The Ultimate List: 40 Social Networking Sites Specifically for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, and Startups. We all know of the huge social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. They’re great for large scale connections and discussion. But, as entrepreneurs and small business owners sometimes it’s nice to connect with other like minded individuals in a smaller, more focused setting. If that sounds like what you are looking for in a social network, the below list is for you. We’ve scoured the Internet looking for social networking sites specifically for small businesses, entrepreneurs and startups, and found 40 we feel are worth a look. 1. LinkedIn LinkedIn, The grandaddy of business social networks. 2. Meet the Boss is a business networking tool for business executives around the world, across all vertical industries. 3. PartnerUp is an online networking community that entrepreneurs and small business owners use to find the expertise and resources they need to start and grow a business. 4. 5. 6.
Talkbiznowis a comprehensive interactive business networking site for business professionals. 8. Does a Successful Niche Social Network Threaten Facebook? In light of the privacy concerns and expanding user base on Facebook, niche sites have been stealing some of the spotlight from the reigning social network giant. VEOMED is one of the latest attempts to bring together a community outside of Facebook. Targeting the medical community, VEOMED appears to have found success in mixing features of Facebook, Twitter and Youtube to create a balanced network that enables members to have scientific dialog across a variety of multimedia formats.
It’s possible that this is the formula that will fragment the currently heterogeneous social groupings currently populating Facebook. In just six months as a publicly available service, VEOMED has attracted over 80 medical organizations including the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Harvard Medical School, and Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. Social Features of VEOMED Other Niche Social Networks. Quot;Top 5 Niche Social Networks" Imeem is a free social network built around music. Users interact to post and discover new artists, share playlists and watch videos. By building personalized playlists (something imeem calls "social mixtapes"), users can share their favorite music and artists with the community. Other members are welcome to browse and comment on everyone else's playlists. Imeem offers streaming songs from just about every major and indie label, so it's easy to locate your favorite songs.
Even though the music on imeem is free streaming, users can purchase from iTunes or download ringtones if they find something they really like. Once a user locates a song, he or she can rate it according to how much he or she likes or dislikes it. Users can search for music by highest rated, most playlisted and most discussed. The site, currently kept afloat by private investors, started in 2003 and has about 25 million visitors per month [source: Sandoval]. 8 Significant Developments in Social Media You Should Watch. Stock.xchng by bigevil600 While I don’t have a crystal ball, here are some developments that I think are worthy of our attention and will affect how we do things in the social mediasphere over the next few years.
Many of the things on this list will not be news to the very well-informed social media consultant types who live and breathe this stuff. But for the rest of us, there are seeds of opportunity here that should not be missed. MySpace: CEO Leaves; MySpace will die. Last year, I was telling my clients “We are cautiously optimistic that MySpace (GigaOM Pro company profile) will make a comeback because their new CEO is a Facebook co-founder.” I could also add the concept of location to this list, but I’ll leave that for another column. What developments in social media are knocking your socks off? Photo by stock.xchng user bigevil600. Niche social networks expand in 2010. Last night I participated in a panel called "Social Media Odyssey 2010" hosted by Social Media Club. When the moderator, Jennifer Lindsay, asked us what we'd bet on for 2010, I talked about improved understanding of business to business and social media. One area I neglected to talk about is the growth of niche, special interest social networks, especially those with strict privacy guidelines especially for health and military outfits.
Today, the U.S. Army, announced that its private social network milBook is nearing 20K members. Touted as a secure, behind-the-firewall Facebook-type social network, has hundreds of user groups and is making a mark as the most widely adopted Web 2.0 tool by the Department of Defense. According to the announcement: MilBook provides several options for users who wish to share information with specific individuals. The Top Niche Social Networking Sites - A List of Niche Social Networks. The alternative to general social networking websites are niche social networking sites, which are social networks targeted at a specific audience.
This includes social networking for the family, for business, for music, etc. By targeting a specific audience, a niche social networking site is able to create an automatic bond between people. The following is a list of the top social networks that target specific audience or cater to a special interest: 43 Things A social networking site that targets goal-setting, members are interlinked by the goals they are going after and the goals they have completed. BlackPlanet One of the oldest social networks, and the most popular special interest social networking site, BlackPlanet caters to African-Americans. Broadcaster A social network centered around video allowing people to upload their own video clips. engage in video chats with other members, and send video e-mail. Care2 Classmates Dodgeball eCrush Flixter Gaia Online Last.fm. Niche Social Networking Sites | Social Media Answers.
List of social networking websites. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A social networking service is an online platform that people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections. This is a list of notable active social network services, excluding online dating services, that have Wikipedia articles. For defunct social networking websites, see List of defunct social networking services. See also References.