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50 Social Media Sites + Apps

August 08, 2008


Thank you to Chris Brogan for this list. And to The Digital Sanctuary.

What's your favorite in each category? The bolded ones are our favorite. Has anyone tried all of these?

    Blogging

  1. Blogger - free blogging and hosting.
  2. Movable Type - paid software, needs host.
  3. TypePad - paid blogging and hosting.
  4. WordPress.com - free blogging and hosting.
  5. WordPress.org - free blog software, needs host.
  6. Tumblr - free blogging and hosting.

    Microblogging

  7. BrightKite - microblogging, mobile, location.
  8. FriendFeed - microblogging/ aggregator.
  9. Identi.ca - open source microblogging.
  10. Jaiku - microblogging, mobile too.
  11. Posterous - microblogging, and/or sends to other sites.
  12. Pownce - microblogging and file sharing.
  13. Plurk - microblogging and threaded conversations.
  14. Seesmic - video microblogging.
  15. Twitter - microblogging and mobile.
  16. Utterz - microblogging, mobile, video.

    Social Bookmarking

  17. Delicious - bookmarking.
  18. Ma.gnolia - enhanced bookmarking.
  19. Sphinn - bookmarking/voting.
  20. StumbleUpon - bookmarking and browsing.

    Social News Sites

  21. Digg - social news.
  22. Mixx - social news.
  23. Reddit - social news.

    Social Networks

  24. Facebook - general networking.
  25. Flickr - photo and video sharing.
  26. Last.fm - music sharing.
  27. LibraryThing - book lovers.
  28. LinkedIn - professional social networking.
  29. MySpace - general networking.
  30. Ning - white label social network.
  31. Pandora - music sharing.
  32. Yelp - rating restaurants and businesses.

    Miscellaneous and Useful

  33. Twitter Search (formerly Summize) - search for what matters to YOU.
  34. Picnik - free online photo editing. Good for avatar pic touchups.
  35. Evernote - online and desktop note syncing/storage.
  36. Upcoming.org - event sharing site (great for finding cool conferences).
  37. Netvibes - web start page (has Ginger social features now, too).
  38. Twingly - blog search.
  39. Compete - web ranking analysis.
  40. AideRSS - rates your blog posts.
  41. Skitch - screen capture tool (mac).

    Video Platforms

  42. Blip.tv - video hosting, sharing.
  43. Google Video - video hosting, sharing.
  44. Viddler - video hosting, sharing.
  45. Vimeo - video hosting, sharing.
  46. YouTube - video hosting, sharing.
  47. Mogulus - live video platform.
  48. uStream.tv - live video platform.
  49. BlogTV - live video platform.
  50. ooVoo - live video chat.

 

Online Services We Also Think Are Helpful (OSWATAH)

1. Mint.com - financial stuff
2. Remember The Milk - reminder stuff
3. Jott - voice to text cell phone blogging thing
4. Google Apps - quickly replacing MS Word and Excel

Posted by Jesse Phillips at 07:07 AM • Permalink

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11 Comments »

  1. Not sure the category but another site is ROOV.com.  Connecting people with like passions.  Great opportunities.  Respectfully, Sally

    Comment by Sally Hanson - Aug 08, 2008 @ 08:14 AM

  2. Great list! You hit the nail on the head with most of them. The only one I would switch out is Flickr over Facebook. I’m really getting tired of Facebook and everyone under the sun wanting to be my “friend” and throw cupcakes at me. I could do without it.

    Comment by Brad Ruggles - Aug 08, 2008 @ 09:33 AM

  3. Good call Brad. Sorry about all those cupcakes (you could’ve just written on my fun wall about it, though.)

    Yes, ROOV.com, yes!

    Comment by Jesse Phillips - Aug 08, 2008 @ 09:44 AM

  4. Wow!  I must be more of a social networking geek than I thought I was!  Great list- We have used Jott and love it for sending a “different” message to everyone.  I’ve used it several times on the road when I don’t have my computer with me.  Thanks for the extra ideas!

    Comment by Cheryl Kosec - Aug 08, 2008 @ 10:00 AM

  5. One I recently discovered is the web browser called Flock.  It’s awesome!  If you’re really into social networking, blogging, photo-sharing, news, etc… it really maximizes your online experience.  It’s a free download at flock.com.

    Comment by Jeff Myers - Aug 08, 2008 @ 12:42 PM

  6. Wow! Great list. I counted & have used 33 of these. Some good new ones that I need to check out.

    One I’d add for blogging would be Expression Engine (http://www.expressionengine.com). They, like WordPress, have both a self-hosted & hosted version. I’ve been using EE for about 2 years & it is the best, most featured-packed & flexible content management system I’ve known. It’s what is running this site as well :-)

    Comment by Chris Ediger - Aug 08, 2008 @ 01:22 PM

  7. Thanks for this list.  There are a few on here I’m going to check out.

    Comment by Heady - Aug 08, 2008 @ 05:18 PM

  8. I’m glad Chris E. mentioned it - Expression Engine is the BMW of blogging systems. Fast, flexible, powerful, and nearly infinitely customizable. We’re building Andrew and Luis Palau blogs on that platform this year. Yeah, WP is free, but free isn’t always best for every situation (and the EE Core version is free).

    I hope I didn’t miss it above, but 37signals’ Basecamp and Campfire apps are world-class. Their development philosophies of simplicity and elegance have made them power tools for project collaboration.

    Google Video is pretty much not being developed any more, I think - but Google Apps are great. I use the Apps for your domain (gmail at yourdomain.com) for ministries, and the Docs, Calendar, and Reader are best-in-class.

    Comment by Allan White - Aug 10, 2008 @ 02:13 AM

  9. Since I’ve started microblogging and using social networks more, the need for streamlining updates has increased. Who wants to hit a bunch of different web apps to update your status?

    Enter HelloTxt.com and Ping.fm. They both have their bright points (HT supports more services, Ping.fm has a nicer iPhone client), but I can update all my services (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, et. al.) with ONE submission. A life-changer if you’re a social networking butterfly.

    Comment by Allan White - Aug 10, 2008 @ 02:17 AM

  10. Vixy.net for extracting videos from YouTube, etc. Great for getting those pesky sermon illustrations into ProPresenter. =)

    I keep thinking of new ones - I could be here all night! I’m lazy, so just check out my “web-app" tag at del.icio.us.

    Comment by Allan White - Aug 10, 2008 @ 02:21 AM

  11. I have tried many of these especially News, Social bookmarking and Social Networks.

    And finally using only
    Blogger
    WordPress.com - free blogging and hosting.
    Twitter - microblogging and mobile.
    StumbleUpon - bookmarking and browsing
    Digg - social news.
    Facebook - general networking.
    YouTube - video hosting, sharing

    I learnt you have to shortlist in order to be part of every community.

    Thanks!

    Comment by Iva - Sep 04, 2008 @ 06:55 PM

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