TechSoup is offering a two-day event focusing on what they are calling "online social networking." These are networks where the whole point of social interaction is: social interaction. What implications do these groups have for nonprofit organizations? The initial post offers a "comprehensive" list of the online social networks (below).
The nonprofit connection with these groups will certainly be worth ongoing attention. The "Care2" group, for example, appears to be a privately held organization that nevertheless "partners" with various nonprofit organizations. Their management team has a history of involvement with various ventures that straddle the for-profit/non-profit divide (e.g. health & fitness, health newsletters, environmental engineerings, public television).
PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING
www.linkedin.com
www.ryze.com
GENERAL SOCIAL NETWORKS
www.tribe.net
www.friendster.com
www.orkut.com
PRIMARILY YOUTH AUDIENCE
www.myspace.com
www.tagged.com ;
www.tagworld.com
COMMUNITIES FOCUSED AROUND IMAGES
www.flickr.com
www.textamerica.com
www.yafro.com
VALUES ORIENTED
www.care2connect.com - Progressive-value and activist focused.
www.gather.com - Public Radio and social issue focused.
www.xianz.com – Christian focused
OTHER
www.last.fm - Music-oriented OSN
www.facebook.com – College-oriented OSN
www.everyonesconnected.com – British-based OSN
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