You've probably heard of MySpace before, or at least Facebook, two of the most popular social networking websites of all time. Maybe you just know the name because your tween daughter spends every waking hour glued to the site, or maybe you've been there and done that long before sites like Twitter even existed.
Either way, there are bound to be plenty of other social network sites out there that you haven't even heard of. The social networking craze has grown from a fistful of sites running simple scripts to a global online industry backed with enterprise quality software and legions of netizens fueling the fire.
The list of social networking sites will take you nearly anywhere you want to go in the world of social networking.
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Facebook
Facebook is the world's largest social networking site. Mark Zuckerberg originally created Facebook for university networks, but it grew like wildfire to it's current massive size of over 350 million users.
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95,900
This site has 95,900 links in Google.
26,802,128
This site has 26,802,128 links in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 links in Technorati.
758,000,000
This site has 758,000,000 pages indexed in Google.
314,436,737
This site has 314,436,737 pages indexed in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 pages indexed in MSN.
This site has 0 backlinks from .edu domains.
This site has 0 backlinks from .gov domains.
This site has 0 backlinks in DMOZ Open Directory.
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MySpace
MySpace is one of the most popular social networking websites with over 125 million users. It has had a roller coaster history and has faced heavy competition from the likes of Facebook. Still, it perseveres as one of the most popular networking...
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3,060
This site has 3,060 links in Google.
7,306,603
This site has 7,306,603 links in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 links in Technorati.
129,000,000
This site has 129,000,000 pages indexed in Google.
91,551,512
This site has 91,551,512 pages indexed in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 pages indexed in MSN.
This site has 0 backlinks from .edu domains.
This site has 0 backlinks from .gov domains.
This site has 0 backlinks in DMOZ Open Directory.
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Friendster
Friendster has been around for a long time. Although it's still one of the leading social networking sites at about 50 million users, they lost a little of their edge when the competition got fierce in the social networking sphere.
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16,500
This site has 16,500 links in Google.
522,384
This site has 522,384 links in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 links in Technorati.
559,000
This site has 559,000 pages indexed in Google.
40,782,953
This site has 40,782,953 pages indexed in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 pages indexed in MSN.
This site has 0 backlinks from .edu domains.
This site has 0 backlinks from .gov domains.
This site has 0 backlinks in DMOZ Open Directory.
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Bebo
Bebo is currently the third largest social networking website in the world. Bebo has 34 million registered users on it's five-year-old social network. It was purchased by AOL in 2008 for $850 million.
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761
This site has 761 links in Google.
1,846,248
This site has 1,846,248 links in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 links in Technorati.
25,700,000
This site has 25,700,000 pages indexed in Google.
15,502,598
This site has 15,502,598 pages indexed in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 pages indexed in MSN.
This site has 0 backlinks from .edu domains.
This site has 0 backlinks from .gov domains.
This site has 0 backlinks in DMOZ Open Directory.
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LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a social networking site geared toward business use. It has become an extremely popular social site for professionals, with over 50 million registered users to date. LinkedIn focuses on business networking and uses a unique method of...
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18,100
This site has 18,100 links in Google.
1,965,307
This site has 1,965,307 links in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 links in Technorati.
120,000,000
This site has 120,000,000 pages indexed in Google.
68,116,533
This site has 68,116,533 pages indexed in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 pages indexed in MSN.
This site has 0 backlinks from .edu domains.
This site has 0 backlinks from .gov domains.
This site has 0 backlinks in DMOZ Open Directory.
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Ryze
Ryze is one of the oldest social networking sites, and focuses on business networking. Ryze currently has about 500,000 users, and while it influenced early social networking sites like Friendster, it doesn't have the volume of users that networks...
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658
This site has 658 links in Google.
15,283
This site has 15,283 links in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 links in Technorati.
16,800
This site has 16,800 pages indexed in Google.
322,182
This site has 322,182 pages indexed in Yahoo.
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This site has 0 pages indexed in MSN.
This site has 0 backlinks from .edu domains.
This site has 0 backlinks from .gov domains.
This site has 0 backlinks in DMOZ Open Directory.
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