Comments on: list of non-english social network sites

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:20:05 +0000

fungu.cz is a new Czech social networking portal site inspired by facebook

By: Nelly

Nelly — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:41:05 +0000

XING.com has 4 million users, though the site offers 16 languages, half of their users are from German speaking countries.
Cheers,
Nelly

By: Lorenz Bogaert

Lorenz Bogaert — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:47:42 +0000

Netlog has over 25 million members in Europe and is currently available in 14 different languages. The site was launched in the autumn of 2006, but founders have experience in social networking since 2000. Netlog is market leading in site usage (pageviews, minutes, …) for continental Europe.

By: Cynthia Conrad

Cynthia Conrad — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:15:00 +0000

This info is very helpful for me. I’ve been looking into ways to expand my band’s social-network marketing beyond the US, and many of the sites listed look very promising.

Here’s an interesting link that shows popularity of various social networks in various world regions as reported by Alexa:
http://valleywag.com/tech/data-junkie/the-world-map-of-social-networks-273201.php

This is the second time I’ve come across the word “apophenia” in the last couple days. What’re the chances?

By: Reno Peng

Reno Peng — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:22:39 +0000

Hi, i’m going to give a quick walk thro China,

Social Reading: Douban.com
Parenting Networking: BabyTree.com

MySpace-like: 51.com
Facebook-like: Zhanzuo.com
Facebook clone: Xiaonei.com
LinkedIn clone: Wealink.com
YouTube clones: Tudou.com, 56.com, Youku.com, Ku6.com… (it’s a long list)

Big portals are not pure SNS here in China, including Baidu (post bar, zhidao, hi5), Sina, Sohu + Chinaren, QQ (Tencent)

By: Songy

Songy — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:41:25 +0000

Speaking of QQ technically it is a IM software, QQ Zone is its relevant SNS, which bases on Tencent’s IM service paltform. As one of Tencent’s Web2.0 product it actually profits from selling vitual clothes, hairsyles, and other decorations to its paid customers. 2006 Q3 Tencent report that it has 221.4m active users of total 572.3m registered users, some say it is the world’s 9th largest web property.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 15:42:10 +0000

Here’s a quick, pretty lame review of the Israeli/Hebrew social networks scene for you… (feel free to ping me if for some reason you need more in depth data)

First – All local social networks that I’m aware of refer to friends as “Chaverim” (hebrew for “friends”), None of them publish membership numbers.

A quick comment on Hevre (hebrew for “gang”, in the non-criminal, friendly way) which you’ve already mentioned – started (around 2000 or so, I think) as a local version of classmates.com, connecting with classmates/army friends/ex-coworkers. Now combined with a large-ish forums community on various topics.

Dex
- Launched ~2004
- Mostly teenagers
- No profile comments.
- Provides a blogging service as well as video, music and photo hosting, as well as the abilty to rate (“star”) one another’s posts.

TheMarker Cafe – Run by a leading local business newspaper (“TheMarker”); Based on the “Dex” platform; is supposedly business oriented (attempting to be the local LinkedIn); popular mostly among the media/advertising crowd.
- No profile comments.
- Launched early 2007
- Ages ~20-40
- Other than providing a place for professional networking, seems to have evolved into a dating service for some members; Popular/quality content posted on the community blogs is often featured on the newspaper’s homepage, under the blogs section.

Shox
- No profile comments.
- Not sure when started.
- Ages: Teens-twenties
- Provides blogging platform and media hosting; hot or not ratings; A sponsorshop of a local cellular communications provides (paid) SMS updates and communications.

Hook – (mentioned by someone in previous comments above) is a very new professional social network (1-2 months, I think?). Provides paid “premium” services. Would also very much want to be the local LinkedIn (altho the “Cafe” mentioned above is much stronger); Provides users with the ability to advertise events, products, business opportinities.

By: Javier Sanchez

Javier Sanchez — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:37:57 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites

By: Therese

Therese — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:30:53 +0000

I find it difficult to refer to QQ as a social networking site, as it’s really more of an IM program with games, avatars, etc. That being said, it is huge (though more and more people I know are switching to MSN, especially since Live Spaces have been included).

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:05:25 +0000

Great list!

I’m a self-confessed SNS junkie

For anyone who wants to check out Mixi, the Japanese SNS, I have a sign-up guide and how to use in English guide at:

http://gaijinwomen.com

I’ve just joined Cyworld Japan (the main Cyworld is Korean) and it looks nice.