Friday, March 19, 2010

Everyone Has A Niche Social Media Site

There is a blog out there all about one man's lego land fire station and the pretend 911 calls they answer.  It sounds like someone who still lives in his mother's house and spends way too much time in the basement, yet he has his passions.  We all have our niche.  I like to run half-marathons, read spy novels, listen to podcasts and write plays.  And now, with the growth of social networks, even the people with the strangest interests can find kindred souls.

It is amazing how quick niche social networks have grown. Below is an ever growing list of niche social networking sites. (I am including sites that are built on community building sites like Ning.)


Alumni
Batchmates.com
Classmates.com
Reunion.com


Art/Artists
deviantart.com
imagekind.com
artslant.com
3dvia.com
humblevoice.com
amateurillustrator.com
artbreak.com
theblackstripe.com
artdoxa.com
dripbook.com
thebroth.com
Behance.net
LogoPond.com
Maccaca.com

Aviation
MyTransponder.com

Beer
Coastr.com
Blogging.com
blogcatalog.com
xanga.com
vox.com
Blurty.com

Boats
theboaters.com
Books.com
goodreads.com
shelfari.com
librarything.com
paperbackswap.com
bookmooch.com
bookcrossing.com
revish.com
bookhopper.co.uk
connectviabooks.com
Chainreading.com


Brands
mystarbucksidea.com


Business
xing.com 
ecademy.com
spoke.com
jigsaw.com
konnects.com 
ryze.com
doostang.com
startupnation.com
fastpitchnetworking.com
biznik.com 
companyloop.com
ikarma.com 
linkedin.com 
visiblepath.com 
ArenAsia.com 


Carpool/Share Business Travel
Pooln.com
pairup.com 


Cars/Auto/MotorBike
cardomain.com
cargurus.com
motortopia.com
carspace.com
boompa.com
carster.com 
BikerOrNot.com
GarageSeek.com 


Cartoons
toongum.com 


Charity
givemeaning.com
FriendlyFavors.com
MyC4.com
Benevolink.com


Comics
comicspace.com
mashon.com 


Cooking
opensourcefood.com
bakespace.com
grouprecipes.com
allrecipes.com
BigOven.com
familyoven.com
Recipezaar.com


DIY
curbly.com 
instructables.com
TipsBase.com


Dolls
thedollplace.com 
stardoll.com


Education
tappedin.org


Environment
plantchange.com 
greenvoice.com
Greenopolis.com
greenthing.com
makemesustainable.com
OpenArchitectureNetwork.com
SaveThePlanetAndWin.com


Events
meetin.org


Exclusive
asmallworld.net 
OutOrIn.net


Family/Genealogy
myfamily.com 
geni.com 
genoom.com 
greatschools.com 
onegreatfamily.com 
thefamilypost.com 
webbiographies.com 
famiva.com 
kincafe.com 


Fashion
threadless.com
stylehive.com
sneakerplay.com
trendmill.com
modelmayhem.com
shareyourlook.com
displaymode
burdastyle.com
fashhh.com
modelxpress.com


Gambling/Dares
bragster.com
gaambol.com
Monster Dare


Games/Gaming
Cybertown.com
Gamespot.com
Gamestrata.com
GameVee.com
GuessIt.com
Profil3.com
SecondLife
Mojizu.com
xuqa.com
imvu.com
Qlique.com


Goals/Lists
43things.com
gaia.com
SuperViva.com



Gothic
vampirefreaks.com


Food and Beverage Workers
biteclub.com


Health
tudiabetes.com
dailystrength.org
realmentalhealth.com
organizedwisdom.com
patientslikeme.com
sobercircle.com
walkertracker.com
12stepspace
Peertrainer
peoplejam.com
TheDailyPlate.com
toolstolife.com
Rareshare.com


Hobbies
knitpicks.com
corank.com
colshare.com
ravelry.com
craftster.com
Lov.li.com


Instant Messaging/Chat
buddystumbler.com
Talkcity.com
Tangler.com


Interior Design
decorati.com


Journal
Deadjournal.com
greatestjournal.com


Language
phrasebase.com
talkconmigo.com
Babbel.com


Legal Profession
lawyrs.net


Local
outside.in
ourfaves.com
going.com
fatdoor.com
rummble.com
jambo.net
myneighbourhoods.co.uk
echomyplace.com
citizenbay.com
CitySearch.com


Media
mediabistro.com My Review of mediabistro.com


Medical
sermo.com
mycancerplace.com
nurselinkup.com


Memorial
Respectance.com


Military
Trooptube.tv


Mobile
myxer.com
mobango.com
jaiku.com
mozes.com
dodgeball.com
socialight.com
loopt.com
groovr.com
rabble.com
friendstribe.com
gotzapp.com


Mom
clubmom.com
cafemom.com
mayasmom.com
minti.com
mothersclick.com
connectingmoms.com
momjunction.com
moxie-moms.com
gotkidsnetwork.com
mumspace.com
OpMom.com


Movies
flixster.com
spout.com
filmtrust.com
criticker.com


Music
imeem.com
mog.com
hiphopcrack.com
cyloop.com
asoboo.com
hip-hop.net
musichawk.com
bandchemistry.com
bandbuzz.com
buzznet.com
Hoooka.com
JukeBoxAlive.com
Singin.com


Nightlife
dontstayin.comy
aftertheclub.co.uk


Outdoors
outdoorzy.com
thoos.com


Pets
dogster.com
catster.com
fuzzster.com
mydogspace.com
petster.com
mycatspace.com
pikapet.com
animalbuds.com
PetWatch.com
vivapets.com

hamsterster.com



Photos
fotolog.com
buzdeo.com
agester.com
hotornot.com
bubbleshare.com
DesiRater.com
Zoomr.com


Political
care2.com
my.barackobama.com
changingthepresent.org
takingitglobal.org
change.org
essembly.com


Questions
help.com
Fluther.com


Real Estate
zillow.com
trulia.com
activerain.com
mydealbook.com


Religion
shoutlife.com
mychurch.org
spaces.muxlim.com
xianz.com
blogs4god.com
oaktreeidea.com
BuddhistConnect.com
wondercafe.com


Reviews
chowhound.com
yelp.com
epinions.com
rateitall.com
Faves.com
Vanno.com
Jyte.com
bestuff!.com
Zeer.com


Science
nature.com
ScientificAmerican.com
SciVee.com


Shopping
redflagdeals.com
thisnext.com
dealigg.com
zebo.com
productwiki.com
myitthings.com
judysbook.com
iliketotallyloveit.com
mystore.com
boxedup.com
3luxe.com
smashingdarling.com
shoppero.com
dealcomet.com
agentb.com
yub.com
salegrab.com
bringsome.com
coworkersads.com
kaboodle.com
Wishpot.com
woot.com
Zazzle.com




Smoking
smokingpassions.com


Spanish
migente.com
vostu.com
quepasa.com


Sports
velospace.org
fannation.com
takkle.com
berecruited.com
sportsvite.com
actionprofiles.com
sportsmates.com
bikespace.net
thehuntzone.com
bleacherreport.com
fanspot
golflink.com
isporty.com
LocalReplay.com
pickupgame.com
PreChamps.com
Ruggerspace.com


Talent Showcase
bluLime.com
talentdatabase.com
thingsicando.com
ShowOffDemo.com



Technology
advogato.org
cambrianhouse.com
ebyte.com
ittoolbox.com
Slashdot.com
StackOverflow.com
DotNetKicks.com


Text Book Swap
pazap.com
textbookrevolt.com


Time Capsule
MyVtc.com


Timelines
OurStory.com
miomi.com


Training
traineo.com
weendure.com
ontri.com


Travel
tripadvisor.com
wayn.com
tribe.net
wikitravel.org
travellerspoint.com
travbuddy.com
gusto.com
matadortravel.com
woophy.com
everytrail.com
vibeagent.com
tripconnect.com
zoodango.com
couchsurfing.com
lovento.com
iloho.com
mytripbook.com
triporama.com
citytherapy.com
traveltogether.com
weexplore.net
goabroad.net
igougo.com
passportstamp.com
Rrove.com
MeetingWave.com
travelpost.com


Video Games
greatgamesexperiment.com
gamervision.com


Wine
corkd.com
vinorati.com
bottletalk.com
Winesocieties.com
Winelog.com
Winechatr.com
MustLoveWine.com
Snooth.com
Winedrip.com
BottleNotes.com
Vinquire.com


Writing
1000keyboards.com
NovelMaker.com
WritersCafe.com