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Social networking sites take many forms. Some offer ways to share your bookmarks -- a list of sites you find interesting. Indeed, social marketing sites sites incorporate this feature in various ways. Flickr allows for sharing of favorite photos and the creation of groups around a theme. YouTube users create playlists. Technorati combines blogging with bookmarking and the ability to see what key words people are using in their searches. On either side of this page are headlines from two of the more popular sites, featuring the del.icio.us hotlist and digg. Another variation is StumbleUpon, which allows users to randomly pull up sites, video, photos that might fit their interests, transforming the browsing experience into something more like a slide show or channel surfing.

If you move beyond the most well-known of these sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn, there are other sites that while living below the radar are substantial groups with many users. Some of these are also connected to ethnic, regional, or political movements, which makes them a potential rich resource for anyone attempting to explore almost any issue. Consider Debatepedia, which offers a place to debate issues such as fiel sharing.

To explore these kinds of social networking groups, the pingnews community search tool offers a way to explore this international world of people and ideas.

Below is a list of other sites that represent different forms of community:


Here are some sites that are useful in understanding the evolution of the idea of virtual communities:




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