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General Purpose | Realtime communications-- chat, IM, VoIP, web conferencing, SMS. AOL IM, eBuddy, ICQ, IRC, Meebo, MSN Messenger, Skype, Twitter, Yahoo! Messenger
Virtual communities / social network services. Alumni.net, AOL, Classmates, Craigslist, ezboard, FriendsReunited, Grouply, MSN Groups, MSN Spaces, Ning, Yahoo! Groups
Identity management. FreshAddress, Return Path, Ziggs
Identity protection. LifeLock, ReputationDefender, TrustedId
Blog readers. Bloglines, NewsGator
Face-to-face meeting facilitation sites. Evite, Meetup, Socializr
Blog software. Blogger, Six Apart, Radio Userland, Wordpress
Tagging/Bookmarking. del.icio.us, 43things, Technorati
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Virtual community builders. Affinity Engines, Groupee, iModules Software, Invision Power Services, IntroNetworks, Lithium, SelectMinds, vBulletin, Web Crossing
Biography analysis. Hoovers, Implu, InfoUSA, ZillionResumes, ZoomInfo
Public social network mapping. Capital IQ, LinkSV, TheyRule.net
Contact data management/CRM. Aptium, Best Software (Act), Frontrange (Goldmine), Salesforce.com, SugarCRM
Blog analysis/publishing tools. FeedBlitz, FeedBurner, Pheedo
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Primarily Business Use
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Virtual communities / social network services. Always-On Network, Ecademy, LinkedIn, Xing
Contact data synchronization. Plaxo
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Relationship capital management (enterprise-focused). BranchIt, Contact Network, Interface Software, Jigsaw, Leverage Software, Spoke Software, Visible Path
Workflow. Basecamp, Groove, IBM Lotus Notes, iCohere, SilkRoad
Online Marketing Intelligence. BuzzLogic, Nielsen Buzzmetrics, TNS Media Intelligence/Cymfony, Brandimensions
Blogs. SixApart, Traction Software
Wikis. Atlassian, Google Sites, SocialText
Social network analysis/knowledge management. Autonomy, Endeca, Tacit
Job referral networks. Accolo, H3.com
Expert network research. Gerson Lehrman Group, Evalueserve Circle of Experts, Vista Research
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Primarily Personal Use
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Blog publishing networks. b5 Media, Creative Weblogging, Gawker Media, Shiny Media, Weblogs, Inc.
Virtual communities / social network services. aSmallWorld, Bebo, Friendster, hi5, LiveJournal, Multiply, Myspace, Orkut, Sconex, Facebook, Tickle, Xanga
Mobile social software. dodgeball, Plazes, nTAG, WaveMarket
Photo-sharing sites. Flickr, Fotolog.net, WebShots
Dating sites. eHarmony, lavalife, Match.com, PerfectMatch, Spark Networks, TRUE, Yahoo! Personals
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