List of defunct social networking services

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A social networking service is an online platform that people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.

This is a list of notable defunct social networking services that have Wikipedia articles.

Overview of defunct social networking services  Name  | Type  | Focus

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2channel  | Textboard  | Japanese Image Board
360voice | Blog  |
43 Things |  | Goal setting and achievement
Advogato |  | Free software and open source software development
AIM | Instant messaging |
Amen |  |
Amina – Chechen Republic Online |  | Chechen diaspora community
App.net | Blog  | Microblogging
AsianAve |  | Asian Americans
Ask.fm |  | Anonymous chat
Audimated |  | Independent music
Avatars United  |  | Online games
Baidu Space[1] |  |
Bebo |  | General
bianca.com  |  | Software developers
Bolt |  | Teenagers
Boredat |  | U.S. college students
Capazoo |  | Blogging, music, photo, and video sharing
Chictopia |  | Fashion enthusiasts
Classical Lounge |  | Classical music fans
Cloob |  | Popular in Iran
Cohost |  | Blogging, micro-blogging, photos[2]
Cucumbertown  |  | Recipes
DailyBooth |  | Daily photo uploads
Delicious (website) |  | Web bookmarks
Disaboom |  | People with disabilities
Dodgeball | MoSoSo |
DontStayIn |  | Clubbing (primarily UK)
eConozco |  | Spanish speaking professionals
Edmodo |  | Social learning network for schools
Elfwood |  | Science fiction and fantasy art and writing
Ello | Blog  |
Emojli |  |
Eons.com |  | For baby boomers and ages 40+
Essembly |  | Politics
Everloop |  | People under age 13
eWorld  |  |
Experience Project  |  | Life experiences
Eyegroove |  |
Ezboard  | Bulletin board system | Hosted user-created message boards
FaceGlat |  | Haredi Jews
Faves.com |  | Bookmarks
FFFFOUND!  |  | Image recommendations
FitFinder |  | Anonymous UK student microblogging
Fling |  | Sending images to random strangers all around the world, notoriously abused for sexting
Focus.com |  | Business professionals
Foodie.fm |  | Grocery shopping and recipe discovery
Foodily.com |  | Recipes
Fotolog |  | Sharing photos
FriendFeed  |  | Feed aggregator
Friends Reunited  |  | Reunions
Friendster  |  | Friends
GamerDNA |  | Computer and video games
Gather.com |  | Social, political and cultural topics
GEnie  | Bulletin board system |
Gentlemint |  | Men
Glee.com |  | LGBTQ
Gogoyoko  |  | Musicians and music lovers.
Goodwizz |  | Matchmaking and personality games. Global, based in France.
Google+ | Blog  | Microblogging
Google Buzz[3] |  |
Grono.net  |  | Discussion forums, sharing photos, links to cultural events in particular cities, the sale of property and job searches.
Heello |  | Microblogging
Hello |  |
Highlight |  |
Hive |  |
Hospitality Club |  | Hospex
Houseparty |  | Video chatting
Hyves  |  | Social (Dutch)
ICQ |  |
IdeaPlane |  |
Itsmy |  | Mobile community for blogging, friends, and personal TV-shows
iTunes Ping[4] |  | Music
iTwixie  |  | Social networking site for tween girls.
iWiW  |  | Hungarian
Jaiku |  | Microblogging and lifestreaming service
Jiepang |  | Location-based mobile. In Chinese.
JuiceCaster  |  | Mobile app
Juvenation |  | People with type 1 diabetes
Kactoos |  | Group purchase
Keek |  | Upload video status updates, which were called "keeks"
Kiwibox |  | Teenagers
Koo |  |
Koofers | Academic  | Social studying network for college students
Lifeknot |  | Shared interests, hobbies
LinkExpats |  | Expatriates in 100+ countries
Livemocha |  | Online language learning
Loopt | Geolocation  | Real-time location sharing between friends
LunarStorm  |  | Swedish teenagers
Makeoutclub |  | General
Me2day | Blog  | Microblogging in South Korea
MeatballWiki  | Wiki |
Meerkat |  | Broadcast live video streaming through mobile devices
Meetro | MoSoSo |
Meez  |  | Chat rooms
MemeStreams |  | Memes
MetroMates | Itinerary sharing  | Metro travellers in India
MiGente.com |  | Hispanics
Miiverse  |  | Video games, specifically those released on the Nintendo 3DS or Wii U
Mivasocial |  | Africans
MixBit |  |
Mixx |  | Blogs
Mobli |  | Social mobile photo and video-sharing website
MOG |  | Music
Mugshot |  | Aggregator from Red Hat, with compatible desktop software and an official Firefox plugin
Multiply |  | Real world sharing
Mulu |  | Product recommendations
Musical.ly |  | Social media video app for short lip-sync, comedy, and talent videos
MyMFB |  | Muslims
My Opera  | Blog  | Blogging, mobile blogging, photo sharing, connecting with friends, Opera Link and Opera Unite.
MyVetwork |  | Military veterans
Natter Social Network  |  | micro-microblogging
Naymz |  | Professional networking
Nearby |  | People nearby
Netlog  |  | Belgians
Netropolitan Club |  | Wealthy people
Nettby  |  | Norwegians
NK.pl  |  | School, college and friends in Poland
Omegle  |  | 18+ video chatting platform
Orkut  |  | First social networking service by Google
OUTeverywhere  |  | Gay/LGBTQ community
Pebble  |  | Microblogging
Periscope |  | Video streaming
Pheed |  |
Piczo |  | Blogging website for teens; bought by Posh Media Group
Planet Cancer |  | Young adults with cancer
PlanetAll  |  | Calendar and address site
Plaxo |  | Aggregator
Player.me  |  | Video games, now entertainment news
Playfire |  | Computer and video games
Playlist.com  |  | Music
Posterous  |  | Blogging platform
Poupéegirl  |  | Japanese avatars
Pownce |  | Microblogging application (similar to Twitter)
Qaiku |  | Micro-blogging and live-streaming service comparable to Twitter and Jaiku
Quechup |  | Friendship, dating
Raptr |  | Video games
Rentboy.com |  | Male sex workers
Rupture |  | Gamers
Rec Room | Virtual reality | Social gaming platform
Sarahah |  | Feedback from friends and coworkers
ScuttlePad |  | Children aged 6–11
Shelfari |  | Books
Sixdegrees.com  |  | Web of contacts
SkillPages |  | Skilled people
Skyrock |  | French-speaking world
Snip.it  |  | Articles, videos, and images
SocialVibe (TrueX)  |  | Charity
Skype |  | video chatting
So.cl |  | Millennials; made by Microsoft FUSE Labs.
Sonico.com |  | Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions
Soup.io |  | Microblogging
Spire |  | Personal accomplishments
Spring.me  |  | Meeting people
Stickam |  | Live video streaming and chat.
StockPickr |  | Stock picks
Streetlife |  | Location-based
Students Circle Network |  | Connected students, teachers and institutions to course resources and study groups.
StudiVZ |  | University students, mostly in German-speaking countries
StumbleUpon |  | Web pages, photos, and videos
Surfbook  |  | Netherlands
Talkbiznow |  | Business networking
Talenthouse |  | Creative collaboration
Taltopia |  | Artists / fans / talent professionals
tbh |  |
Tea Party Community |  | Conservatism in the United States
TOTSE  | Bulletin board system | Controversial files
Tout |  |
TravBuddy.com |  | Travel
Travel Companion Exchange |  | Travel companions
tribe.net |  | Friends networks
Tsu  |  | Message, photos
Twoo.com |  | Entertainment
TV Time | Social television | Entertainment
tvtag  |  | Entertainment
Vampirefreaks.com  |  | Gothic and industrial subculture
Vine |  | Social media video app for short lip-sync, comedy, and talent videos
Virb |  | Artists, including musicians and photographers
Voat  |  | Censor free reddit clone
Vox  | Blog  | Blogging
WeeWorld |  | Children and teenagers aged 9 to 17
Werkenntwen  |  |
Windows Live Messenger | Instant messaging |
Windows Live Spaces |  |
Woo Media |  | Entertainment
Wretch  | Blog  | Taiwan
Xanga  | Blog  | Blogs and "metro" areas
Yahoo! 360° |  |
Yahoo! Answers  |  |
Yahoo! GeoCities | WorldWideWeb |
Yahoo! Kickstart |  |
Yahoo! Mash |  |
Yahoo! Meme |  |
Yahoo! Messenger | Instant messaging |

Yo |  | Quick connections
Yookos |  | Photos, videos, blogs, games
Zoopy |  | Share videos, photos and audio clips

## References

1. ↑ Gao, Tong (2015-04-07). "百度空间宣布将关闭 内容迁移至百度云" (in zh). http://finance.sina.com/gb/tech/sinacn/20150407/03051239524.html.
2. ↑ Perez, Sarah (12 September 2024). "Cohost, the X rival founded with an anti-Big Tech manifesto, is running out of money and will shut down". https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/12/cohost-the-x-rival-founded-with-an-anti-big-tech-manifesto-is-running-out-of-money-and-will-shut-down/.
3. ↑ "Google Buzz is going away, but your posts are yours to keep". http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=1698228.
4. ↑ Moscaritolo, Angela (2012-09-13). "Apple Shutting Down iTunes Ping on Sept. 30". PCMag. https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409675,00.asp.

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Social networking services

Personal|

* 23snaps
* Amikumu
* aNobii
* AsianAve
* Ask.fm
* Badoo
* Cloob
* Cyworld
* Diaspora
* Draugiem.lv
* Ello
* Facebook
* Foursquare
* Gab
* Hello
* Hi5
* Highlight
* Houseparty
* Idka
* Instagram
* IGTV
* IRC-Galleria
* Keek
* LiveJournal
* Lifeknot
* Likee
* LockerDome
* Marco Polo
* Mastodon
* MeetMe
* Meetup
* Miaopai
* micro.blog
* Minds
* MixBit
* Mixi
* Myspace
* My World
* Nasza-klasa.pl
* Nextdoor
* OK.ru
* Parler
* Path
* Peach
* Periscope
* Pinterest
* Pixnet
* Plurk
* Qzone
* Readgeek
* Renren
* Sina Weibo
* Slidely
* Snapchat
* SNOW
* Spaces
* Streetlife
* StudiVZ
* Swarm
* Tagged
* Taringa!
* Tea Party Community
* TikTok
* Tinder
* Tout
* Tuenti
* TV Time
* Tumblr
* Twitter
* Untappd
* Vero
* VK
* Whisper
* Xanga
* Yo

Professional|

* Academia.edu
* Brainly
* BranchOut
* Edmodo
* IBM Connections
* LinkedIn
* Moodle
* ResearchGate
* Sciencescape (Metaα)
* Solaborate
* Viadeo
* XING
* IdeaPlane
* Yammer

Defunct|

* App.net
* Avatars United
* Bebo
* Bolt
* Capazoo
* eConozco
* Emojli
* eWorld
* Eyegroove
* FitFinder
* Formspring
* FriendFeed
* Friends Reunited
* Friendster
* Grono.net
* Google+
* Google Buzz
* Heello
* Hyves
* iTunes Ping
* iWiW
* Jaiku
* LunarStorm
* Me2day
* Meerkat
* Mobli
* Mugshot
* Multiply
* Musical.ly
* Natter Social Network
* Netlog
* Orkut
* Pheed
* Piczo
* PlanetAll
* Posterous
* Pownce
* Qaiku
* SixDegrees.com
* So.cl
* Spring.me
* Surfbook
* tbh
* Tribe.net
* Tsū
* tvtag
* Vine
* Windows Live Spaces
* Wretch
* Yahoo! 360°
* Yahoo! Kickstart
* Yahoo! Mash
* Yahoo! Meme
* Yik Yak

Services|

* Software comparison
* White-label
* Ning
* Wall.fm

Tools|

* Social network analysis software
* Diaspora (software)
* Web 2.0 Suicide Machine

Concepts|

* Online identity
* User profile
* Virtual community
* 1+ million users
* Small-world experiment
* Small-world network
* Social network
* Cybersectarianism

Applications|

* Social network advertising
* Social network hosting service
* Online dating service (comparison)
* Mobile

User interface|

* Activity stream
* Brand page
* Like button
* Hashtag
* Groups
* Reblogging
* Polling
* Online petitions

Implications|

* Privacy issues
* User gender difference
* Use in investigations

Protocols|

* ActivityPub
* Distributed Social Networking Protocol (defunct)
* Micropub
* OpenSocial (defunct)
* OStatus
* Pump.io
* XMPP

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