Social Media Site Categories Include: Blogging, BookMarking, Business, Community, Design, Entertainment, Health, Information, MicroBlogging, Music, News, Photo, Tech, Travel and Video (respectfully).
Blogging Social Media Sites
BigContact
Reach out to a wide audience by creating viral audio, video, and text players accessible to many websites and devices.
Category: Blogging
BloggersUnite
Post your events online and share them with your readers by adding a badge to your blog site.
Category: Blogging
Disqus
Engage with your audience by accessing Disqus, a comment platform.
Category: Blogging
HelloTxt
Easily manage, update and organize all of your media sites on this one dashboard.
Category: Blogging
Issuu
Publish yourself on Issuu and share your content with others as you browse through their publications.
Category: Blogging
Plinky
Answer the question of the day and post your thoughts, photos, and playlists on this engaging community.
Category: Blogging
Posterous
Arguably the easiest and fastest way to create your own blog.
Category: Blogging
Skribit
Get ideas for blog-posts from this avidly anti writer’s block community.
Category: Blogging
Soup
A Hybrid site that allows you to create your own ‘blog’ by adding quick content: quotes, links, pictures, and text. For those of us too busy to blog but, apparently, too interesting not to.
Category: Blogging
Tumblr
A simple, one-stop area to share pictures, videos, blog posts, quotes, and links.
Category: Blogging
Viviti
An inexpensive and user-friendly way to create your own website.
Category: Blogging
Wists
A community developed around bookmarked websites.
Category: Blogging
Yotify
Send out scouts to find favorable online shopping deals when you’re away.
Category: Blogging
Bookmarking Social Media Sites
Amplify
Share conversations with each other about recent articles, blog posts, and news reports.
Category: Bookmarking
BlinkList
Save links to websites on BlinkList and access them from any computer.
Category: Bookmarking
Choowawa
Easily share bookmarks with your friends.
Category: Bookmarking
Clipmarks
See what other people are reading and what videos they’re watching on this list of compiled bookmarks.
Category: Bookmarking
Cocomment
Keep track of the comments you leave on various sites and get notified when people respond to them.
Category: Bookmarking
Jeteye
Create your own Jetpacks! Or rather libraries of bookmarks you can share with all of your friends and coworkers.
Category: Bookmarking
Jumptags
Distribute all of those ever-valuable bookmarks, videos, and RSS links to people who care.
Category: Bookmarking
Kirtsy
Discover new ideas and various other random things people are accessing on the internet with this bookmark collecting site.
Category: Bookmarking
Misterwong
A bookmarking service available in six languages! Me gusta.
Category: Bookmarking
Muti
Are you interested in African affairs? If yes, then click here.
Category: Bookmarking
Mylinkvault
Store your links online and quit losing them!
Category: Bookmarking
Squidoo
Create single web pages…. for FREE.
Category: Bookmarking
Stumpedia
The Google of bookmarks. Search for bookmarks among other bookmarks.
Category: Bookmarking
Business Social Media Sites
AgencyScoop
Stay up to date on the ad industry.
Category: Business
ArtFire
Buy and Sell homemade, artisan products. For the artsy ones in all of us.
Category: Business
BizSugar
For all you new companies out there – give and receive business ideas here.
Category: Business
CeeVee
Got a resume? Great. Click here and share it with the business world.
Category: Business
Etsy
Another site for handmade products! Vintage stuff at your fingertips.
Category: Business
Kaboodle
Out of decent date outfits? Find out what other people are shopping for here.
Category: Business
Kiva
Ever wanted to be a bank? Well here’s your chance. Lend people money from across the globe, or sign up and have other people lend you some cash.
Category: Business
KODA
Ask questions and share advice with business professionals.
Category: Business
LinkedIn
Promote yourself on this MUST use site. Upload a resume, make business connections, and post a lovely picture of yourself.
Category: Business
Rebja
Free networking site to connect your business with other businesses.
Category: Business
ResumeBucket
Upload your resume to a personalized URL and then send the link to an employer. You know, to get a job.
Category: Business
Ryze
Make business connections and deals with this site.
Category: Business
Slideserve
Take that beautiful PowerPoint presentation and upload it to this site where you can share it with the world!
Category: Business
Slidesix
Create and share Keynote, OpenOffice, and PowerPoint presentations online.
Category: Business
Sphinn
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Share and upload internet marketing news here….ye.
Category: Business
Sprouter
For any entrepreneur who ever feels like: “I don’t know what the ding, dong I’m doing.” Advice is on the way.
Category: Business
TestQ
Are you smarter than a four-year old? Doesn’t matter. This quiz lets you know what career path to take and lists out the numerous ways you can apply your talents in the workplace.
Category: Business
ThisNext
If you love a product, then yell it from the rooftop…. or rave about it on ThisNext.
Category: Business
Tipd
Finally! A social media site for all of us obsessed with financial news.
Category: Business
WantzIt
Want something but can’t afford it? Or maybe you don’t want to pay for it? Then share your wishlist with Facebook, Twitter, and blog users.
Category: Business
Wesabe
Be a smart and savvy shopper and search for bargain deals in your area.
Category: Business
Xmind
Share your ideas online. Write responsibly.
Category: Business
Zillow
Search through homes for sale as well as mortgage prices and home values in your area.
Category: Business
Community Social Media Sites
Bukisa
Get paid to share what you know.
Category: Community
Eventful
Find out what’s going on in your hood, or in your buddy’s hood across the country.
Category: Community
Experienceproject
A hodgepodge of information shared by users. From food to clothes to relationship advice: a one-stop shop.
Category: Community
Friendster
Find new friends as you play games with them online.
Category: Community
GetGlue
Discover new music, movies, and books on this site.
Category: Community
Hollrr
Let your friends know about a great product.
Category: Community
Hubpages
Publish yourself online and receive feedback and rewards from readers! Cool.
Category: Community
Ibibo
Never play games by yourself again! Invite a friend…. or many friends.
Category: Community
Instructables
Learn how to do things yourself. Make a plate of cookies on your lunch break….or a bookshelf.
Category: Community
Kazle
Bring all your social networks to this one site, and then get ready to be informed.
Category: Community
Lafango
It’s like the mother of all talent shows. Post a video, audio, or other media project and get discovered.
Category: Community
Meemi
Share text, videos, and links that you find exciting with your friends.
Category: Community
Postcrossing
Receive and share postcards (real ones) with random people across the world. Exciting!
Category: Community
Skyrock
Blog and share music videos.
Category: Community
Snipi
Find things that interest you online, collect them, and share them with absolutely EVERYONE you know… and maybe some people you don’t.
Category: Community
Steam
Add games to your desktop with ease.
Category: Community
UnitedCats
Don’t be selfish, give your cat its own website and share ideas and suggestions with other cat lovers.
Category: Community
Design Social Media Sites
Artlog
Reviews and discussions on the latest news/exhibitions in the art world.
Category: Design
ColourLovers
Thousands of color ideas and designs on one rather colorful site.
Category: Design
DeviantArt
A community devoted to all kinds of artistic expression: portraits, landscapes, photography, poetry, etc.
Category: Design
Myoats
Make designs online and have them rated and downloaded by website visitors.
Category: Design
QBN
Latest news on the design industry.
Category: Design
ScrnShots
A compilation of website screenshots.
Category: Design
Entertainment Social Media Sites
AniBoom
Watch and upload animated videos on this site.
Category: Entertainment
Blippr
Get quick and concise book, music, and movie reviews.
Category: Entertainment
CrunchyRoll
ATTENTION: Anime lovers. This one’s for you.
Category: Entertainment
eFans
A media site for sports. Share ideas and browse through videos and news stories on your favorite teams.
Category: Entertainment
Playfire
Gamers, there’s a social media site for you too.
Category: Entertainment
PoWNEDGaming
Create your own gaming profile and find teammates online to once and for all win a game of online chess… or Halo—hey, we don’t judge.
Category: Entertainment
Raptr
It’s a gaming app. Enough said.
Category: Entertainment
Rockband
A community for Rock Band enthusiasts.
Category: Entertainment
Singsnap
I’ll win you over with just the tagline: Free online karaoke. Ready, set, go!
Category: Entertainment
Storybird
Make illustrated storybooks and share them with the community.
Category: Entertainment
TheEscapist
Current news and articles on the gaming scene.
Category: Entertainment
Health Social Media Sites
Corkd
Like your wine? Review and share critiques here.
Category: Health
Culminate
A great website for foodies. Includes recipes, columns, and reviews.
Category: Health
Families
Get advice from pregnancy to relationships to weight loss, and connect with users online.
Category: Health
Myfitnesspal
Want to lose some weight? Don’t do it alone! Find a pal, or many pals, on this site and motivate each other to lose a few lbs.
Category: Health
Snooth
Wine. Talk about it, read about it, and find it locally.
Category: Health
SocialWorkout
Let everyone in on your fitness plans. Set goals, challenge friends, and write about it every step of the way.
Category: Health
Steepster
A tea community! Share recommendations and express your love and devotion for your favorite tea leaves.
Category: Health
Strands
Document your fitness regiment with this free training log.
Category: Health
AnybodyOutThere
Want to talk about something that nobody around you cares about? AnybodyOutThere will find people who do care and who would love to respond to you!
Category: Information
Information Social Media Sites
Ask500people
Have a burning question you need answered? This site allows you to take a survey of people’s answers from across the globe.
Category: Information
Cardly
Create free online business cards and share them with people across the net.
Category: Information
CiteULike
Find scholarly papers online. With over 2 million articles indexed, that essay on Peter the Great should be a breeze to write!
Category: Information
HiIm
Gather all of your social media profiles on one site and present them to the curious public.
Category: Information
Hunch
Answer twenty short questions and Hunch will provide you with customized online recommendations. It can read your mind.
Category: Information
Iminta
Share interesting things that you’re finding on the internet with your friend– From YouTube clips to Yelp recommendations and more!
Category: Information
Magntize
A simple and sleek way to create a website.
Category: Information
Myopenid
Tired of memorizing seemingly endless amounts of passwords and usernames? Myopenid makes it so that one ID works for all of your sites.
Category: Information
Plancast
Don’t miss out on the next great events and social happenings in your area! Find out about them here.
Category: Information
Quotiki
The premise is much like Wikipedia, only, it’s strictly for quotes. Find them, share them, read them.
Category: Information
Rateitall
Rate anything and everything and find reviews for anything and everything.
Category: Information
Scribd
Share your writing online and read other writers’ stuff.
Category: Information
Socialurl
Put all of your web profiles on one URL.
Category: Information
Unhub
For businesses and personal profiles: share all of your web profiles on one URL.
Category: Information
Microblogging Social Media Sites
AudioBoo
An app for Smartphones that allows you to record and share sounds from your mobile device.
Category: Microblogging
CinchCast
The free way to create and share audio clips, text, and photos from your mobile devices.
Category: Microblogging
Dipity
Create a free digital timeline for various topics including: political news, celebrity news, local issues, and more.
Category: Microblogging
FriendFeed
Create a custom feed and share it with your friends or co-workers or mother and father.
Category: Microblogging
Gowalla
Share tips and stories with friends as your travel around the world!
Category: Microblogging
Identica
Very similar to Twitter. Share your thoughts and ideas with people around this community.
Category: Microblogging
Pegshot
Let people know what’s happening around you with your mobile phone. Upload photos and text, locate yourself on a map and tag your location.
Category: Microblogging
Plurk
Dubbed a ‘social journal.’ Again, very similar to Twitter with a much less congested feel to it.
Category: Microblogging
Ruminations
Write what you’re thinking and read all the funny things others are saying. This place seriously gets funny. If you want to LOL, visit this site.
Category: Microblogging
Zannel
A blogging and communication tool for your mobile phone.
Category: Microblogging
Music Social Media Sites
BlipFM
Find free music streaming online. Lean back, and enjoy the tunes.
Category: Music
CastRoller
Choose from a varied list of podcasts and listen to them on your favorite devices.
Category: Music
Discogs
A database for music labels and the discographies of musicians.
Category: Music
Jamendo
Listen to FREE music LEGALLY! Oh, all my dreams are finally coming true!
Category: Music
LifeStream
Let your friends know what you’re doing online in real-time.
Category: Music
Moof
Search and listen to any song you want for free. Better yet, export your Itunes library and have a backup file available online.
Category: Music
Soundcloud
Share music and sound that you’ve recorded with this online community.
Category: Music
Youlicense
License your music and conduct business online.
Category: Music
BuzzFlash
Create a Buzz, Submit a Buzz, or vote for it! Readers vote on what breaking news stories are most important.
Category: News
News Social Media Sites
Current
Allows viewers to create advertisements and “pods” that may air on the Current channel. Current TV is broadcast globally.
Category: News
Fark
Compiles interesting and strange news stories and headlines.
Category: News
HuffingtonPost
An online newspaper. Offers columns, articles, news blogs and advice sections.
Category: News
Politics4all
A social media site to engage voters with potential candidates and other politically active people in the area.
Category: News
Reddit
Database for news links added and voted for by the public. The links with the most votes appear on the first page.
Category: News
Photo Social Media Sites
DailyBooth
Snap a picture of yourself and see what other people are doing around the globe.
Category: Photo
Fotki
A simple way to share your photos with your friends and family and allow them to print the photos online.
Category: Photo
Ourdoings
Post your pictures online and Ourdoings will organize them for you!
Category: Photo
Shutterfly
Create a free custom website and upload your pictures and videos to share with those closest to you.
Category: Photo
Twixtr
Use your mobile phone to share updates on where you are, what you’re doing, and who you’re with. Post pictures and status updates.
Category: Photo
Tech Social Media Sites
Advogato
A database for developers of free software and news.
Category: Tech
Bitly
Shorten your links for your social media sites and store them online.
Category: Tech
ProgrammableWeb
A platform that keeps you in the loop of things with APIs and mashups.
Category: Tech
Tinyurl
Another site to shorten long URLs.
Category: Tech
Travel Social Media Sites
Dopplr
Find tips on specific cities and share advice for traveling with fellow travelers and friends.
Category: Travel
OnTheRoad
Keep friends and family informed on your whereabouts and adventures as you travel.
Category: Travel
Qype
Stay up to date on the trends and social scenes in London.
Category: Travel
Wegor
Share your travel experiences online and see where everyone else has been traveling to!
Category: Travel
Video Social Media Sites
Bambuser
Stream live videos from your mobile phone.
Category: Video
DropShots
Share photos and videos safely online with friends and family.
Category: Video
Gotcast
Find casting calls and post auditions online to tap into new talent.
Category: Video
Howcast
The complete how-to site. Find out how to break up with someone on Valentine’s Day or how to run in the streets with no shoes on.
Category: Video
Qik
Share videos live or save them online directly from your mobile phone.
Category: Video
RealScoop
Provides voice analysis for popular video clips including: political speeches, celebrity interviews, and more!
Category: Video
Written By:
Milena