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by Justin Garrity
Originally published: March 19, 2007
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The recent Software Association of Oregon event on Online Social Networking yielded quite the collection of online networking tools. Here’s a list of some of the latest and greatest:
Business Networks:Link’d InRyzeEcademyZeroDegreesOrkutZiggs
Social Networks:Windows Live SpacesClassmates.comFacebookFaceboxMySpaceBeboVoxMultiplyFriendsterTribe.netNing43 ThingsMediaBistroFlock (social networking browser)Live Journal
Educational/Bookmarking Networks:WikipediaDiggTrailfiredel.icio.us (use the tag SAO.MSIG.OSN to find related information on del.icio.us)StumbleUponblinklistBluedotelgg.net
Mobile Networks:TwitterWadjaFriendstribeJuiceCasterZingkuMoblabberZembleVeekerTreemoDodgeballPlazes (beta version)
Niche Networks:Intel Software NetworkDogsterLibraryThing (beta version)FlixsterSneakerPlayMothersClickBeGreenAdFemmeMerchant CircleMDJunctioneWomenNetwork
Startpages:PageflakesNetvibesYourMinisPtotopageWebwag
Places and Events:YelpCollegeTonightMingleNowHeyLetsGoPlanypusILCUVibelyOnMyCityDo512eVelvetRopeEventfulTripTieTripAdvisorGustoTravelisticUpcoming
Shopping:CraigslistFreecycleEtsyThisNextkaboodleCrowdstormShopWikiStyleFeederHawkeeProductWiki
Photo Sharing:FlickrTwangoZooomr (beta version)WebshotsTabbloPickleBubbleShare
Video Sharing:YouTubeGotuitMetacafeMotionboxvSocialStupidVideosBlip.tviFilmEyespotGoogle VideoREVVR
Music:Last.fmReverbNationMOGPandoraYourSpinsRapspaceProjectOpusiLikeSpliceMusicHawk
Feed Readers:Google ReaderBloglinesTechnoratiYahoo Pipes
Additional Online Resources:
• Top Social Networks of 2006
• IBM created online social networking tools suite
• How to Use Online Networks to Market Your Business
• Online Social Networks go to Work
• Church of the Customer blog
• Social Media Revolution Coming to the Business World
• Henry Jenkins Blog: About Convergence Culture
Additional Offline Resources:
• The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online By David Teten and Scott Allen
• Citizen Marketers: When People Are the Message By Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba
• Creating Customer Evangelists By Guy Kawasaki, Ben McConnell, and Jackie Huba
• Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking By Andy Sernovitz and Guy Kawasaki
• The Tipping PointBy Malcolm Gladwell
• Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide By Henry Jenkins
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