20 January 2007

COMMUNITY 2.0 - Update

Since doing things together is the most important denominator of Web 2.0, you'll find many more symptoms of community forming in other categories. But COMMUNITY 2.0 is still a HUGE category. The funny thing with communities is that only few people really know what makes them tick. Finding a theme that makes people unite around a common interest isn't that difficult, but keeping them there - happy and active - and finding a sustainable reason to ask some money for being part of them (or to find other revenue streams) in most cases is still a challenge.

43people - Tag based matching & dating
43places - Publish & share stories about places
Adoppt - Publish & share
Aim - Myspace for AOL users
Amateurillustrator - Publish, rate & rank illustrations
Amiamo - Find things & people you like
Amiglia - Publish & share family trees, photos, maps…
Attendr - Mash-up your conference or party
Badged - Add your social networking badges to your blog
Battleout - Challenge & vote for best, biggest etc. whatever
Bebo - Find back school & college friends
Begreen - Here it's easy being green
Biznik - Business network
Blackplanet - Community for African-Americans
Blogtronix - Blogging & corporate community software
Bookmooch - Exchange old books
Bookrevyoo - Social book review community
Bouldr - Share climbing (map mash-up)
Buurtlink~ - Find people, places & news in your hood
Cambrianhouse** - Collaborate on new software
Capazoo* - Create, publish & share your content
Chickadvisor* - Get & share advise on chicks in your city
Chipleaders - Poker community
Cingo - Keep your family together online
Citytherapy - Share places, events & people
Collectivex - Communicate, share files & schedulas, group-wise
Comagz - Cocreate & rate content
Commongate - Create your own social network
Communitywalk - Share places & routes (map mash-up)
Consumating - Tag based dating
Corkd - Catalog, rate & review wine
Craftster - Share crafting ideas
Criticker - Rate films and get recommendations
Curbly - Share design & get advise on it
Customerforce - Search & share everything
Cyworld - Record, share & give
Dabble - Share, manage & explore your information
Daddaily - Community for dads
Dailystrength* - Share health challengres & get wellness support
Developerid - Community for web industry
Deviantart - Publish or buy from art portfolios
Dnaancestryproject - Trace & share your ancestry
Dodgeball - Hook in with your mobile & meet friends
Dollpalace - Create a doll & share it
Dontstayin - Clubber community (UK)
Doostang - Community for professionals
Downelink - Gay community
Dudecheckthisout - Store & share bookmarks, lists with friends
Eons - Babyboomers' community
Eroshare - Upload, explore, rate & share photos
Eventell - Create & share records of events
Evnt - Publish & share RL events
Exaroom - Connect to & share files with family & friends
Facebook - Student communities
Facebox - Publish your profile & media, and share with friends
Faceparty - Clubber community (UK)
Famster - Family community
Fanpop - Share bookmarks & meet fellow fanatics
Feelingbullish - Rate, view & discuss stocks
Flickrgraph - Visualize relationships inside Flickr
Flingr - Connect with people you've ever met
Fortuitos - Make friends by accident
Frappr - Put your group on the map, share photos
Friendping - Share map, media & bookmarks with friends
Friendsabroad - Meet & communicate with people globally
Friendster - Connect with friends
Frühstückstreff - Meet people for breakfast
Fuzzster - Meet pets & their owners
Gearon - Social mobile network around your cellphone's contacts (stealth)
Geek2geek - Find your geek match
Geesee - Provide chat services, or participate in chats
Geotract - Share places & people
Gizmoojo - Geek community
Goingon - Always on network of networks
Goop - Social tagging & more
Groovr - Text to & network with friends
Groups - Create groups & share content
Gusto - Share trips with friends & family
Hamsterster - Community for hamster lovers
Hashbush - Meet your friends' friends
Hi5 - Connect & share ideas with friends
Hobeez - Find & make friends people with similar hobbies
Hoovers - Manage & connect to your personal & corporate networks
Hotsoup - Community for political debate
Hotspots - Network for urban professionals
Hotspottin - Share your favorite hotspots
Hoverspot - Publish & share your profile
Humblevoice* - Publish, share bands, music, other media & arts
Hyves~ - Share your profile in hyves & meet friends
I4giveu - Confess, share & forgive (Stealth)
Ideawhip - Community for students, alumni, startups
Ikarma - Document & promote your reputation
Imbee - Secure networking & blogging for kids
Industriouskid - Kid0friendly, parent-approved websites & apps
Invitika - Organize, report & share events thru your cell
Islandoo - Temporary (?) community for tv show's casting
Ittoolbox - Community for IT professionals
Iwiw - Find your friends
Jaiku - Social phone directory showing where you are (Nokia S60 2nd ed.)
Jambo - Discover who's nearby & reconnect live
Jibjab - Create & share your funniest stuff (Stealth)
Jyve - Find, meet & interact with Skype users
Karmadu - Thank people by sending them karma points
Karmus - Create, share & contribute whatever (Stealth)
Klostu - Aggregate all your communities in this one (stealth)
Kluskring~ - Share ideas & knowledge on DIY
Konnects - Networking for professionals
Koolanoo - Jewish social network
Krawlerx - Create, search, share & build community around your media (Stealth)
Lightstalkers - Networking & discussion tools for professional travelers
Linkedin - Manage and share your cv
Livejournal - Join or create your own community
Loowa - Claim your email address, share your profile
Lostcherry - Social network for youngsters
Lovento - Find friends & events
Madville - Submit & share mad stuff
Mangezmangez - Publish, review & share restaurant information
Mapable - Build & share chatrooms & communities
Mapmix - Find your friends (map mash-up)
Mayasmom - Something with parenting
Meet-a-local - Find local hosts in other cities (German)
Meetro - Find friends nearby (thru messenger)
Meetup - Find common interests & organize meetings
Megos - Publish & share your profile (Stealth)
Miaplaza - Connect with friends, family etc.
Mikons - Create & share your own icons
Minglenow - Connect with places & people (stealth)
Minitellus - Share your experience with & meet students
Minti - Parents community
Mmotr - Automotive (dating) community
Mobber - Create instant community & chat while you surf
Mojizu - Create & share characters
Mologogo - Share where you are
Mommybuzz - Moms connect with moms
Moob - Party scene community
Moodpage - Community based on mood matching? (Stealth)
Mothersclick - Share knowledge on motherhood (Stealth)
Mozes - Share information & people thru your mobile
Musichawk - Share the artists you're into
Mycool - Search, create & share special interest groups
Mydeathspace - Directory of dead Myspace members
Myfreeimplants - Get a boob job or help her get one
Mygamma - Mobile community
Myspace - Communicate with & share content with your friends
Myvtc* - Share media & documents for generations to come
Neobinaries - Web 2.0 developers, users & experts
Neoows - Tag, comment, share & discuss news
Netomat - Share profiles, blogs, photos, etc
Onmycity - Upload, post & share everything locally
Openpeople - Invite your friends & explore your network
Opinity - Manage your reputation
Opmom - Community for mothers
Orgasms2~ - Share creativity & inspiration
Orkut - Connect to your friends
Outorin - Gated community
Partysync - Meet & sms people
Peerprofile - Publish & share your profiles
Peertrainer - Buddy up, slim down
Peopleaggregator - Create or join networks, build & connect your community
Phusebox - Community for sophisticated people
Pickupgame* - Find people locally to play games
Piczo - Create & share website
Pinbc - Pakistani int'l business and (?!) family networking
Pissr - People in search of gender neutral restrooms
Placesite - Wi-fi portal & location communities
Playdo* - Gaming community
Playtxt - Socialize, flirt thru sms
Plazes** - Claim & share your locations
Plum - Collect, share, connect
Poddater - Create vodcast & connect
Pooln - Schedule your car pooling
Popist* - Social networking
Postsecret* - Publish & share secrets
Presto - Stay in touch with family & friends (stealth)
Prisonerlife - Prisoners community
Profilelinker - Bring in all your profiles here
Rabble - Create it & share it mobile
Raisingthem - Publish & share parenting tips
Redlightcenter - 3D adult community
Renkoo - Arrange when & where to meet your friends
Saki - Mobile community
Sayswap - Game trading community
Schoolbank~ - Profile yourself & find back class mates
Selsius - Real estate community
Sharecare~ - Organize yourselves in groups to share care
Shareyourlook - Community for fashion addicts
Shelfari - Show, review, share your books
Shoutcentral - Publish yourself & chat while you surf
Shoutfit - Share trends & friends
Shuzak - Community for geeks (with Digg-like features)
Singlestatus - Myspace alert mash-up on member status
Skillswap - Swap your web design skills
Smikioo - Catch yourself smiling & get comments
Smutvibes - Hook up with hot friends, meet new people (adult stuff)
Snappages - Publish & share your life with this toolset
Snubster - Get rid of your friends
Soapboxit - Share reviews on everything & everybody
Socialexplorer - Find out about your neighbours
Spokeo - Aggregate & share your social network profiles & content here
Sportsmates - Sports bloggers community
Sprinko* - Do & share everything here
Stardoll - Dress up & share your favorite celebrities
Stockarena - Post on stocks, get graded & make money with it
Streakr - Social networkin (Stealth)
Sugar - Ecosystem of Women's communities
Superviva - Share & get ideas for a better life
Tagalag - Tag & map your contacts
Tagged - Tag yourself and the ones you love
Talkdiggeralpha* - Semantic tools to find, follow & join web conversations
Tellfriends - Publish, rate & share things you like
Theblackstripe - Upload & share photos
Thebroth - Collaborate & share glob al mosaic
Thoos - Social networking for athletes
Tickle - Lifestyle community
Tinfinger - Search persons
Tiredandtested - Sports community
Toolstolife - Change yourself together!
Toongum - Publish & share flash cartoons
Towncrossing - Create & participate in communities
Trailfire - Log & share your clickpaths
Tribe - Connects you to friends, neighborhoods & forums
Tripconnect - Publish & share travel advice
Triphub - Plan group trips
Triptie - Mix your trip from trip plans by other users
Tubesnow - Create, invite & share
U-lik - Build your virtual library & share it
Uplayme - Share music & meet people with same taste
Urbanplanet - Discuss urban (USA) issues
Urbis - Community for creative people
Vcarious - Travel community
Wadja - Use & share the web on your mobile phone
Wallop - Publish & share media
Wasabi - Share news with friends
Wayn - Log & share places & people
Webjam - Collect, mix & share content from many sources
Weekendr - Plan & share weekend activities
Weeworld - Create your avatar & share it everywhere
Wesabe - Help each other to get the most from your money
Where - Upload & share photos on community walls & maps
Whyrobbierocks~** - Style your avatar & travel with it around the world wide web
Woolygans - Street culture community
Xanga - Blog rings
Xing** - Community for entrepreneurs & professionals
Xuqa - Publish yourself & connect to anyone
Yfly - Meet celebrities, share content
Yournextdrink - Publish, vote for & share drink recipes
Yuku - Share your profiles & media
Zaadz~ - Network of inspired people
Zamily - Connect & share with your family
Zexsports - Networking for extreme sports lovers
Ziggs - Index of professionals
Ziki - People matching thru tagged interests
Zingku - Text2website content sharing
Zoints - Publish & share your content, and meet
Zoodango - Have a coffee with other professionals
Zoominfo* - Search persons; create your own page
Zooof* - Discover, maintain & extend your family ties
Zooomr~ - Find photos & make friends in many languages
Zopto - Add your stuff to & share places
Dandelife - Describe & share your life
Economie - Interact for a sustainable future
Tripmates - Meet locals, get tips

Italic = new. Update 061221, 070119.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello Bob,
Interesting Blog, well done.
Thank you for listing Ziki.
Ziki is for people who produce content, want to be visible and promote themselves.
Andre Taliercio/Ziki Team

Anonymous said...

Great list. Can you also include MyChurch.org? Its social networking for church communities. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

this is amazing...i have a google alert for everything YFLY (as n. lachey, my son and bus. partner started it) this is to date the best and by far the most inclusive, interesting and well thought out blog..great job!

Anonymous said...

Bob, great list, You should also mention www.mymovienetwork.com the community for filmmakers.

About www.MyMovieNetwork.com
Launched in 2006, MyMovieNetwork is a unique online community that provides tools for filmmakers to showcase their work around the world by posting their films and portfolios as well as, learn from, network and collaborate with fellow movie makers. All members and visitors can watch, critique and rate submitted content based on its quality while at the same time enjoy the entertainment provided to them for free. MyMovieNetwork runs contests to find the best filmmakers, provides tools for scouting, blogging and linking to personal film archives. In addition each user can create a studio where all their films, cast and crew are associated with the studio. MyMovieNetwork community is growing so drop by and if you have a story to tell we’d love to hear from you and see your work.

 
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