With so many different social networking, bookmarking and micro blogging sites out there, it is difficult to know where to focus your energy. It also becomes a little confusing as to what’s what. This post contains definitions of common social media platforms and a list of popular sites for each platform. I’ll have tips on how to manage your social networks in my next blog post, so check back soon.
Micro Blogging:
“A blog that contains short text entries about one’s daily activities”
- PCmag.com
Note: Many Social Networking sites incorporate micro blogging in the form of “status updates”.
Popular micro blogging sites:
Twitter | Tumblr | Plurk | Rejaw | Koornk | YouAre | Utterli | Present.ly | identi.ca
Social Networking Sites:
“A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to ‘hang out’ together. Members create their own online ‘profile’ with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post. They communicate with each other by voice, chat, instant message, videoconference and blogs, and the service typically provides a way for members to contact friends of other members.”
- PCmag.com
Popular social networking sites:
Facebook | Linkedin | MySpace | Friendster | Bebo | Gather | Geni | Multiply | Orkut | Plaxo | Ryze | Tagged | Hi5 | Yammer
Social Bookmarking:
“Ranking a Web site by users who like the content rather than by the total number of links to the site. Social bookmarking sites such as del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us) let users tag their favorite sites with key words and post them for others to see.”
- PCmag.com
Popular Social Bookmarking sites:
Digg | Reddit | Newsvine | Stumbleupon | Propeller | Technorati | Delicious | Mixx | Diigo | Faves | Blinklist | Backflip | Sphinn | Folkd | Slashdot | Spurl | Yahoo Bookmarks | Google Bookmarks | Current
