feel free to contribute updates you may know of or uncover to the comments on this blog entry as well.

Happy 2008,

David

Home of the Social Networking Services

Posted Feb 14th 2005 5:55PM by Judith Meskill

Once again, this is my recently updated Social Networking Services Meta List. It is broken down into nine loosely built categories that will continue to shift. These social networking categories are: business; common interest; dating; face-to-face facilitation; friends; MoSoSo (Mobile Social Software); pets; photos; and ‘edge’ cases or social networking ‘plus’ sites.

The mostly recently added services are marked with an *. Please keep submitting your comments, links, and recommendations for additions and deletions. This list now stands at 380 entries. Thanks… (:=

business networking sites

Affinity Engines, Appiir*, Business Parc, BusinessPartnerships.ca*, Contact Network, Doostang*, ecademy, eConozco, Eliyon, EntreMate, eXtremeNetworking.biz*, Friendly Favors, GoingProfessional, Growth Company, I’m Not From Here, InterAction, ITmob, ItsNotWhatYouKnow, Join Network PLUS, LLC, Kickstart-Connect*, Konnects, LinkedIn, Link Silicon Valley, matcheroo, Mediabistro, Monster Networking, NetMiner, Netmodular Community, Networking For Professionals, Online Business Networking Resource, Open Business Club (openBC), OrderGenerator, PeopleThatClick*, Point Relevance, Polypol, PowerMingle, RealContacts, ReferNet, Reunion, Ryze, SelectMinds, Senior Management Network*, Shortcut, Silicon Valley Pipeline, Spoke Software, Sullivan Executive Networking Community, Tacit - ActiveNet, TENG, Viaduc*, Visible Path, WisdomBuilder, Zerendipity Networks, Zerodegrees.

common interest networking sites

50 Something.com, 50Yearsplus.com, ANTfriender, ArtistNow!, AveMariaSingles, Bigcampus.net, BookCrossing, Buzznet, CampusNetwork*, Classmates, Collegester, Community Zero, Company of Friends, ConnectU*, DeanSpace, Delphi Forums, Digital Squeeze, Downelink, FilmTrust*, Foodsters, FunHi, GamersGlue, Globe Alive, gradFinder, HRTS - Hollywood Radio & Television Society, Jewster*, LDS Circle*, Mediabuddies, Meet Me at HOT or NOT?, naboe*, Netplaya Burning Man Community, Neurona, PayDemocracy, quad5, Schoolster, SongBuddy, Talk City, Thefacebook, TheSquare, threedegrees, TimeBucks*, UpMyStreet, UrScouted*, UUSwap*, Wealink*, Xfire*, Yelp!*.

dating sites

AfroRomance, ajewishdatingsite, americansingles, Amigos, AsiaFriendFinder, Berkzter, BlackPlanet, BUZZSession, Cherish, collegeluv.com, ChristiansTogether , Country Singles, Cupid, Cupids Database, Date.com, Date the UK, Dating.dk, Dating Jewish Singles, eHarmony, Equally Yoked, FriendFinder, Gay Christian Dating, Gay Jewish Dating, Gay Military M4M, GermanFriendFinder, HookUP*, hotsaints, IndianFriendFinder, InterMingle, Introducing, It’sJustCoffee*, jdate.com, JewishCafe, JewishFriendfinder, JewishLoveMatch, Jewish Matchmaker, Jewish Personals, JMatch, Lavalife, LDS Singles Mingle, LDS Singles Network, LDS Singles SingleSaints, Love, M4M Seniors, Magoori, Match.com, Mature Dating.org, meetic, MyCountryMatch, MyEMatch, Overweight Date, Passion, POP! PeopleOnPage, PlanetOut Partners, Inc., RateOrDate, RedDate, Relationship Exchange, RogueConnect*, Senior Dating Exchange, SeniorFriendFinder, SeniorsCircle, SingleJew, Single Seniors, SpeedDating Online-Jewish Dating, Spicy Senior Singles, Swappster, Totally Jewish-Dating Channel, TrueBeginnings, uDate, UrbanTraditional, Vegetarian singles, webdate, Yahoo! Personals, YID - Single Jewish Dating.

face-to-face meeting facilitation sites

8minuteDating, Evite, First Tuesday, Food and Friends*, GeekDinner, HurryDate, The Lunch Club NYC, Lunch Partners, MEETin*, MeetUp, MixerMixer, Netparty, new-in-town, Social Circles, WhizSpark.

friend networking sites

Backwash, bobojam*, Breedster, BuddyBridge, Chia Friend, ChosenNet,Christianster, Click2Friends, easeek, eFriendsnet, enCentra, everyonesconnected, FriendFan, Friendity, Friend MAP, Friendoo, friendsand, friendsbay.de, Friends of Friends, Friends Reunited, Friendset, Friends of Friends, Friendster, Friend Surfer, Friendsync, Friendzy, Gruuve, HeiYou, hi5, hipstir, Huminity, HummingBoard, The Impersonals, iSocialite, Korea Data House, LDS LinkUp, LianQu, LinkEstadao*, linkyourfriends, Living Directory, MeineFreunde*, Metails, mrNeighborhood, myfriends, Myspace, NetFriendships, Neurofriends, orkut, PalJunction, peeps nation, qpengyou, Ringo, saywhatz, Swirve*, The Bomb*, Tickle by Emode, ticqle, Tribe.net, TribungPinoy*, UUFriends, Wallop, WiW, WorldShine, YeeYoo, YOYO, zenetwork.

MoSoSo sites

ActiveMatch, AirCQ, asphaltgames, awaRE, BEDD, Beliefnet Mobile, BusyThumbs*, BuZZone, CrowdSurfer, Dodgeball, Earthcomber*, Encounter Bubbles, Flickr, Fluidtime, Hocman*, IcyPole, ImaHima, Jabberwocky, JAMDAT, Jukola*, Mamjam, MeetingPoint*, Meetup, Mobido*, MobiLuck, mobster, Mooble, modus, MTONE, nTAG*, PeepsNation, Playtxt.net*, Plink Mobile, Plazes*, Pocketster, Portabible*, proxidating, Proxpro, PurpleAce*, Saw-You, Serendipity, socialight, Socializer, SoundPryer*, Speck, TagText*, Traces of Fire, tunA, TxtMob*, Urban Plexus*, Wavemarket, weemee, WhoAt, WiFi.Bedouin, Wow Friends*.

pet networking sites

Backwash for Pets, Catster*, Dogster, HAMSTERster, KissyKat, Neopets.

photo sharing emphasis sites

Buzznet, Expressions, Findapix, Flickr, FotoAmigo*, Fotolog.net, Fotothing, FriendBlend, MyShoots*, Nokia Lifeblog, PictureM*, PixParty, smugmug, SocialCanvas, Textamerica, Webshots, Zorpia, Zoto.

social networking ‘plus’ and/or ‘edge cases’

Blogpod, BuddyZoo, clevercactus*, del.icio.us, dodgeball, Dude Check This Out!, eTwine, Eurekster!, eventSherpa, fonetango, Funchain.com, Gush, HelloWorld, Home Exchange, HomeLink, imeem*, InsiderPages*, Intervac, JournURL, KnowMates, LiveJournal, MixedNutz.net, Mooble, Mosuki*, motime*, M-Tone, Multiply, Nioki, The Opinion Exchange, Palbook, PeopleAggregator, RepCheck, SmallPlanet, Small World Project, Social Grid, Splinder*, Squiby, StumbleUpon, TXTParty, Upcoming.org, WiredReach, Xanga, Yafro Moblog, Zdarmanet, Zopto.

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What is your impression of networking? To many, it’s an insincere trade of favors or, at best, an elegant way of using people to get what you want. I actually asked this question of a group of PhD students at a Top 5 engineering school and one student near the front asked, “You mean, with other people?”

Conversely, what’s your impression of relationships? When talking about relationships, most use characteristics such as trust, depth, and vested interest. So, if relationships have been around since the Ice Ages and we all know what they are, why is it that we’re becoming increasingly disconnected? In many ways, we’re losing our ability to touch people!

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In my 20 years of working with large enterprises and leading early-stage ventures, I’ve found one characteristic that all entrepreneurs have in common: a big idea. What separates the dreamers from the successful business leaders is their ability to execute on that idea and convince others that it’s an idea worth investing in. Entrepreneurs all face similar challenges when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent, and acquiring customers and strategic suppliers. But before convincing others to invest in the venture with their time, services, or financial backing, there are some critical points that the entrepreneur must be prepared to address.

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In his bestseller, Winning, Jack Welch says that there is not enough candor in corporate America today. I would submit that there is also very little stand. We’re so conscious not to offend, not to polarize, not to leave anyone out, not to discriminate, and not to differentiate, that many often go through a day, week, month, year, or lifetime without saying anything. If you don’t stand for something, what do you believe in? What is it at your core, which you are so fundamentally passionate about, that you are willing to sacrifice? In examining over 1,000 Match.com ads, brothers Dan and Chip Heath, authors of Made to Stick (Random House, 2007), made an amazing discovery. Their research yielded clever headlines to personal ads such as, “Hey” – If that’s your opening line, you better be hot, and “Looking for Love” – well, duh! You’re on Match.com! But even more striking was that well over 600 of headlines simply said nothing.

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According to a new study by Leadership IQ, the youngest workers are the least satisfied. Only 30% of workers ages 21-30 would strongly recommend their organization as a good place to work.

By contrast, 47% of workers ages 61-70 would strongly recommend their organization as a good place to work, making them the most satisfied age group.

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Saw this from Tim Fulton, a Vistage Chair here in Atlanta and thought it may be of interest to you… Best, David

I know that many of you have yet to complete your own holiday wish list and I would like to provide several suggestions. Here we go:

1. A portrait of your best customer. This would hang right behind your desk to remind you and your followers why you are in business. Having a hard time making a tough business decision? Just turn around and consult the picture. What’s in their best interest? Trying to make a difficult hiring decision? Would you want this applicant spending considerable time with this customer?

2. A Greyhound Bus miniature. My wife gave me a little red sports car miniature several years ago because she said she could not afford to give me the real thing. Why a bus? Just a reminder of author Jim Collin’s (Good To Great) suggestion of your role as the bus driver in your company. As the bus driver you must make very important personnel decisions. It is your job to decide who gets on your bus (should you hire them?) and where they are to sit (which job?). You must also decide who needs to get off the bus.

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