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This List has a sortable table. This feature may help you find some information here, without reading the whole table. To "sort" the table based on the contents in a certain column, click on the little symbol with two triangles [inside a square] in any column heading at the top of the table. Then, the symbol should change to a single triangle - pointing upwards or downwards. You can then click again on that [triangle] symbol to toggle the sort order (change ascending to descending order, or vice versa). Or, you can click on a double-triangle symbol, above some other column. For example: it may be useful to sort by Registered users (descending order) or by Global [...] Page ranking [...]. UnitedStatesian ( talk) 02:08, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Agreed, the social network site I use is EclipseRealm.com . Which would of put it closer to the top if it had been on this list. If the list was in order of most members listed then this would start with myspace most likely. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Socialnetworker ( talk • contribs) 03:36, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Actually, this idea might be even better -- (no need to for anyone to even have to read the "advice"!) This idea is for the default to be, having the rows of the matrix sorted (in descending order! [biggest first]) -- according to the column labeled "Registered users". This would improve convenience for most of the readers discussed above (see [1] and [2], in the paragraph that starts out "Readers who"), and this would not inconvenience those readers who do have some level of knowledge about Wikipedia, who might prefer to have the table sorted (say) in ascending order [biggest last], or sorted on some other column. It also would not inconvenience those readers with so much time on their hands, that they intend to read the whole list (table), regardless of the order.
I understand that a site must have its own separate Wikipedia article before it will be included as part of this list -- that makes sense. But I call into question the requirement that social networking must be a site's primary purpose. I think we should instead simply define the minimum functions which constitute social networking and then agree upon a minimum number of members to merit inclusion in this list. Then if a site meets these criteria, it should be included -- irrespective of whether social networking is primary.
Consider this: What if the social networking area of a site is a secondary function and yet still itself is much larger than other sites whose sole function is social networking? Why should such a site be excluded merely on account that it provides other services as well?
If you wonder how we should go about defining social networking functions, I submit we can use Wikipedia's own article on social networking as the starting point. It says,
Most services are primarily web-based and provide a collection of various ways for users to interact, such as chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging, discussion groups... ....Some social networks have additional features, such as the ability to create groups that share common interests or affiliations, upload videos, and hold discussions in forums. Geosocial networking co-opts internet mapping services to organize user participation around geographic features and their attributes.
Jeff Mincey (
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14:11, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Dear All,
Please help me to understand how to add several resources to this table if there are now pages in WIKI completed for these resources yet ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Niazza ( talk • contribs) 17:08, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
Umm? What happened here? Is this now the list for non-notable social networking sites? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.90.96.17 ( talk) 23:32, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
A blogging site not Social Networking (primarily anyway)! Wikipedia she shouldn't be an advertisement for sites to get more traffic and members. I suggest this and others be removed? 11:11 29th April 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.13.184.47 ( talk) 10:12, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
May I ask why both the page for social networking site Zanby and the link from this list page were removed? Tomcat66 g500 ( talk) 17:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)Tomcat66 g500 16:56, 2 January 2008
Habbo should be added. See here.
Habbo is one the world’s largest and fastest growing virtual worlds and social networking services for teenagers. Localized Habbo communities all around the world are visited by millions of teenagers every week.
I understand that social networking has previously not been the main focus of Habbo, but this has changed with the advancement of the Internet, and Web 2.0. Habbo consists of two main features; a virtual world, which is presented in the form of a massage chat room, and user profile in which community members have the ability to express themselves by customizing and sharing content with each other through their own Habbo homepage.
It's clearly a social networking service, hence it should be added to the list. -- Supermatique ( talk) 02:33, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
I would like to see www.giblink.com added to wikipedia. The site was banned because a past user tried to add the listing, but filled their submission with blatant advertising. A simple listing would cover the bases, and with 26,000 members signing up since September, it would seem this is a legitimate website for small and home-based businesses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Msjvd ( talk • contribs) 15:41, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
I think both of these are notable and should be put on the list. 172.194.15.162 ( talk)
18:29, 10 January 2008 (UTC)~
Hi,
I came to this page via google and looked at the list. I am member of www.seniorennet.be. And it is not in the list. There exists a Wikipedia article on it, on the Dutch Wikipedia: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seniorennet (didn't found any on the english one)
It is a Belgian website with over 1 000 000 members (I heared a few months ago over 1.3 million; but i am not 100% sure), and all the members are all seniors (50 years or older) and is one of the 10 biggest sites in our country. So it is maybe interesting to add it to the global list.
sorry if I am wrong if it isn't a good site for the list.
Maybe you might want to check Ipernity.com, a Flickr-alike growing site, with blog and multimedia file capacity. I have no idea about the number of users. It's France-based but pretty international and growing in Europe.
81.75.222.76 ( talk) 09:09, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
A very interesting Social Business network which is growing, reminds me a bit of one of the big business networks. Connectture.com has a lot of usable features. Its a multilingual site, right now its in English, Swedish and Danish.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.94.215.181 ( talk • contribs) 17:44, January 16, 2008
Why is Fubar not added to this list? I am curious as it's also a community similar to myspace, facebook, bebu, hi5, etc. Ariyen ( talk) 18:30, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
It appears to have been added now. Haoie ( talk) 02:07, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
I think this site should be added. http://vampirefreaks.com/main.php
Its a social networking site inventied for the goth and industrial subcultures, but also has many metalheads, cybergoths and punks on it. I would say its a social netowrking site for people of alternative music subcultures. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.154.230.85 ( talk) 16:49, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
Tuenti had a formatting issue that made it appear at the top of the list when sorting by total number of users. I looked at their main Wiki entry and apparently they have had some issue with someone overzealously promoting the site here, so I went ahead and just fixed this for them. Robbiemuffin ( talk) 01:52, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
Not sure why you don't understand why I added the 3 template tags: {{ Onesource}} because only one of the the registered user numbers is sourced, {{ Outofdate}} because the registered users numbers get outdated very quickly, and {{ Page number}} because the one source listed just says "New York Times". Libcub ( talk) 23:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Several editors are continually removing other editor's additions to the list, citing Wikipedia:Write the Article First. That page is an essay, not a policy or guideline. It is not appropriate to remove items from the list because of what the essay says. Libcub ( talk) 06:02, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
How about a Medical Social Website like CareFlash.com? Klostermankl ( talk) 03:18, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
I added Booksie.com but see that it was deleted. I created a page for it so can it now be added. It's one of the biggest literature social networks on the Web that I know of. -- Phillanuto ( talk) 20:48, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
There is no page for this site, also listing contains advertising. I checked out the site and there are only four members. Seeing that other listing where deleted because of this, I removed this listing. Ediciuz ( talk) 20:08, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
No page exists for this entry. (And bad formatting.) Removed. Ediciuz ( talk) 20:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
What about this one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.42.120.188 ( talk) 16:52, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
www.urbanstop.us would be a nice addition to this list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tx Nique ( talk • contribs) 21:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
it sorts the numbers with faults
~~Mario~~ ~~ 12th March 2008 ~~ ~~ 18 h 22 ~~
I added Last.fm. It has an extensive wikipedia page and definitely deserves a place on this list. Actually, its wikipedia page already linked to this page without it even being on it. Ingridjames ( talk) 09:31, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
Check this [2]. I add it to the list with unknown number of users -- Zinayida ( talk) 18:23, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
The most significant thing in social networking is how so many major social networks are launching platforms for third party developers. I'd like to see this article enhanced with a column that lists whether each social network has launched such a platform (like Facebook and Friendster), or has announced support for OpenSocial. The Wikipedia Article on OpenSocial lists about 20 social networks that have announced support for it. I'd like to see that info added to a new, far right column entitled "Platform Support."
Does this make sense to anyone else?
Paulballen ( talk) 15:06, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Are there any safe sites available for my 10 and 7 year old daughters? They would like to use one but i am not sure what advice to give. I don't want them to use myspace, bebo etc. and then lie about their ages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.6.236.159 ( talk) 12:11, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
I know this may not be the place but I cannot sort the table properly using the down button under the column of Registered Users. Does anyone have an idea or a solution? -- Jack in the box ( talk) 12:36, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
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Mayalld (
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08:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)Would I be able to add this site to the list?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuzz#Scuzz.com
It is mentioned under the article on the rock channel Scuzz, and the site can certainly be classed as a Social Networking site. It is a Social Networking Site for Rock/Metal fans who want access to new music, in a similar style to Rockworld.tv, only it allows profiles to be set up, has talk functions and the ability to upload photos, videos and music files, in a similar method to Myspace. Starom ( talk) 18:03, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
Just FYI. -- roy<sac> Talk! .oOo. 09:54, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
3 problems: 1. Almost all the user numbers are uncited 2. Those that were cited are often several years out of date 3. The numbers quoted do not match those in the actual article on the site's WP page!
all 3 of thse pose a serious problem in a factual encyclopedia! rather than simply have this page deleted, i've removed all the numbers that seem to have arisen out of the ether/someone's arse and left spaces for nice, cited, utd ones Jw2034 ( talk) 21:16, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
In addition, i've added (some) of the alexa global rankings for each of the sites. a very crude and NPOV way of judging relative number of current users, but far better than unsourced speculative user numbers Jw2034 ( talk) 21:35, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
Yes, i do have a problem. The alexa numbers update frequently, but wikipedia also lists company operating profits (updated quaterly or more) and further, data on sports scores and events, updated near instantaneously. Yes, there is some bias - particularly in the number of page hits - in the alexa data, but the alexa ranking generally strongly correlates with the number of users of the social networking site. Besides, for at least the top 5 by alexa ranking, there are few people who wouldnt disagree that those 5 are certainly the largest and have the most active users. Either way, the alexa data is npov, far better than 'numbers of users' which may be a)inflated by advertisers (a major problem with this article continuously), b) inflated by users, c)from a news article 2 years out of date (i've corrected this particualrly in the case of facebook) d)not count active users (which the alexa data at least gives a idea of). Further, the alexa ranking cannot be manipulated - if alexa says it's 1000'th globally, then it is that!
A major problem on this page is spammers artificially inflating popularity of adlinked sites - the alexa data may not be perfect, but it is a better, npov, unmanipulatable (at least by single users). Anyway, there is a link to alexa in the article itself, where such statistical matters are addressed and the reader can make up their own mind as to precision. Can also add Google Pagerank figures, which should help. Jw2034 ( talk) 20:43, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
It's my opinion that each cited user number should include within the cell the date (or at least the year) that the number was current. The reasoning being that having the information all laid out in a table form begs for the reader to compare the sites. As it is not obvious that the numbers weren't obtained at the same time, aren't always current, and may even be multiple years old, the comparison the reader makes as they analyze the information is an unfair one. Does this make sense, or am I just out of it right now? SidShakal ( talk) 23:31, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Another thing i've noticed is websites listed here tend to give something like 'similar to Myspace, Facebook, etc...' in their description. Since this list is selective, and tend to be 'similar to big popular website' it clearly raises issues with NPOV and advertising in articles. Ideally, all such comparisions should be made to this article instead Jw2034 ( talk) 18:29, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
Why was college tonight deleted from the list? Blm0303 ( talk) 18:28, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
Terribly sorry, meant to revert another spam edit. College tonight is ok to be added.
Jw2034 (
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23:22, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
I noticed that Consumating.com is on the list, but it shut down on March 14, 2008 -- according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumating
I think it should perhaps remain on the list.. but with an added column of its closed status? Especially since there many be more of these sites that end up shutting down. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhhfive ( talk • contribs) 19:47, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Alexa is not useful for this page -- it has an English-speaking bias and many of these websites are international. Shii (tock) 23:56, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
This is the English Wikipedia, hence unfortunately will have a bias towards English sites anyway! Jw2034 ( talk) 22:28, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
If Flick is in the list, Youtube should be there too, as it's a video-blogging platform where you can build a network of "favorite users/channels" and post video-comments on video-blog pages. Jcak77 11:24, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
Youtube is a video sharing site. Flikr is a photo sharing site. Neither are social networking sites, and should not appear here
Jw2034 (
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09:41, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
If this is the definition of social networking site, "A social network service uses software to build online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others," then both Flickr and YouTube should definitely be included in the list of social networking services. In Flickr you can join groups to post and discuss specific types of photographs. You can also add contacts who form a network of people who view and comment on your pics. YouTube, similarly, allows you to add contacts who are alerted when you post new videos. You can also not only comment on videos, but video reply to videos. There is also a video blogging feature (called vlogging). Both of these sites provide the infrastructure to interact with others in a social networking style, they just have a specific medium in which the social networking is fashioned around. They may not fit the original Friendster or Orkut format of social networking, but they're definitely indicative of the direction that social networking is headed. Barefootmeg ( talk) 16:26, 7 June 2008 (UTC
read:
http://www.youtube.com/t/about 'Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.YouTube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs, and email.'
you can also have:
YouTube, quote 'YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips'
youtube is a video sharing site, as defined by Video hosting service it it not primarity a social networking site as defined by Social networking site and should not appear here Jw2034 ( talk) 10:59, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
I strongly disagree with Youtube not being considered a social networking site. Without the ability to comment Youtube would be much less successful. I've been engaged in various discussions and arguments for years, and I've made various contacts through Youtube. Clearly, it *IS* a social networking site, and it should be listed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.70.123.156 ( talk) 14:37, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
The last two columns cannot be sorted (the Alexa rank and Users ones) in Firefox 2.0.x.x on Windows. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.229.177.26 ( talk) 08:30, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
The article's listing of popular and high-traffic discussion boards should include Wrong Planet, an online community and social networking site for members diagnosed with Autism and Asperger's syndrome. The site is where many autistic adults sought advice in social situations they find difficult and to promote a sense of community among others with their neurological disorder. + 71.102.53.48 ( talk) 01:50, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
The numbers for windows live spaces are inaccurate. They include *all* traffic to live.com, only 4% of which is actually to spaces.live.com. Alexa only shows stats for top level domains.
Quantcast shows much more realistic numbers for the spaces subdomain: http://www.quantcast.com/spaces.live.com 64.81.57.203 ( talk) 21:51, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
wtf? File:Http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/227/clipboard01jb4.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.104.217.115 ( talk) 01:56, 1 June, 2006 (UTC)
The number of 15,000,000 users registered on geni.com is simply false! The number refers to profiles. A member can add as many profiles to his family tree as he/she wants. That does not mean that the person he added to the family tree is registered but that there is some info on the person in Geni's database. The correct number would have to be YXZ family trees, because there has to be at least 1 user registered on geni.com to build a family tree and this is probably a much smaller number. Newbie1980 ( talk) 11:16, 6 June 2008 (UTC)—Preceding unsigned comment added by Newbie1980 ( talk • contribs) 09:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Kaboodle is not on the list but does have a wikipedia entry. Kaboodle is primarily a social shopping site that uses social networking as the engine to drive traffic. This usage of social networking, (similar sites are thisnext and zlio) that is increasing. Bealby ( talk) 17:38, 1 July 2008 (UTC) bealby Bealby ( talk) 17:38, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
There is a list of social networks and almost all of them have wikipedia pages. Pitchbuzz.com is also a social network and should be listed and have a page . It has members and is fully functional. I have made several attempts to create a page for the site but they are always deleted. Pitch Buzz should not continue to be over looked.
Thank you,
Star788 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Star788 ( talk • contribs) 19:06, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Help! someone, I'm lost editing the table! Someone please add Spoke.com. It's FAQ claims: "Spoke gives you access to over 40 million businesspeople at over 2.3 million companies." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.53.209.133 ( talk) 13:14, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
What trash is this list. -- Leladax ( talk) 06:11, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
Digg and reddit are not predominantly social networking sites. The are blogging and newsfeed sites. Same as youtube is a video sharing site first, with some aspects of social networking (see talk above) - it is not predominantly a social networking site, therefore it stays off the list (and any attempt to add it will be immediately reverted) Jw2034 ( talk) 22:43, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luach.com
As the Wiki page says "Luach.com is a Jewish community online bulletin board, sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Craigslist" in which members of the Jewish communities of more than 40 North American cities, or in Europe or Israel"
This is the largest Jewish Community Classified website in the world with an average of 30,000 unique vistors a month.
Can someone add this for me. I don't know how.
Mse25 ( talk) 19:14, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
FYI: A new site is here. It's registered, live and still under improvement. www.realfakeworld.com It's an open and new world for users (members/ businesses) to create their ideal new world. It was launched in 2008 in the UK but is not limit to the UK. Giving the world the opportunity to create what they want rather than being force fed what they have to have and get used to.
Real Person @ Real Fake World —Preceding unsigned comment added by Realfakeworld ( talk • contribs) 16:50, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Military Science Online databases and Military Science Encyclopedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.197.232.218 ( talk) 08:16, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
In my opinion, Hyves is certainly not especially for students. It's for everyone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.204.129.239 ( talk) 16:39, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I couldn't see xiaonei.com on the list. I has the highest traffic for social networks in China according to Alexa.
Site: http://xiaonei.com/ Info: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/xiaonei Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaonei
Worth adding? Still new and reading up on how to use Wiki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cybergen ( talk • contribs) 21:55, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Just a heads up: it makes no sense to have a column where only 7 of the 100+ entries have entries, especially since the active users has almost a perfect linear relationship to the regisetered users for those sites. Also, the sorting does not work on a column that has blank entires. UnitedStatesian ( talk) 13:10, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
I believe zenzuu.com should be added to the list as they have over 170,000 members. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vortex6930 ( talk • contribs) 17:50, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
The articles refers to http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9973826-36.html which shows it had ~124m unique visitors not registered.
Should it be changed to the more reliable figure of ~110 as posted on http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics ?
Cybergen
Where's Hyves? It has a page on the English Wikipedia, it is by far the largest social network in the Netherlands with 1/3 of the Dutch having a page (5 million, including the prime minister and many many Dutch artists) and 2 million non-Dutch and still growing very fast. 192.87.23.21 ( talk) 13:55, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
Disclaimer: I am one of the owners of Wireclub.
Just wondering what would be necessary to get our social network (wireclub.com) added to Wikipedia's list. I think we are 'notable' - at least I hope we are. We have just over a million members now ( http://www.prweb.com/releases/wireclub/chat/prweb1704224.htm). Unlike other revenue-oriented social networks, Wireclub is a community-oriented service where the user experience is the main concern. It would mean the world to us to be mentioned on Wikipedia.
Rod —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.78.2 ( talk) 02:03, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Wireclub doesnt exist. 'Wireclub is a community-oriented service where the user experience is the main concern' sounds like advertising, which is against wikipedia policy. if you create the page Wireclub, and have it stand, it mkaes the list. simple. Jw2034 ( talk) 19:30, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Rod: I read it somewhere that I am not supposed to create a page for a business I own. I don't know much about how Wikipedia works so please bear with me. Should I create a page to see if it stands or not? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.78.2 ( talk) 23:55, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
WP:WTAF. There is no reason why the owner, employees or anyone involved of a business cannot - its the same situation as a film star or a footballer being able to edit their own page; there are no specific rules against it as long as the page remains within wikipedia guidelines. In this case in particular find 3rd party reviews, sources that arn't your site and that are reputable, verifiable and notable as per WP:NOTE, WP:CITE and ensure the article doesnt read like an advert as per Wikipedia:Spam. as an example all pages currently on the list meet this guidance and are checked to ensure they manitain a neutral point of view. it may also help to sign up for an account and declare your interest on your own talk page, although this should not be necessary Jw2034 ( talk) 22:07, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I manage product development for Univision.com, but didn't know if I should add Univision.com myself to the list. We recently passed 1 million social networking profiles, and I thought that this milestone merited us being added to the list. Our social network is powered by a company called Onesite, and profile count can be viewed in real-time by visiting the following URL. http://univision.onesite.com/. Please let me know if you'd like any more info, and perhaps someone would be willing to add us? Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by UnivisionDeveloper ( talk • contribs) 02:53, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
A page like that would be great in the french wikipedia. Thanks for any effort. 04:30, 15 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.81.167.56 ( talk)
I suggest the inclusion of Panoramio on the list. I think it's considered a social network since it's a geotagged blogged user photo gallery and has quite a userbase, besides its interaction with Google Earth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wyup ( talk • contribs) 12:34, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
I suggest the re-addition of zootoo.com to the list. It is a social network for pet lovers. Debate the 'primary purpose' doctrine by all means - though be clear, youtube.com is currently still on this list. It is not a 'social network' in the way facebook is. Zootoo is about pet lovers, that is, people, sharing and connecting with each other. User count is 300,000 plus.
Adult Friend Finder is not a social networking site, unless all "dating" sites are considered social networking sites. They're also a very commercial organisation; I feel that their inclusion was most likely for commercial purposes, rather than any relevancy to this list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.132.221.226 ( talk) 06:51, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
How would I go by getting a Social Networking website included to Wikipedia? The site directly deals with people currently living in Japan and also people living in other countries that are interested in Japan. You can view the site at http://www.egenki.com
Jmh2009 ( talk) 07:29, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi was just invited and joined the new social networking website ran on Wordpress-Mu and Buddypress integration. I wanted to know your opinion on including it here in this article. The sites address is http://postnonstop.com .How many members should a site have to be included? -- Ntb613 ( talk) 19:27, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Again another popular German social networking site which appears to be missing. Very popular to the German speaking world. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.37.73 ( talk) 23:11, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
Vibe.to is the largest social networking site in Canada that targets teens, it is often reffered to as the Myspace of Canada. Which is the second largest market in the world after the US.
I cannot believe no importance or mention in wikipedia...instead we have vampirefreaks??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.20.141.46 ( talk) 06:32, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I don't want to edit this page but remark there is a large network in the Netherlands called SchoolBANK.nl where you find your old class mades and pictures of your class. They have about 3,5million members
I realise this isn't meant to be an exhaustive list, but Identica fulfils a unique role and seems to be more active than many of the sites listed already. Silnerwilner ( talk) 22:12, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
while flicking through this page i noticed that some social networks are missing (virb possibly others) also i believe that the number of users of twitter is about 20 million off what the bbc says thanks number from [4]
--go twadit 02:52, 14 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Go twadit ( talk • contribs)
also alexa rankings need updating
--go twadit 20:28, 14 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding
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I don't know how to do this template... sorry. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Columns/15891 -- PaulWicks ( talk) 20:46, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
It's the biggest SNS in Korea. Here's the info about it on Alexa: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cyworld.com
They've even started one in English as they planned on expanding in the USA. Here's the English wiki for CyWorld: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyworld Just so you can check if this is "notable enough" for your list :)
January 11, 2010. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahz29 ( talk • contribs) 15:28, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
I suggest that windows live spaces and Yahoo! profiles should also be added in the list.-- Ahz29 ( talk) 15:10, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
It is a adult social network like Myspace. But for people 18 and older only —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.226.224.235 ( talk) 15:45, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Facebook is for people of 18 and older, which is not written in the list...-- Ahz29 ( talk) 07:33, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Jaiku is not a general social networking site. It is a micro blogging site (like twitter) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahz29 ( talk • contribs) 07:45, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be named as Comparison of social networking websites. -- 173.183.102.184 ( talk) 10:55, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
a social network founded 2007 and now has over 600.000 members according to http://www.mobinode.com/2010/01/12/p1-the-highest-quality-social-network-in-china/ Alexa says 9.200 in the world and around 900 in china. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Svante.jerling ( talk • contribs) 06:11, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
8,868,665 users
80.180.178.212 ( talk) 16:53, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
Two social networks for translators are: langmates and watercoolernetwork. These are likely to be small in comparison to the general, all-inclusive, non-trade related networks, so I'm not sure how one would determine notability. -- 41.243.1.200 ( talk) 08:51, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
Would it be worth considering FurAffinity.net? -- 76.203.215.118 ( talk) 16:23, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
The Alexa rank on this page is for VK.com. The Alexa rank for vkontakte.ru is 38 or so, between Flickr and Orkut. It being the original address, shouldn't this rank be added? (Or better even, both, but I'm not sure how that would work in sorting.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.179.218.10 ( talk) 10:27, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Pregnancy.org -- you have Babycenter.com listed -- Pregnancy.org also has hundreds of forums and groups for peer-to-peer support for trying to conceive, pregnancy and parenting. We're in the top 10 in terms of traffic. Molleeb ( talk) 12:56, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
The Pregnancy.org page will eventually be redone by someone hopefully. Todd was kind enough to let it exist for that instance. If the rule for this page is that there has to be an article here on wiki, okay. The babycenter article is of a commercial nature and should be considered for editing or deletion. It's relevance to wiki is questionable. Molleeb ( talk) 17:16, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
I have just reverted the addition of 4chan, an imageboard, which was repeatedly added today. I see from the article's history that it has been added and reverted several times in the past along with other imageboards.
Having looked at the genre I do not believe they belong in this list, but would like to get consensus from other editors including user M3n ( talk · contribs) who made the most recent addition. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 16:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
This one should go in the list of top social networks because it allows for video,chat and posting of images,pictures and video all in one social network that is easy to use and keeps you up to date on what's going on within it www.EclipseRealm.com. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Socialnetworker ( talk • contribs) 03:41, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
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please may i add my social network to this list
04trycla ( talk) 20:14, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
In order to cut down the huge amount of spam and non-notable additions to this article, it has been semi-protected until July 20th. This means that only registered users who have had their account for five days will be allowed to make edits. IP editors will not be allowed to make any edits. After one month we can review things and ask for a longer protection period if the behaviour of newly registered and IP editors reverts to what it was. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 21:05, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
I suggest adding Socialnews.biz. It is a business news oriented social news site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.149.74.12 ( talk) 02:57, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
It already has a Wikipedia entry.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OkCupid
June 23, 2010. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.97.39.194 ( talk) 04:21, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Please add Tencent QQ - the largest social networking site in China. Facebook is planning to beat them, though. Facebook looks for growth in China and Russia-- Anatoli ( talk) 02:44, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Not done |Create an article for it first
~~ GB fan ~~
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10:08, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
I think the descriptions of some of the sites need a review. Eg, "Amie Street" doesn't have a description at all, and the description of "Kiwibiox" sounds like an advertisement. Some descriptions also state where a community is popular, but don't provide a source (I guess that could be found in the related article, but I haven't checked everywhere). If I find the time, I will start reviewing, but maybe someone could help? -- VArakawa ( talk) 11:58, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
Plus I just noted that the entry of "quarterlife" links to a Web TV series also called [quarterlife]. Does that mean there is no Wikipedia site on the community yet? -- VArakawa ( talk) 12:02, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
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Please add the following social networking site
Name: Lafango ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafango) Description/Focus: Talent-Focused media sharing site Registered users: --- Registration: Open Global Alexa: 36,186 ( http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lafango.com#)
Mgreene908 ( talk) 17:35, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Mgreene908 ( talk) 17:35, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Done, I removed it
~~ GB fan ~~
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12:25, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
Please remove imeem. They have been bought by myspace. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.144.148.37 ( talk) 01:00, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
Not done Yahoo Pulse is a good social networking site —Preceding
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115.167.45.223 (
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11:15, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
Not done Please add One Million Dollar Social Network
mdollar.net!
mDollar.net is a new online community site!
Unlike other online communities, mDollar.net is an "outcome-based" network. The main goal of mDollar.net is to collect 1.000.000$ and then share it among 13 most voted members using democratic election, where each member will have one vote to use for another member. Voting for yourself is not allowed. —Preceding
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Please add this :
|- ! Dhonuk | Art, Creativity | | Open | 294,575 [1]
to the table of Social Networking sites.
Please see these links for details or proof: http://www.yourstory.in/entrepreneurs/participants/2564 http://www.iimb.ernet.in/node/1945
Shamitb1980 ( talk) 08:34, 13 July 2010 (UTC) Shamit Bagchi
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Hi,
Please add www.manufacturinghive.com to demonstrate the growing trend of using social networking in the manufacturing industry.
Cheers ≤≥√ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Briovista ( talk • contribs) 02:07, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
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Please add http://www.onetwib.com/ to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites/swomcom.ws Name:Onetwib Description/Focus:Connect with people around you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davitz38 ( talk • contribs) 09:38 UTC, 20 July 2010
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IPatter is a growing social networking site aimed at both businesses and the public.
People select the businesses they are interested in and follow them, then the businesses can push offers and messages to their audience.
For more info please see the site: http://www.ipatter.com
July 28, 2010. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Soakdigital ( talk • contribs) 11:18, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
Done
The registered users number for CaringBridge is outdated. The up-to-date number is in their latest press release ( http://www.caringbridge.org/nr_20100728). Could the CaringBridge Registered Users number be updated to 9.5 million? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.199.190.193 ( talk) 21:54, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
I've added a launch date column to the article. I'm not going through them all, but I'll fill in a few of them. Feel free to help! I don't think citations will be needed unless the date is not cited on the network's article. -- Dan Leveille TALK 19:08, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
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WWW.SMASSH.ORG is a new social networking site soft launched 15 July 2010 and already has nearly 600 members in a matter of days. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.smassh.org there is our alexa rank going down a million or so a day if not more. There is a massive update being conducted by a professional company and a major marketing campaign ready to launch as soon as it is complete. It will allow musicians to post their music and videos, be rated and we will have a Idol contest with a $10,000 grand prize for the winner
Models can post their profiles and advertise for work in their area
Businesses can advertise their specials and stream live video of their events
Events from all over the nation will be loaded into the events section
Its based on a google platform so you can get direction walking, driving or public transortation.
All of this with the added bonus of being a social networking site makes it the ultimate online community for night life:) Trent ( talk) 08:13, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
So I am pretty confused above they say you have to create an article to have your site on this list and that if you start the article editors will help with it and not delete it. But that is exactly what happened. WP:WTAF clearly states that we must first start an article and if the article was deleted for the site not being worthy. Then ok but the site in 2 weeks has more members than 50% of the sites on the list and a higher alexa ranking as well. Growth wise it is actually growing faster than facebook did when it launched with almost 600 members in 2 weeks. So what am i supposed to do here? Trent ( talk) 20:00, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
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why interpals in not in the list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.202.63.13 ( talk) 02:22, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
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Consider inclusion of Flicker. This site has been made primarily for Pakistani audience but everyone is welcome.
The site offers a new level of photo sharing. Chat with friends, free online games, lot of desi jokes, make social groups, create your own pages and blogs, join forums and share your photos, videos and music. Read and share jokes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Flicker pk ( talk • contribs) 02:52, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Done
GovLoop already has a wikipedia entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.103.249.251 ( talk) 14:40, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Please consider adding GayRomeo.com
It a social networking website, virtual community and dating website for gays (18 years old and older).
It has more than 6,712,000 registered profiles and more than 1,106,000 active user profiles (live data from their website: use their search engine to see data), which means users logged in the past 6 weeks. The last data they published about profiles was last 10 February 2010 and it can be found here (5,740,000 registered and 1,015,000 active).
It was launched in 2002 and at this moment it ranks 1,272 in Alexa as it shown here. The link also shows 4 other gay websites that could be added to this list (Gaydar, Adam4adam, Gay.com and Manhunt), but I don't know where to find their data.
The main brand is GayRomeo, but it is also known as PlanetRomeo (especially in Asia). Gayromeo.com and planetromeo.com land in the same website with the same database (it only changes the name displayed and the main picture of the layout).
You can find the Wikipedia article here: GayRomeo.
Thanks for considering it.
62.132.60.170 ( talk) 13:05, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
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Please add http://www.livingfile.com as an activity-based social network.
Foonet ( talk) 14:01, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
I can not find a current article for Livingfile or living file. The consensus on this page is to have an existing article first. If the site is notable, please write the article first. If you need assistance you can submit a draft to the article for creation process. I will also leave a welcome message with links to help you. ~~ GB fan ~~ talk 14:27, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
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Its officially called Arkayne Socialize launched May 2009.
This is a social networking site for blogs and websites. I've included some notes and links to help you make a decision.
Here is a sample social profile: http://www.arkayne.com/brianshaler/
Here is the Denver Post using it: http://www.arkayne.com/denverpost/
Here is Arizona State University using it: http://www.arkayne.com/asu/
Here is the free signup: https://www.arkayne.com/register/free/
Here is the video from Vator Splash: http://blog.arkayne.com/paul-discusses-arkayne-socialize-at-vator-splash
Thank you for the consideration.
68.110.116.171 ( talk) 02:23, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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Should Roblox be added? It has ~10 million users, and is unique in it targeting of kinds 7-14 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.204.146.37 ( talk) 05:14, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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folkdirect.com
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Headphoney (
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Registration detail for recent folkdirect.com addition: "Open to people 16 and older"
Headphoney ( talk) 14:53, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
Name: Critikz Description/Focus: Your Talent - Acting, Modeling, Music, Sports, Entertainment Date launched: 2010 Registered users: N/A Registration: Open Alexa Global: 14,990,700
url: http://critikz.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Critikz ( talk • contribs) 18:10, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
Please add Furry4Life to the list? name: Furry4Life Description/Focus: Social Network for furries in the fantasy/sci-fi community. Date launched: August 2008 Registered users: 9,259 as of 9/21/2010 Registration: Open to people 13 and older Global Alexa[1] Page ranking: Alexa Traffic Rank: 941,789 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.215.96.2 ( talk) 16:09, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
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on the list of social networking sites, Twitter is listed as 11 under the Global Alexa Page ranking section, but since the page was last updated, Twitter has moved to number 10.
http://www.alexa.com/topsites is the scource.
Froggiemedia ( talk) 14:28, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
It has its own section in the Steam article. It has features seen in many social networking site and most of the information is in that section. -- Loompyloompy313 ( talk) 16:10, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi there,
Please consider inclusion of www.todleho.com to mark benchmark a new social interaction of friends, consumer reviews that can save lives and information for the masses.
Thanks --Sudip 04:48, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Not done, same answer as many before, please
write the article first
~~ GB
fan ~~
06:23, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Please Add a new social network www.wallsocial.com PR1 Alexa 210000, business, play games, friends, blogs, events, store, classifieds, groups, gift, winks, and more. All free, Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fafonet ( talk • contribs) 15:05, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
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Please add the following Community to this list of social networking websites:
Name = ShareHalloween,URL =
http://sharehalloween.com, Date launched = 2009, Registration = Open.
Thanks.
Pmousavi ( talk) 02:37, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
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Florida-Friends is a Social Networking site for local people in the Florida state
that would like to meet others for friendship.
Sport activities, recreational programs, nightlife and socializing with
others who may have similar interest.
The site is free and it prohibits and dating, business, or illegal activities.
This site is strictly for platonic relationships between equal or opposite genders. You can search by zip codes.
All personal and private contact information is never released, published or sold to any outside marketing sources. Members obtain a free profile and after verification and approval are allowed to contact other members through a secure internal site messaging service where the other member will respond through the same service without ever revealing their private contact information.
This site was developed in 2008 with the aspiration of becoming a popular social networking site for local people who desire to meet other local people in Florida.
The site is Free with no hidden costs. For more information please visit:
http://www.Florida-Friends.com
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Please add StatusStalker.com
Date Launched: 2009
Global Alexa Page Rating:1,017,508
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/statusstalker.com#
StatusStalker ( talk) 21:16, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
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==Out-dated data==
I know Alexa rank changes all of the time but some of these are way off. For example Taltopia has a stated rank of 52,759, but in reality has a score of 225,000. Much of this info is out of date, for example Fillos de Galicia does not seem to be active any more and Amie Street just links to an amazon store. Harbutt ( talk) 13:52, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
{{ edit semi-protected}} ! iOrbix | General. | June 2010 | more than 10000 | Open to people 13 Years and up | 309,417 [4] |-
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|- ! iOrbix | General. | April 2010 | | Open to people 13 Years and up | 127,480 [5]
Nuno Peralta ( talk) 02:06, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
Try http://www.filipina4friends.com it's totally FREE, no REGISTRATION needed. Please try also http://www.darlingasian.com and http://www.beautifulfilipina.info —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.54.92.102 ( talk) 14:10, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Could TG Blue Social Network go here? (www.tgblue.co.cc)
-- Tjrtr0 ( talk) 18:45, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Can you add this website into your list? APSense Business Social Network http://www.apsense.com
Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Apsense ( talk • contribs) 08:19, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
I second Harbutt (in the Out-of-Date thread) in questioning Alexa rankings. As a web administrator with access to direct analytics, I know that Alexa is rarely ever close to being accurate. Better choices for ranking (in order of accuracy, based on my own experience) would be Quantcast, Ranking.com and Compete. Even these can be off by a significant margin. Since membership numbers for this list are also provided, is ranking even necessary?
Puroprana ( talk) 20:35, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
source: http://socialmediatoday.com/SMC/199443
Jackthedonkey ( talk) 18:55, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
Yumflix is a recently launched social networking site that is all about food. Can you please add Yumflix to the list of social networking sites. Thanks! Irwingirl ( talk) 06:09, 19 December 2010 (UTC)Irwingirl Irwingirl ( talk) 06:09, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
according to a press release from the site's developer "Masterlink Interactive, a Dallas Web Design firm http://www.masterlink.com, proudly announces the completion of a fresh, new web design for Health Staff Connect http://www.healthstaffconnect.com, a free "healthcare professionals only" online community and networking resource. The new website, built on the Kentico Microsoft .NET platform CMS, includes professional social networking capabilities. It serves full time, part time, temporary, contract, or any other employment disposition; one click could connect visitors to hundreds or thousands of qualified candidates/employers in their local area. The first professional networking site open exclusively to those within any branch of the healthcare community.
It already has 300,000 members. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.123.98.129 ( talk) 20:24, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
This is a invite-only social network sites for developers and/or designers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jigjig81 ( talk • contribs) 20:39, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
This is a social network site for designers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jigjig81 ( talk • contribs) 18:29, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi there-- I just updated the Myspace user numbers to 100MM+. I also added a more recent cite to back this up--however, I left the old citing as well (I think it stated 130MM users) since 130MM is more than 100+; the number given by Myspace in the article I cited. I'm not sure if that was the right thing to do or not--but I didn't want to "undo" anybody's research from past contributions. Does anybody have advice about what you do in situations such as this? Do I delete the old citing and keep my more recent one? Or do I keep both of the citings? Please advise, Thanks! -- Magentabanana ( talk) 00:11, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
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SwagginWagon.com
| Social networking site for Musicians,Artists,Fans,Photographers,Graphic Artists,Dating & More! | | 211,000 [6] | Open
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|- ! Beeeper.net | Social Networking with the possibility of geolacalize your friends | | [7] | Open | [8] Maurodst ( talk) 00:33, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi! If you want other good list, see www.zwerty.com/list_all.htm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zwertysn ( talk • contribs) 18:14, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Facebook is NOT a general purpose social network. People thinks and want it but the owners say that "is for your friends who you know in person" and ban people trying to socialize. In my oppinion facebook is NTo s social networks but... the true thing is they dont want a general purpose one. Oppinions do not matteer. Its their words. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.56.8.158 ( talk) 13:54, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
How can I add to this list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.218.134.85 ( talk) 08:34, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
Please add GoSecure.com to the list. ( http://www.gosecure.com/) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.95.85.174 ( talk) 22:52, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Please add some (very important) fields to the table:
As of September 30, 2010, the active QQ users accounts for QQ IM amounted to 636.6 million [9], possibly making it the world's largest online community. (The number of simultaneous online QQ accounts exceeded 100 million [10].) Quiname ( talk) 22:08, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Incredibly, the biggest of them all is still missing from the list. So I'd like to add: Tencent: General. Micro-blogging, IM, RSS, updates. 1998. 636.6 million [11] [12]. Open. Quiname ( talk) 20:22, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
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This List has a sortable table. This feature may help you find some information here, without reading the whole table. To "sort" the table based on the contents in a certain column, click on the little symbol with two triangles [inside a square] in any column heading at the top of the table. Then, the symbol should change to a single triangle - pointing upwards or downwards. You can then click again on that [triangle] symbol to toggle the sort order (change ascending to descending order, or vice versa). Or, you can click on a double-triangle symbol, above some other column. For example: it may be useful to sort by Registered users (descending order) or by Global [...] Page ranking [...]. UnitedStatesian ( talk) 02:08, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Agreed, the social network site I use is EclipseRealm.com . Which would of put it closer to the top if it had been on this list. If the list was in order of most members listed then this would start with myspace most likely. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Socialnetworker ( talk • contribs) 03:36, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Actually, this idea might be even better -- (no need to for anyone to even have to read the "advice"!) This idea is for the default to be, having the rows of the matrix sorted (in descending order! [biggest first]) -- according to the column labeled "Registered users". This would improve convenience for most of the readers discussed above (see [1] and [2], in the paragraph that starts out "Readers who"), and this would not inconvenience those readers who do have some level of knowledge about Wikipedia, who might prefer to have the table sorted (say) in ascending order [biggest last], or sorted on some other column. It also would not inconvenience those readers with so much time on their hands, that they intend to read the whole list (table), regardless of the order.
I understand that a site must have its own separate Wikipedia article before it will be included as part of this list -- that makes sense. But I call into question the requirement that social networking must be a site's primary purpose. I think we should instead simply define the minimum functions which constitute social networking and then agree upon a minimum number of members to merit inclusion in this list. Then if a site meets these criteria, it should be included -- irrespective of whether social networking is primary.
Consider this: What if the social networking area of a site is a secondary function and yet still itself is much larger than other sites whose sole function is social networking? Why should such a site be excluded merely on account that it provides other services as well?
If you wonder how we should go about defining social networking functions, I submit we can use Wikipedia's own article on social networking as the starting point. It says,
Most services are primarily web-based and provide a collection of various ways for users to interact, such as chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging, discussion groups... ....Some social networks have additional features, such as the ability to create groups that share common interests or affiliations, upload videos, and hold discussions in forums. Geosocial networking co-opts internet mapping services to organize user participation around geographic features and their attributes.
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Dear All,
Please help me to understand how to add several resources to this table if there are now pages in WIKI completed for these resources yet ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Niazza ( talk • contribs) 17:08, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
Umm? What happened here? Is this now the list for non-notable social networking sites? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.90.96.17 ( talk) 23:32, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
A blogging site not Social Networking (primarily anyway)! Wikipedia she shouldn't be an advertisement for sites to get more traffic and members. I suggest this and others be removed? 11:11 29th April 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.13.184.47 ( talk) 10:12, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
May I ask why both the page for social networking site Zanby and the link from this list page were removed? Tomcat66 g500 ( talk) 17:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)Tomcat66 g500 16:56, 2 January 2008
Habbo should be added. See here.
Habbo is one the world’s largest and fastest growing virtual worlds and social networking services for teenagers. Localized Habbo communities all around the world are visited by millions of teenagers every week.
I understand that social networking has previously not been the main focus of Habbo, but this has changed with the advancement of the Internet, and Web 2.0. Habbo consists of two main features; a virtual world, which is presented in the form of a massage chat room, and user profile in which community members have the ability to express themselves by customizing and sharing content with each other through their own Habbo homepage.
It's clearly a social networking service, hence it should be added to the list. -- Supermatique ( talk) 02:33, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
I would like to see www.giblink.com added to wikipedia. The site was banned because a past user tried to add the listing, but filled their submission with blatant advertising. A simple listing would cover the bases, and with 26,000 members signing up since September, it would seem this is a legitimate website for small and home-based businesses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Msjvd ( talk • contribs) 15:41, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
I think both of these are notable and should be put on the list. 172.194.15.162 ( talk)
18:29, 10 January 2008 (UTC)~
Hi,
I came to this page via google and looked at the list. I am member of www.seniorennet.be. And it is not in the list. There exists a Wikipedia article on it, on the Dutch Wikipedia: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seniorennet (didn't found any on the english one)
It is a Belgian website with over 1 000 000 members (I heared a few months ago over 1.3 million; but i am not 100% sure), and all the members are all seniors (50 years or older) and is one of the 10 biggest sites in our country. So it is maybe interesting to add it to the global list.
sorry if I am wrong if it isn't a good site for the list.
Maybe you might want to check Ipernity.com, a Flickr-alike growing site, with blog and multimedia file capacity. I have no idea about the number of users. It's France-based but pretty international and growing in Europe.
81.75.222.76 ( talk) 09:09, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
A very interesting Social Business network which is growing, reminds me a bit of one of the big business networks. Connectture.com has a lot of usable features. Its a multilingual site, right now its in English, Swedish and Danish.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.94.215.181 ( talk • contribs) 17:44, January 16, 2008
Why is Fubar not added to this list? I am curious as it's also a community similar to myspace, facebook, bebu, hi5, etc. Ariyen ( talk) 18:30, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
It appears to have been added now. Haoie ( talk) 02:07, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
I think this site should be added. http://vampirefreaks.com/main.php
Its a social networking site inventied for the goth and industrial subcultures, but also has many metalheads, cybergoths and punks on it. I would say its a social netowrking site for people of alternative music subcultures. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.154.230.85 ( talk) 16:49, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
Tuenti had a formatting issue that made it appear at the top of the list when sorting by total number of users. I looked at their main Wiki entry and apparently they have had some issue with someone overzealously promoting the site here, so I went ahead and just fixed this for them. Robbiemuffin ( talk) 01:52, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
Not sure why you don't understand why I added the 3 template tags: {{ Onesource}} because only one of the the registered user numbers is sourced, {{ Outofdate}} because the registered users numbers get outdated very quickly, and {{ Page number}} because the one source listed just says "New York Times". Libcub ( talk) 23:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Several editors are continually removing other editor's additions to the list, citing Wikipedia:Write the Article First. That page is an essay, not a policy or guideline. It is not appropriate to remove items from the list because of what the essay says. Libcub ( talk) 06:02, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
How about a Medical Social Website like CareFlash.com? Klostermankl ( talk) 03:18, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
I added Booksie.com but see that it was deleted. I created a page for it so can it now be added. It's one of the biggest literature social networks on the Web that I know of. -- Phillanuto ( talk) 20:48, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
There is no page for this site, also listing contains advertising. I checked out the site and there are only four members. Seeing that other listing where deleted because of this, I removed this listing. Ediciuz ( talk) 20:08, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
No page exists for this entry. (And bad formatting.) Removed. Ediciuz ( talk) 20:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
What about this one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.42.120.188 ( talk) 16:52, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
www.urbanstop.us would be a nice addition to this list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tx Nique ( talk • contribs) 21:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
it sorts the numbers with faults
~~Mario~~ ~~ 12th March 2008 ~~ ~~ 18 h 22 ~~
I added Last.fm. It has an extensive wikipedia page and definitely deserves a place on this list. Actually, its wikipedia page already linked to this page without it even being on it. Ingridjames ( talk) 09:31, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
Check this [2]. I add it to the list with unknown number of users -- Zinayida ( talk) 18:23, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
The most significant thing in social networking is how so many major social networks are launching platforms for third party developers. I'd like to see this article enhanced with a column that lists whether each social network has launched such a platform (like Facebook and Friendster), or has announced support for OpenSocial. The Wikipedia Article on OpenSocial lists about 20 social networks that have announced support for it. I'd like to see that info added to a new, far right column entitled "Platform Support."
Does this make sense to anyone else?
Paulballen ( talk) 15:06, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Are there any safe sites available for my 10 and 7 year old daughters? They would like to use one but i am not sure what advice to give. I don't want them to use myspace, bebo etc. and then lie about their ages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.6.236.159 ( talk) 12:11, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
I know this may not be the place but I cannot sort the table properly using the down button under the column of Registered Users. Does anyone have an idea or a solution? -- Jack in the box ( talk) 12:36, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
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08:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)Would I be able to add this site to the list?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuzz#Scuzz.com
It is mentioned under the article on the rock channel Scuzz, and the site can certainly be classed as a Social Networking site. It is a Social Networking Site for Rock/Metal fans who want access to new music, in a similar style to Rockworld.tv, only it allows profiles to be set up, has talk functions and the ability to upload photos, videos and music files, in a similar method to Myspace. Starom ( talk) 18:03, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
Just FYI. -- roy<sac> Talk! .oOo. 09:54, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
3 problems: 1. Almost all the user numbers are uncited 2. Those that were cited are often several years out of date 3. The numbers quoted do not match those in the actual article on the site's WP page!
all 3 of thse pose a serious problem in a factual encyclopedia! rather than simply have this page deleted, i've removed all the numbers that seem to have arisen out of the ether/someone's arse and left spaces for nice, cited, utd ones Jw2034 ( talk) 21:16, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
In addition, i've added (some) of the alexa global rankings for each of the sites. a very crude and NPOV way of judging relative number of current users, but far better than unsourced speculative user numbers Jw2034 ( talk) 21:35, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
Yes, i do have a problem. The alexa numbers update frequently, but wikipedia also lists company operating profits (updated quaterly or more) and further, data on sports scores and events, updated near instantaneously. Yes, there is some bias - particularly in the number of page hits - in the alexa data, but the alexa ranking generally strongly correlates with the number of users of the social networking site. Besides, for at least the top 5 by alexa ranking, there are few people who wouldnt disagree that those 5 are certainly the largest and have the most active users. Either way, the alexa data is npov, far better than 'numbers of users' which may be a)inflated by advertisers (a major problem with this article continuously), b) inflated by users, c)from a news article 2 years out of date (i've corrected this particualrly in the case of facebook) d)not count active users (which the alexa data at least gives a idea of). Further, the alexa ranking cannot be manipulated - if alexa says it's 1000'th globally, then it is that!
A major problem on this page is spammers artificially inflating popularity of adlinked sites - the alexa data may not be perfect, but it is a better, npov, unmanipulatable (at least by single users). Anyway, there is a link to alexa in the article itself, where such statistical matters are addressed and the reader can make up their own mind as to precision. Can also add Google Pagerank figures, which should help. Jw2034 ( talk) 20:43, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
It's my opinion that each cited user number should include within the cell the date (or at least the year) that the number was current. The reasoning being that having the information all laid out in a table form begs for the reader to compare the sites. As it is not obvious that the numbers weren't obtained at the same time, aren't always current, and may even be multiple years old, the comparison the reader makes as they analyze the information is an unfair one. Does this make sense, or am I just out of it right now? SidShakal ( talk) 23:31, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Another thing i've noticed is websites listed here tend to give something like 'similar to Myspace, Facebook, etc...' in their description. Since this list is selective, and tend to be 'similar to big popular website' it clearly raises issues with NPOV and advertising in articles. Ideally, all such comparisions should be made to this article instead Jw2034 ( talk) 18:29, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
Why was college tonight deleted from the list? Blm0303 ( talk) 18:28, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
Terribly sorry, meant to revert another spam edit. College tonight is ok to be added.
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I noticed that Consumating.com is on the list, but it shut down on March 14, 2008 -- according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumating
I think it should perhaps remain on the list.. but with an added column of its closed status? Especially since there many be more of these sites that end up shutting down. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhhfive ( talk • contribs) 19:47, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Alexa is not useful for this page -- it has an English-speaking bias and many of these websites are international. Shii (tock) 23:56, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
This is the English Wikipedia, hence unfortunately will have a bias towards English sites anyway! Jw2034 ( talk) 22:28, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
If Flick is in the list, Youtube should be there too, as it's a video-blogging platform where you can build a network of "favorite users/channels" and post video-comments on video-blog pages. Jcak77 11:24, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
Youtube is a video sharing site. Flikr is a photo sharing site. Neither are social networking sites, and should not appear here
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If this is the definition of social networking site, "A social network service uses software to build online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others," then both Flickr and YouTube should definitely be included in the list of social networking services. In Flickr you can join groups to post and discuss specific types of photographs. You can also add contacts who form a network of people who view and comment on your pics. YouTube, similarly, allows you to add contacts who are alerted when you post new videos. You can also not only comment on videos, but video reply to videos. There is also a video blogging feature (called vlogging). Both of these sites provide the infrastructure to interact with others in a social networking style, they just have a specific medium in which the social networking is fashioned around. They may not fit the original Friendster or Orkut format of social networking, but they're definitely indicative of the direction that social networking is headed. Barefootmeg ( talk) 16:26, 7 June 2008 (UTC
read:
http://www.youtube.com/t/about 'Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.YouTube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs, and email.'
you can also have:
YouTube, quote 'YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips'
youtube is a video sharing site, as defined by Video hosting service it it not primarity a social networking site as defined by Social networking site and should not appear here Jw2034 ( talk) 10:59, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
I strongly disagree with Youtube not being considered a social networking site. Without the ability to comment Youtube would be much less successful. I've been engaged in various discussions and arguments for years, and I've made various contacts through Youtube. Clearly, it *IS* a social networking site, and it should be listed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.70.123.156 ( talk) 14:37, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
The last two columns cannot be sorted (the Alexa rank and Users ones) in Firefox 2.0.x.x on Windows. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.229.177.26 ( talk) 08:30, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
The article's listing of popular and high-traffic discussion boards should include Wrong Planet, an online community and social networking site for members diagnosed with Autism and Asperger's syndrome. The site is where many autistic adults sought advice in social situations they find difficult and to promote a sense of community among others with their neurological disorder. + 71.102.53.48 ( talk) 01:50, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
The numbers for windows live spaces are inaccurate. They include *all* traffic to live.com, only 4% of which is actually to spaces.live.com. Alexa only shows stats for top level domains.
Quantcast shows much more realistic numbers for the spaces subdomain: http://www.quantcast.com/spaces.live.com 64.81.57.203 ( talk) 21:51, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
wtf? File:Http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/227/clipboard01jb4.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.104.217.115 ( talk) 01:56, 1 June, 2006 (UTC)
The number of 15,000,000 users registered on geni.com is simply false! The number refers to profiles. A member can add as many profiles to his family tree as he/she wants. That does not mean that the person he added to the family tree is registered but that there is some info on the person in Geni's database. The correct number would have to be YXZ family trees, because there has to be at least 1 user registered on geni.com to build a family tree and this is probably a much smaller number. Newbie1980 ( talk) 11:16, 6 June 2008 (UTC)—Preceding unsigned comment added by Newbie1980 ( talk • contribs) 09:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Kaboodle is not on the list but does have a wikipedia entry. Kaboodle is primarily a social shopping site that uses social networking as the engine to drive traffic. This usage of social networking, (similar sites are thisnext and zlio) that is increasing. Bealby ( talk) 17:38, 1 July 2008 (UTC) bealby Bealby ( talk) 17:38, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
There is a list of social networks and almost all of them have wikipedia pages. Pitchbuzz.com is also a social network and should be listed and have a page . It has members and is fully functional. I have made several attempts to create a page for the site but they are always deleted. Pitch Buzz should not continue to be over looked.
Thank you,
Star788 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Star788 ( talk • contribs) 19:06, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Help! someone, I'm lost editing the table! Someone please add Spoke.com. It's FAQ claims: "Spoke gives you access to over 40 million businesspeople at over 2.3 million companies." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.53.209.133 ( talk) 13:14, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
What trash is this list. -- Leladax ( talk) 06:11, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
Digg and reddit are not predominantly social networking sites. The are blogging and newsfeed sites. Same as youtube is a video sharing site first, with some aspects of social networking (see talk above) - it is not predominantly a social networking site, therefore it stays off the list (and any attempt to add it will be immediately reverted) Jw2034 ( talk) 22:43, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luach.com
As the Wiki page says "Luach.com is a Jewish community online bulletin board, sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Craigslist" in which members of the Jewish communities of more than 40 North American cities, or in Europe or Israel"
This is the largest Jewish Community Classified website in the world with an average of 30,000 unique vistors a month.
Can someone add this for me. I don't know how.
Mse25 ( talk) 19:14, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
FYI: A new site is here. It's registered, live and still under improvement. www.realfakeworld.com It's an open and new world for users (members/ businesses) to create their ideal new world. It was launched in 2008 in the UK but is not limit to the UK. Giving the world the opportunity to create what they want rather than being force fed what they have to have and get used to.
Real Person @ Real Fake World —Preceding unsigned comment added by Realfakeworld ( talk • contribs) 16:50, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Military Science Online databases and Military Science Encyclopedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.197.232.218 ( talk) 08:16, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
In my opinion, Hyves is certainly not especially for students. It's for everyone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.204.129.239 ( talk) 16:39, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I couldn't see xiaonei.com on the list. I has the highest traffic for social networks in China according to Alexa.
Site: http://xiaonei.com/ Info: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/xiaonei Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaonei
Worth adding? Still new and reading up on how to use Wiki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cybergen ( talk • contribs) 21:55, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Just a heads up: it makes no sense to have a column where only 7 of the 100+ entries have entries, especially since the active users has almost a perfect linear relationship to the regisetered users for those sites. Also, the sorting does not work on a column that has blank entires. UnitedStatesian ( talk) 13:10, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
I believe zenzuu.com should be added to the list as they have over 170,000 members. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vortex6930 ( talk • contribs) 17:50, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
The articles refers to http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9973826-36.html which shows it had ~124m unique visitors not registered.
Should it be changed to the more reliable figure of ~110 as posted on http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics ?
Cybergen
Where's Hyves? It has a page on the English Wikipedia, it is by far the largest social network in the Netherlands with 1/3 of the Dutch having a page (5 million, including the prime minister and many many Dutch artists) and 2 million non-Dutch and still growing very fast. 192.87.23.21 ( talk) 13:55, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
Disclaimer: I am one of the owners of Wireclub.
Just wondering what would be necessary to get our social network (wireclub.com) added to Wikipedia's list. I think we are 'notable' - at least I hope we are. We have just over a million members now ( http://www.prweb.com/releases/wireclub/chat/prweb1704224.htm). Unlike other revenue-oriented social networks, Wireclub is a community-oriented service where the user experience is the main concern. It would mean the world to us to be mentioned on Wikipedia.
Rod —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.78.2 ( talk) 02:03, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Wireclub doesnt exist. 'Wireclub is a community-oriented service where the user experience is the main concern' sounds like advertising, which is against wikipedia policy. if you create the page Wireclub, and have it stand, it mkaes the list. simple. Jw2034 ( talk) 19:30, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Rod: I read it somewhere that I am not supposed to create a page for a business I own. I don't know much about how Wikipedia works so please bear with me. Should I create a page to see if it stands or not? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.78.2 ( talk) 23:55, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
WP:WTAF. There is no reason why the owner, employees or anyone involved of a business cannot - its the same situation as a film star or a footballer being able to edit their own page; there are no specific rules against it as long as the page remains within wikipedia guidelines. In this case in particular find 3rd party reviews, sources that arn't your site and that are reputable, verifiable and notable as per WP:NOTE, WP:CITE and ensure the article doesnt read like an advert as per Wikipedia:Spam. as an example all pages currently on the list meet this guidance and are checked to ensure they manitain a neutral point of view. it may also help to sign up for an account and declare your interest on your own talk page, although this should not be necessary Jw2034 ( talk) 22:07, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I manage product development for Univision.com, but didn't know if I should add Univision.com myself to the list. We recently passed 1 million social networking profiles, and I thought that this milestone merited us being added to the list. Our social network is powered by a company called Onesite, and profile count can be viewed in real-time by visiting the following URL. http://univision.onesite.com/. Please let me know if you'd like any more info, and perhaps someone would be willing to add us? Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by UnivisionDeveloper ( talk • contribs) 02:53, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
A page like that would be great in the french wikipedia. Thanks for any effort. 04:30, 15 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.81.167.56 ( talk)
I suggest the inclusion of Panoramio on the list. I think it's considered a social network since it's a geotagged blogged user photo gallery and has quite a userbase, besides its interaction with Google Earth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wyup ( talk • contribs) 12:34, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
I suggest the re-addition of zootoo.com to the list. It is a social network for pet lovers. Debate the 'primary purpose' doctrine by all means - though be clear, youtube.com is currently still on this list. It is not a 'social network' in the way facebook is. Zootoo is about pet lovers, that is, people, sharing and connecting with each other. User count is 300,000 plus.
Adult Friend Finder is not a social networking site, unless all "dating" sites are considered social networking sites. They're also a very commercial organisation; I feel that their inclusion was most likely for commercial purposes, rather than any relevancy to this list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.132.221.226 ( talk) 06:51, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
How would I go by getting a Social Networking website included to Wikipedia? The site directly deals with people currently living in Japan and also people living in other countries that are interested in Japan. You can view the site at http://www.egenki.com
Jmh2009 ( talk) 07:29, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi was just invited and joined the new social networking website ran on Wordpress-Mu and Buddypress integration. I wanted to know your opinion on including it here in this article. The sites address is http://postnonstop.com .How many members should a site have to be included? -- Ntb613 ( talk) 19:27, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Again another popular German social networking site which appears to be missing. Very popular to the German speaking world. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.37.73 ( talk) 23:11, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
Vibe.to is the largest social networking site in Canada that targets teens, it is often reffered to as the Myspace of Canada. Which is the second largest market in the world after the US.
I cannot believe no importance or mention in wikipedia...instead we have vampirefreaks??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.20.141.46 ( talk) 06:32, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I don't want to edit this page but remark there is a large network in the Netherlands called SchoolBANK.nl where you find your old class mades and pictures of your class. They have about 3,5million members
I realise this isn't meant to be an exhaustive list, but Identica fulfils a unique role and seems to be more active than many of the sites listed already. Silnerwilner ( talk) 22:12, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
while flicking through this page i noticed that some social networks are missing (virb possibly others) also i believe that the number of users of twitter is about 20 million off what the bbc says thanks number from [4]
--go twadit 02:52, 14 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Go twadit ( talk • contribs)
also alexa rankings need updating
--go twadit 20:28, 14 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding
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I don't know how to do this template... sorry. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Columns/15891 -- PaulWicks ( talk) 20:46, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
It's the biggest SNS in Korea. Here's the info about it on Alexa: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cyworld.com
They've even started one in English as they planned on expanding in the USA. Here's the English wiki for CyWorld: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyworld Just so you can check if this is "notable enough" for your list :)
January 11, 2010. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahz29 ( talk • contribs) 15:28, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
I suggest that windows live spaces and Yahoo! profiles should also be added in the list.-- Ahz29 ( talk) 15:10, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
It is a adult social network like Myspace. But for people 18 and older only —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.226.224.235 ( talk) 15:45, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Facebook is for people of 18 and older, which is not written in the list...-- Ahz29 ( talk) 07:33, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Jaiku is not a general social networking site. It is a micro blogging site (like twitter) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahz29 ( talk • contribs) 07:45, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be named as Comparison of social networking websites. -- 173.183.102.184 ( talk) 10:55, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
a social network founded 2007 and now has over 600.000 members according to http://www.mobinode.com/2010/01/12/p1-the-highest-quality-social-network-in-china/ Alexa says 9.200 in the world and around 900 in china. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Svante.jerling ( talk • contribs) 06:11, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
8,868,665 users
80.180.178.212 ( talk) 16:53, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
Two social networks for translators are: langmates and watercoolernetwork. These are likely to be small in comparison to the general, all-inclusive, non-trade related networks, so I'm not sure how one would determine notability. -- 41.243.1.200 ( talk) 08:51, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
Would it be worth considering FurAffinity.net? -- 76.203.215.118 ( talk) 16:23, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
The Alexa rank on this page is for VK.com. The Alexa rank for vkontakte.ru is 38 or so, between Flickr and Orkut. It being the original address, shouldn't this rank be added? (Or better even, both, but I'm not sure how that would work in sorting.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.179.218.10 ( talk) 10:27, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Pregnancy.org -- you have Babycenter.com listed -- Pregnancy.org also has hundreds of forums and groups for peer-to-peer support for trying to conceive, pregnancy and parenting. We're in the top 10 in terms of traffic. Molleeb ( talk) 12:56, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
The Pregnancy.org page will eventually be redone by someone hopefully. Todd was kind enough to let it exist for that instance. If the rule for this page is that there has to be an article here on wiki, okay. The babycenter article is of a commercial nature and should be considered for editing or deletion. It's relevance to wiki is questionable. Molleeb ( talk) 17:16, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
I have just reverted the addition of 4chan, an imageboard, which was repeatedly added today. I see from the article's history that it has been added and reverted several times in the past along with other imageboards.
Having looked at the genre I do not believe they belong in this list, but would like to get consensus from other editors including user M3n ( talk · contribs) who made the most recent addition. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 16:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
This one should go in the list of top social networks because it allows for video,chat and posting of images,pictures and video all in one social network that is easy to use and keeps you up to date on what's going on within it www.EclipseRealm.com. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Socialnetworker ( talk • contribs) 03:41, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
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please may i add my social network to this list
04trycla ( talk) 20:14, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
In order to cut down the huge amount of spam and non-notable additions to this article, it has been semi-protected until July 20th. This means that only registered users who have had their account for five days will be allowed to make edits. IP editors will not be allowed to make any edits. After one month we can review things and ask for a longer protection period if the behaviour of newly registered and IP editors reverts to what it was. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 21:05, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
I suggest adding Socialnews.biz. It is a business news oriented social news site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.149.74.12 ( talk) 02:57, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
It already has a Wikipedia entry.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OkCupid
June 23, 2010. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.97.39.194 ( talk) 04:21, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Please add Tencent QQ - the largest social networking site in China. Facebook is planning to beat them, though. Facebook looks for growth in China and Russia-- Anatoli ( talk) 02:44, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Not done |Create an article for it first
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I think the descriptions of some of the sites need a review. Eg, "Amie Street" doesn't have a description at all, and the description of "Kiwibiox" sounds like an advertisement. Some descriptions also state where a community is popular, but don't provide a source (I guess that could be found in the related article, but I haven't checked everywhere). If I find the time, I will start reviewing, but maybe someone could help? -- VArakawa ( talk) 11:58, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
Plus I just noted that the entry of "quarterlife" links to a Web TV series also called [quarterlife]. Does that mean there is no Wikipedia site on the community yet? -- VArakawa ( talk) 12:02, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
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Please add the following social networking site
Name: Lafango ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafango) Description/Focus: Talent-Focused media sharing site Registered users: --- Registration: Open Global Alexa: 36,186 ( http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lafango.com#)
Mgreene908 ( talk) 17:35, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Mgreene908 ( talk) 17:35, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Done, I removed it
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Please remove imeem. They have been bought by myspace. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.144.148.37 ( talk) 01:00, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
Not done Yahoo Pulse is a good social networking site —Preceding
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Not done Please add One Million Dollar Social Network
mdollar.net!
mDollar.net is a new online community site!
Unlike other online communities, mDollar.net is an "outcome-based" network. The main goal of mDollar.net is to collect 1.000.000$ and then share it among 13 most voted members using democratic election, where each member will have one vote to use for another member. Voting for yourself is not allowed. —Preceding
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Please add this :
|- ! Dhonuk | Art, Creativity | | Open | 294,575 [1]
to the table of Social Networking sites.
Please see these links for details or proof: http://www.yourstory.in/entrepreneurs/participants/2564 http://www.iimb.ernet.in/node/1945
Shamitb1980 ( talk) 08:34, 13 July 2010 (UTC) Shamit Bagchi
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Hi,
Please add www.manufacturinghive.com to demonstrate the growing trend of using social networking in the manufacturing industry.
Cheers ≤≥√ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Briovista ( talk • contribs) 02:07, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
Not done
Please add http://www.onetwib.com/ to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites/swomcom.ws Name:Onetwib Description/Focus:Connect with people around you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davitz38 ( talk • contribs) 09:38 UTC, 20 July 2010
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IPatter is a growing social networking site aimed at both businesses and the public.
People select the businesses they are interested in and follow them, then the businesses can push offers and messages to their audience.
For more info please see the site: http://www.ipatter.com
July 28, 2010. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Soakdigital ( talk • contribs) 11:18, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
Done
The registered users number for CaringBridge is outdated. The up-to-date number is in their latest press release ( http://www.caringbridge.org/nr_20100728). Could the CaringBridge Registered Users number be updated to 9.5 million? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.199.190.193 ( talk) 21:54, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
I've added a launch date column to the article. I'm not going through them all, but I'll fill in a few of them. Feel free to help! I don't think citations will be needed unless the date is not cited on the network's article. -- Dan Leveille TALK 19:08, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
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WWW.SMASSH.ORG is a new social networking site soft launched 15 July 2010 and already has nearly 600 members in a matter of days. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.smassh.org there is our alexa rank going down a million or so a day if not more. There is a massive update being conducted by a professional company and a major marketing campaign ready to launch as soon as it is complete. It will allow musicians to post their music and videos, be rated and we will have a Idol contest with a $10,000 grand prize for the winner
Models can post their profiles and advertise for work in their area
Businesses can advertise their specials and stream live video of their events
Events from all over the nation will be loaded into the events section
Its based on a google platform so you can get direction walking, driving or public transortation.
All of this with the added bonus of being a social networking site makes it the ultimate online community for night life:) Trent ( talk) 08:13, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
So I am pretty confused above they say you have to create an article to have your site on this list and that if you start the article editors will help with it and not delete it. But that is exactly what happened. WP:WTAF clearly states that we must first start an article and if the article was deleted for the site not being worthy. Then ok but the site in 2 weeks has more members than 50% of the sites on the list and a higher alexa ranking as well. Growth wise it is actually growing faster than facebook did when it launched with almost 600 members in 2 weeks. So what am i supposed to do here? Trent ( talk) 20:00, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
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why interpals in not in the list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.202.63.13 ( talk) 02:22, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
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Consider inclusion of Flicker. This site has been made primarily for Pakistani audience but everyone is welcome.
The site offers a new level of photo sharing. Chat with friends, free online games, lot of desi jokes, make social groups, create your own pages and blogs, join forums and share your photos, videos and music. Read and share jokes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Flicker pk ( talk • contribs) 02:52, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
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GovLoop already has a wikipedia entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.103.249.251 ( talk) 14:40, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Please consider adding GayRomeo.com
It a social networking website, virtual community and dating website for gays (18 years old and older).
It has more than 6,712,000 registered profiles and more than 1,106,000 active user profiles (live data from their website: use their search engine to see data), which means users logged in the past 6 weeks. The last data they published about profiles was last 10 February 2010 and it can be found here (5,740,000 registered and 1,015,000 active).
It was launched in 2002 and at this moment it ranks 1,272 in Alexa as it shown here. The link also shows 4 other gay websites that could be added to this list (Gaydar, Adam4adam, Gay.com and Manhunt), but I don't know where to find their data.
The main brand is GayRomeo, but it is also known as PlanetRomeo (especially in Asia). Gayromeo.com and planetromeo.com land in the same website with the same database (it only changes the name displayed and the main picture of the layout).
You can find the Wikipedia article here: GayRomeo.
Thanks for considering it.
62.132.60.170 ( talk) 13:05, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
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Please add http://www.livingfile.com as an activity-based social network.
Foonet ( talk) 14:01, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
I can not find a current article for Livingfile or living file. The consensus on this page is to have an existing article first. If the site is notable, please write the article first. If you need assistance you can submit a draft to the article for creation process. I will also leave a welcome message with links to help you. ~~ GB fan ~~ talk 14:27, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
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Its officially called Arkayne Socialize launched May 2009.
This is a social networking site for blogs and websites. I've included some notes and links to help you make a decision.
Here is a sample social profile: http://www.arkayne.com/brianshaler/
Here is the Denver Post using it: http://www.arkayne.com/denverpost/
Here is Arizona State University using it: http://www.arkayne.com/asu/
Here is the free signup: https://www.arkayne.com/register/free/
Here is the video from Vator Splash: http://blog.arkayne.com/paul-discusses-arkayne-socialize-at-vator-splash
Thank you for the consideration.
68.110.116.171 ( talk) 02:23, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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Should Roblox be added? It has ~10 million users, and is unique in it targeting of kinds 7-14 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.204.146.37 ( talk) 05:14, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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Registration detail for recent folkdirect.com addition: "Open to people 16 and older"
Headphoney ( talk) 14:53, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
Name: Critikz Description/Focus: Your Talent - Acting, Modeling, Music, Sports, Entertainment Date launched: 2010 Registered users: N/A Registration: Open Alexa Global: 14,990,700
url: http://critikz.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Critikz ( talk • contribs) 18:10, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
Please add Furry4Life to the list? name: Furry4Life Description/Focus: Social Network for furries in the fantasy/sci-fi community. Date launched: August 2008 Registered users: 9,259 as of 9/21/2010 Registration: Open to people 13 and older Global Alexa[1] Page ranking: Alexa Traffic Rank: 941,789 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.215.96.2 ( talk) 16:09, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
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on the list of social networking sites, Twitter is listed as 11 under the Global Alexa Page ranking section, but since the page was last updated, Twitter has moved to number 10.
http://www.alexa.com/topsites is the scource.
Froggiemedia ( talk) 14:28, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
It has its own section in the Steam article. It has features seen in many social networking site and most of the information is in that section. -- Loompyloompy313 ( talk) 16:10, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi there,
Please consider inclusion of www.todleho.com to mark benchmark a new social interaction of friends, consumer reviews that can save lives and information for the masses.
Thanks --Sudip 04:48, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Not done, same answer as many before, please
write the article first
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06:23, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Please Add a new social network www.wallsocial.com PR1 Alexa 210000, business, play games, friends, blogs, events, store, classifieds, groups, gift, winks, and more. All free, Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fafonet ( talk • contribs) 15:05, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
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Please add the following Community to this list of social networking websites:
Name = ShareHalloween,URL =
http://sharehalloween.com, Date launched = 2009, Registration = Open.
Thanks.
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Florida-Friends is a Social Networking site for local people in the Florida state
that would like to meet others for friendship.
Sport activities, recreational programs, nightlife and socializing with
others who may have similar interest.
The site is free and it prohibits and dating, business, or illegal activities.
This site is strictly for platonic relationships between equal or opposite genders. You can search by zip codes.
All personal and private contact information is never released, published or sold to any outside marketing sources. Members obtain a free profile and after verification and approval are allowed to contact other members through a secure internal site messaging service where the other member will respond through the same service without ever revealing their private contact information.
This site was developed in 2008 with the aspiration of becoming a popular social networking site for local people who desire to meet other local people in Florida.
The site is Free with no hidden costs. For more information please visit:
http://www.Florida-Friends.com
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Please add StatusStalker.com
Date Launched: 2009
Global Alexa Page Rating:1,017,508
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/statusstalker.com#
StatusStalker ( talk) 21:16, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
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==Out-dated data==
I know Alexa rank changes all of the time but some of these are way off. For example Taltopia has a stated rank of 52,759, but in reality has a score of 225,000. Much of this info is out of date, for example Fillos de Galicia does not seem to be active any more and Amie Street just links to an amazon store. Harbutt ( talk) 13:52, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
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|- ! iOrbix | General. | April 2010 | | Open to people 13 Years and up | 127,480 [5]
Nuno Peralta ( talk) 02:06, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
Try http://www.filipina4friends.com it's totally FREE, no REGISTRATION needed. Please try also http://www.darlingasian.com and http://www.beautifulfilipina.info —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.54.92.102 ( talk) 14:10, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Could TG Blue Social Network go here? (www.tgblue.co.cc)
-- Tjrtr0 ( talk) 18:45, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Can you add this website into your list? APSense Business Social Network http://www.apsense.com
Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Apsense ( talk • contribs) 08:19, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
I second Harbutt (in the Out-of-Date thread) in questioning Alexa rankings. As a web administrator with access to direct analytics, I know that Alexa is rarely ever close to being accurate. Better choices for ranking (in order of accuracy, based on my own experience) would be Quantcast, Ranking.com and Compete. Even these can be off by a significant margin. Since membership numbers for this list are also provided, is ranking even necessary?
Puroprana ( talk) 20:35, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
source: http://socialmediatoday.com/SMC/199443
Jackthedonkey ( talk) 18:55, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
Yumflix is a recently launched social networking site that is all about food. Can you please add Yumflix to the list of social networking sites. Thanks! Irwingirl ( talk) 06:09, 19 December 2010 (UTC)Irwingirl Irwingirl ( talk) 06:09, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
according to a press release from the site's developer "Masterlink Interactive, a Dallas Web Design firm http://www.masterlink.com, proudly announces the completion of a fresh, new web design for Health Staff Connect http://www.healthstaffconnect.com, a free "healthcare professionals only" online community and networking resource. The new website, built on the Kentico Microsoft .NET platform CMS, includes professional social networking capabilities. It serves full time, part time, temporary, contract, or any other employment disposition; one click could connect visitors to hundreds or thousands of qualified candidates/employers in their local area. The first professional networking site open exclusively to those within any branch of the healthcare community.
It already has 300,000 members. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.123.98.129 ( talk) 20:24, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
This is a invite-only social network sites for developers and/or designers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jigjig81 ( talk • contribs) 20:39, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
This is a social network site for designers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jigjig81 ( talk • contribs) 18:29, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi there-- I just updated the Myspace user numbers to 100MM+. I also added a more recent cite to back this up--however, I left the old citing as well (I think it stated 130MM users) since 130MM is more than 100+; the number given by Myspace in the article I cited. I'm not sure if that was the right thing to do or not--but I didn't want to "undo" anybody's research from past contributions. Does anybody have advice about what you do in situations such as this? Do I delete the old citing and keep my more recent one? Or do I keep both of the citings? Please advise, Thanks! -- Magentabanana ( talk) 00:11, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
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SwagginWagon.com
| Social networking site for Musicians,Artists,Fans,Photographers,Graphic Artists,Dating & More! | | 211,000 [6] | Open
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|- ! Beeeper.net | Social Networking with the possibility of geolacalize your friends | | [7] | Open | [8] Maurodst ( talk) 00:33, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi! If you want other good list, see www.zwerty.com/list_all.htm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zwertysn ( talk • contribs) 18:14, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Facebook is NOT a general purpose social network. People thinks and want it but the owners say that "is for your friends who you know in person" and ban people trying to socialize. In my oppinion facebook is NTo s social networks but... the true thing is they dont want a general purpose one. Oppinions do not matteer. Its their words. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.56.8.158 ( talk) 13:54, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
How can I add to this list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.218.134.85 ( talk) 08:34, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
Please add GoSecure.com to the list. ( http://www.gosecure.com/) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.95.85.174 ( talk) 22:52, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Please add some (very important) fields to the table:
As of September 30, 2010, the active QQ users accounts for QQ IM amounted to 636.6 million [9], possibly making it the world's largest online community. (The number of simultaneous online QQ accounts exceeded 100 million [10].) Quiname ( talk) 22:08, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Incredibly, the biggest of them all is still missing from the list. So I'd like to add: Tencent: General. Micro-blogging, IM, RSS, updates. 1998. 636.6 million [11] [12]. Open. Quiname ( talk) 20:22, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
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