List of social networking services

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A social networking service is an online platform that people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.

This is a list of notable active social network services, excluding online dating services, that have Wikipedia articles. For defunct social networking websites, see List of defunct social networking services.

NameTypeFocus
23snaps Parents save photos, videos, measurements and stories of their children
4chan Imageboard Anime, manga, video games, music, literature, fitness, politics, and sports
8tracks.com Streaming user-curated playlists
Academia.edu Academics/researchers
About.me Promote individuals
alimero Blog
Amikumu Language learners
aNobii Books
Anphabe.com Employment website
Ask.fm
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite worldwide
Athlinks Running, swimming
Band Group communication, South Korea
beBee Personal brands
BeReal Photo-sharing app
Biip.no Norwegian community
BitClout Microblogging, cryptocurrency [1] [2]
BlackPlanet Black Americans
Blind Employees
Blogger Blog
Brainly
Busuu Language learning community
Buzznet Music and pop-culture
CafeMom Mothers
Care2 Green movement
CaringBridge Connections after a serious health event.
Cellufun Mobile Social-network game
Chess.com Chess players
Classmates.com Alumni
Cloob Popular in Iran
Cohost Blogging, micro-blogging, photos [3]
CouchSurfing Homestays and hospitality
CozyCot East Asian and Southeast Asian women
CrossFit Fitness goals
Crunchyroll Anime fans
Cucumbertown Chefs
Cyworld Popular in South Korea.
DailyStrength Medical & emotional support community
Dayviews Sweden
Dead Runners Society Running
DeviantArt Art community
Diaspora* Distributed social network
Discord Live chat and voice for groups
Draugiem.lv Popular in Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary)
douban Chinese movies, books, and music
Doximity U.S. medical doctors
Dreamwidth Blogging
Dulwich OnView Blog Dulwich
Duolingo Language learning community and forums
DXY.cn Chinese health care professionals
Ello Creative field
Elixio Business executives jet set and global elite
English, baby! Students and teachers of English as a second language
eToro Social investing, finance
Experts Exchange IT professionals
Facebook Blog Photos, videos, blogs, apps
Faces Women in digital media
Fark Comment on news stories
Fieldoo Soccer players
Fetlife BDSM
FictionCity Artists
Fillos de Galicia Galicia
FilmAffinity Movies and TV series
Filmow Movies and TV series
Fishbrain Fishing
Fitocracy Fitness
Flickchart Movie ranking
Flixster Movies
Flickr Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking
Frank Political commentary
Fotki Photo and video sharing
Foursquare City Guide Location-based mobile social network
Foursquare Swarm Location-based mobile social network
Friendica Distributed social network
Fyuse Photography, 3D images
Gab Right-wing politics
Gaia Online Anime and games
Gapo Vietnam
GameFAQs FAQ Video games
GameTZ.com Trading items
Gapyear.com Travel
Gays.com LGBT
Gaysir Gays and bisexuals in Norway
Geni.com Families, genealogy
Gentlemint Men
Gettr Free speech [4]
GitHub social codingsoftware development
Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers
GovLoop Government employees
Grindr Gay and bisexual men
Habbo Teenagers
hi5 Video games
HR.com Human resources professionals
Hub Culture Ven digital currency
I Had Cancer Cancer survivors
Ibibo Talent promotion
ICQ Instant messaging
Identi.ca Hackers and software freedom advocates
IMVU Virtual world
iNaturalist
İnci Sözlük Turkey
Indaba Music Musicians, remix contests, and networking
Influenster Product sampling and reviews
Inspire Healthcare professionals
Instagram Photo and video sharing
IRC-Galleria Finland
italki Language learning
JamiiForums Tanzania
Jappy Germany
Kaixin001 Mainland China users
KakaoStory Pages, South Korea
Kiwibox Teenagers
KizlarSoruyor Question-based
Kobo Reading platform and social network
Koo Micro-blogging
Koofers AcademicSocial studying network for college students
Kroogi Artists
Labroots Science and medicine
LambdaMOO MOO
Last.fm Music
Letterboxd Film
LibraryThing Book lovers
Likee Videos
LimeWire Peer-to-peer file sharing
LinguaLeo Online English language learning website. Popular among the Russian-speaking diaspora.
LinkedIn Business and professional networking
Listography List-sharing
LiveJournal Blog Blogging
Lunchclub Social meetings
Marco Polo
Mastodon Micro-blogging
MEETin Social meetings
Meetup Offline meetings
MeWe Likes and emojis
Miaopai
Micro.blog Microblogging
MocoSpace Mobile social network
Minds Distributed social network with Ethereum tokens
Fitocracy Bulletin board system China
mixi Japan
MocoSpace Mobile community
Moodle
MouthShut.com India
Mubi Auteur cinema
MyHeritage Family
MyLife Locating friends and family, keeping in touch
Myspace Blog Young people
My World@Mail.Ru
Nearby People nearby
Newgrounds Gaming, filming, audio and artwork composition
NK.pl School, college and friends in Poland
Nexopia Canada
Nextdoor
Ning Create social networks
Odnoklassniki Connect with former classmates in Russia
Open Diary Blog
Parler Free speech and privacy
PatientsLikeMe Patients with life-changing illnesses
Partyflock Electronic dance music
Peach Mobile
PEERtrainer Weight loss
Periscope
Pinterest Pinboard for organizing and sharing things you love
Pixnet Taiwan
Play.fm Disc jockeys
Plaxo Aggregator
Playlist.com Music
Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS in Taiwan
Portfolium Student employment search
Postcrossing Send and receive postcards
Quora Questions and answers
Qzone In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users
RallyPoint Military veterans
RateItAll
Ravelry Knitting and crochet
Readgeek Book recommendations
Reddit News aggregator, social bookmarking, and Internet forums
Renren China
ResearchGate
ReverbNation.com Musicians and bands
Rooster Teeth Social network and community site
Ryze Business
Second Life Virtual world
Sharesome Pornography
Sina Weibo Microblogging in mainland China
Skoob Brazilian readers
Snapchat
Snow Image messaging
Solaborate
Something Awful ComedyBlog
SoundCloud Repository of original music pieces
Soup.io Microblogging
Spacehey
Spaces Russian mobile phone users
Spot.IM A service for webmasters to add social networking functionality to their websites
Spoutible Micro-blogging
Stack Overflow Question and answer knowledge market site for programmers
Stage 32 Professionals in film, television and theater
Steam game launcher, forums, live chat
Steemit Blockchain based social networking
Tagged Blog Tagging similar photos and profiles
TakingITGlobal Youth focused on global issues
Tal Canal Blog Sharing content, games and news
Taringa! Argentina
TermWiki Learning / languages / translation
The Sphere Luxury network with exclusive personalized services
The Meta Network Bulletin board system
The Student Room Blog Students in the United Kingdom
The WELL Bulletin board system
Thinkspot Free speech alternative to Patreon
Threads
TikTok Music oriented
Total Recut Video sharing and resources website for fans and creators of video remixes
Travellerspoint Travel
Truth Social Mastodon derivative [5] Trump-affiliated social network
Tuenti Phone company in Spain with social networking service
Tumblr Blog Microblogging
TV Tropes Wiki
Twitter Micro-blogging, RSS, updates
TV Time
Untappd Beer drinking
Vero
VK Music upload, listening and search. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics.
Viadeo Business owners, entrepreneurs and managers
Vingle Photos
Wattpad Readers and authors
Warm Showers Homestays and hospitality while bicycle touring
WAYN Travel and lifestyle
We Heart It Image sharing
Whisper
Wikipedia Wiki
WikiWikiWeb Wiki
Wooxie Blog Blogging and micro-blogging
Woozworld Tweens and teens
WordPress Blog
WriteAPrisoner.com Inmates connect with friends, family
WT Social Subwikis
Wykop.pl Micro-blogging
XING Business primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Yammer Office colleagues
Yelp Business review
Yo Quick connections
YTMND Meme-sharing
zoo.gr Greeks

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Social networking service</span> Online platform that facilitates the building of relations

A social networking service or SNS is a type of online social media platform which people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career content, interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Social media</span> Virtual online communities

Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. Social media refers to new forms of media that involve interactive participation. While challenges to the definition of social media arise due to the variety of stand-alone and built-in social media services currently available, there are some common features:

  1. Social media apps are online platforms that enable users to create and share content and participate in social networking.
  2. User-generated content—such as text posts or comments, digital photos or videos, and data generated through all online interactions—is the lifeblood of social media.
  3. Users create service-specific profiles for the website or app that are designed and maintained by the social media organization.
  4. Social media helps the development of online social networks by connecting a user's profile with those of other individuals or groups.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parler</span> American alt-tech social networking service

Parler is a now-closed American alt-tech social networking service associated with conservatives. Launched in August 2018, Parler marketed itself as a free speech-focused and unbiased alternative to mainstream social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Journalists described Parler as an alt-tech alternative to Twitter, with its users including those banned from mainstream social networks or who oppose their moderation policies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xtube</span> Pornographic video hosting and social networking site

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Section 230</span> US federal law on website liability

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No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KakaoTalk</span> South Korean mobile messaging app

KakaoTalk (Korean: 카카오톡), commonly referred to as KaTalk (Korean: 카톡) in South Korea, is a mobile messaging app for smartphones operated by Kakao Corporation. It was launched on March 18, 2010, and it is available on mobile and desktop platforms.

WeChat or Weixin in Chinese ; lit. 'micro-message') is a Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. First released in 2011, it became the world's largest standalone mobile app in 2018 with over 1 billion monthly active users. WeChat has been described as China's "app for everything" and a super-app because of its wide range of functions. WeChat provides text messaging, hold-to-talk voice messaging, broadcast (one-to-many) messaging, video conferencing, video games, mobile payment, sharing of photographs and videos and location sharing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Minds (social network)</span> Open-source social networking service

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gab (social network)</span> American alt-tech social media service

Gab is an American alt-tech microblogging and social networking service known for its far-right userbase. Widely described as a haven for neo-Nazis, racists, white supremacists, white nationalists, antisemites, the alt-right, supporters of Donald Trump, conservatives, right-libertarians, and believers in conspiracy theories such as QAnon, Gab has attracted users and groups who have been banned from other social media platforms and users seeking alternatives to mainstream social media platforms. Founded in 2016 and launched publicly in May 2017, Gab claims to promote free speech, individual liberty, the "free flow of information online", and Christian values. Researchers and journalists have characterized these assertions as an obfuscation of its extremist ecosystem. Antisemitism is prominent in the site's content and the company itself has engaged in antisemitic commentary. Gab CEO Andrew Torba has promoted the white genocide conspiracy theory. Gab is based in Pennsylvania.

A social bot, also described as a social AI or social algorithm, is a software agent that communicates autonomously on social media. The messages it distributes can be simple and operate in groups and various configurations with partial human control (hybrid) via algorithm. Social bots can also use artificial intelligence and machine learning to express messages in more natural human dialogue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mastodon (social network)</span> Self-hosted social network software

Mastodon is a free and open-source software for running self-hosted social networking services. It has microblogging features similar to Twitter, which are offered by a large number of independently run nodes, known as instances or servers, each with its own code of conduct, terms of service, privacy policy, privacy options, and content moderation policies.

MeWe is a global social media and social networking service. As a company based in Los Angeles, California it is also known as Sgrouples, Inc., doing business as MeWe. The site has been described as a Facebook alternative due to its focus on data privacy.

Social media was used extensively in the 2020 United States presidential election. Both incumbent president Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden's campaigns employed digital-first advertising strategies, prioritizing digital advertising over print advertising in the wake of the pandemic. Trump had previously utilized his Twitter account to reach his voters and make announcements, both during and after the 2016 election. The Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden also made use of social media networks to express his views and opinions on important events such as the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the protests following the murder of George Floyd, and the controversial appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

Alt-tech are social media platforms and Internet service providers that have become popular among the alt-right, far-right, and others who espouse extremism or fringe theories, often because they employ less stringent content moderation than mainstream platforms. The term "alt-tech" is a portmanteau of "alt-right" and "Big Tech". In the 2010s, some prominent conservatives and their supporters began to use alt-tech platforms because they had been banned from other social media platforms. Alt-tech platforms describe themselves as protectors of free speech and individual liberty, which researchers and journalists have alleged may be a cover for antisemitism and terrorism.

Rumble is an online video platform, web hosting and cloud services business headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with its U.S. headquarters in Longboat Key, Florida. It was founded in 2013 by Chris Pavlovski, a Canadian technology entrepreneur. Rumble's cloud services business hosts Truth Social, and the video platform is popular among American right and far-right users. Rumble has been described as "alt-tech".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LBRY</span> Blockchain-based file-sharing and payment network

LBRY is a blockchain-based file-sharing and payment network that powers decentralized platforms, primarily social networks and video platforms. LBRY's creators also created Odysee, an open-source video-sharing website that uses the network, which was split into a separate company on October 1, 2021. Video platforms built on LBRY, such as Odysee, have been described as decentralized, fringe alternatives to YouTube. Odysee lightly moderates content based on community guidelines; its web site delists videos containing pornography and the promotion of violence and terrorism, although delisted videos remain available on the platform's blockchain data store.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gettr</span> Social media platform

Gettr is an alt-tech social media platform and microblogging site targeting American conservatives. It was founded by Jason Miller, a former Donald Trump aide, and was officially launched on July 4, 2021. Its user interface and feature set have been described as very similar to those of Twitter.

Truth Social is an alt-tech social media platform created by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American media and technology company founded in October 2021 by former US president Donald Trump. It has been called a "Twitter clone" that competes with Parler, Gab, and Mastodon in trying to provide an alternative to Twitter and Facebook. Truth Social uses Mastodon as its backend.

References

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  2. ↑ "Crypto social network BitClout arrives with a bevy of high-profile investors – and skeptics". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Darlingburg, Dee (21 November 2022). "What is Cohost? The Social Media Platform Is A Twitter Alternative". The Vibely. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Singman, Brooke (13 July 2021). "Former Trump adviser Jason Miller's GETTR social media platform reaches 1M users days after launch". Fox Business. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Kan, Michael (1 December 2021). "Trump's Social Media Site Quietly Admits It's Based on Mastodon". PCMag UK. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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