A social networking site founded in January 2005. Bebo stands for blog early, blog often.

A social news site for women. Similar to Digg – users submit content and are encouraged to vote for the content which they appreciate. http://www.boudica.com/

See Also: Digg

A social bookmarking website, it is designed to allow you to store and share bookmarks on the web, instead of inside your browser. Visit http://delicious.com/about

See Also: Social Bookmarking

A social news site where it’s users submit all the content. Users are encouraged to vote for the content which most appeals to them – in turn these stories gain the most exposure and become popular. See http://digg.com/how

Social networking site launched in February 2004. See http://www.facebook.com

A popular social network owned by News Corporation.

Social bookmarking allows users to organise, save and share bookmarks of web pages which they find interesting / useful / of value. Social Bookmarking sites include Delicious and Stumbleupon

See Also: Delicious, Stumbleupon

Websites specifically set up to encourage social interaction between members. Examples include Facebook, Bebo, Digg, Twitter, Plurk etc.

Stumbleupon is a social bookmarking service which comprises of a web browser plug-in and an internet community which encourages it’s users to rate web pages.

See Also: Social Bookmarking

A social networking site which allows friends / family / co-workers to communicate via short messages (140 character limit)

A website where users can upload, view and share their video clips. http://www.youtube.com