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Tom St. Louis · 9 months ago

thanks for this post! i'm setting up my own business and this will help me a lot!

crowdadmin · 9 months ago

I've knew and used only LinkedIn so far.
Thanks, very appreciated!

tojulius · 9 months ago

I am a fan of Xing actually, serves the purpose very well!

PZ · 9 months ago

Fantastic site and thanks for this post! Am already on Entrepreneur, LinkedIn, and used to be on StartUp....

Ivan Brezak Brkan · 9 months ago

No Xing? Really, Dan? :)

David · 9 months ago

I love top 10 lists, this is a very good one.

Thanks
Good stuff

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blogaboutnothin · 9 months ago

I wish this list would be bigger. I used to try and share my ideas about businesses through Facebook and Myspace because I was unaware of these sites. Thanks!

In Addition... · 9 months ago

I'd like to know what the top 10 social networking sites are for job seekers...

SharonFeder · 9 months ago

Hi there, you can find our recent list of top 10 social sites for finding a job here http://tinyurl.com/aazpq3

mcmost1 · 9 months ago

great article and summary.

Facebook User · 9 months ago

Dan - you missed Twitter! Use Twitter, LinkedIn, for geeky types addicted to presentations also use Slideshare.

MARK · 9 months ago

HI DAN
NEW GENERATION NETWORKING SITE THAT PUT AN END TO HAVING TO SWITCH BETWEEN DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND COMBINES BUSINESS /PERSONAL/ MULTIMEDIA
WWW.BUZZMOI.COM HAS LAUNCHED A PROMO TO WIN A LAPTOP COMPUTER EVERY MONTH TILL LAUNCH
SO MAYBE AFTER LAUNCH I WILL INVITE YOU TO JOIN AND ENJOY

Jackie · 9 months ago

Great article you have written! Thanks for all of the info.

Berlin Detail · 9 months ago

I so like Mashable!!! Thank you for existing! ;)

zohaibusman · 9 months ago

quite a new list for me telling you a truth. i have checked Young Entrepreneur and find it great.
Good info

Timothy · 9 months ago

Great list. I've only really used LinkedIn so far. Thanks for the resources!

GoEverywhere Team · 9 months ago

PartnerUp and StartupNation look very interesting, I'll definitely check them out later on my webtop. Already on LinkedIn, which has been a very valuable tool. Thanks for the list!

plastering courses · 9 months ago

This is a really fantastic summary and you have listed some really informative sites here. Thank you very much, I shall be checking out each one with emtreme interest!

rafaelmontilla · 9 months ago

It just excellent!!

Susan Su · 9 months ago

Hey Dan,

A couple of questions for you:
1) How did you pull these into a Top Ten? (e.g. what were your evaluation criteria)
2) Do you know how much participation / uptake each of these sites have?

It would be great to see the specifics of what each additional, special interest social network adds when it's missing the powerful social graph of sites like Facebook or LinkedIn, and if it's really worth diluting my social networking by joining them.

Thanks for sharing your insights!
-Susan

taylan · 9 months ago

I use LinkedIn, but I'm not happy. StartupNation looks good and I'll try. Thank you.

akento · 9 months ago

Thanks for the list. I just signed up with StartupNation. Looks like an excellent for client topics and content but potential collaborators as well.
Kent Looft

Lee @TheMillionaireIam.com · 9 months ago

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

Lee
http://www.SoGettingRich.com

Janet Barclay · 9 months ago

This is fantastic! I thought I was pretty knowledgeable about this topic, but of the sites mentioned, I'm only on LinkedIn.

Ola Sevandersson · 9 months ago

Ah and http://swedishstartups.ning.com/ for some Swedish action!

Jason Barone · 9 months ago

Great list, I've heard Startupnation was a good one, but I haven't the chance to take a look. I'll definitely give it a shot now. Thanks.

Pittsburgh SEO · 9 months ago

I'm on LinkedIn, but don't like it as much as other. It just doesn't have a cozy Web 2.0 feel, though it has perks, too (access to contacts information). The rest of this list is great. Thank you.

Brett Gardner Bonner · 9 months ago

There's... too many of em! But I will try a few of these. If anything, they will be places to put a public profile & link to the blog. Thanks!

Quasipreneur · 9 months ago

Most I found need inspiring stories, case studies and mentors. I found these key things
1. partners... Brin and who?, Jerry Yang and who?, Bill Gates and who?
2. fulfilling needs of a certain demographics or in a corporate lineup of services.. google didn't invent everything they serve.
3. passion.. must treat it like a hunt rather than plant and wait.. you follow? when you hunt.. time isn't a factor.. you will follow 'til you die... when you plant ur like a farmer.. you plant and wait leaving the future to mother nature....what if no rain?

Philip Calvert · 9 months ago

Despite the economic conditions, we're seeing entrepreneurial financial planners and independent financial advisers looking to grow and develop their businesses. IFA Life is a great place for them to network, share best practice, debate industry issues, get marketing advice - and to provide help and support to one another.

http://www.ifalife.com

Erno Hannink · 9 months ago

You are missing E-Factor http://www.efactor.com/
"The E.Factor is a vibrant, global community for Entrepreneurs. E.Factor helps you build your business, find financing, network with likeminded entrepreneurs"

CEOWORLD Magazine · 9 months ago

According to Nielsen Online's article "Social Networking's New Global Footprint," time spent in "member communities" now accounts for one of every eleven minutes online. You forgot to add:
ceoworld http://ceoworld.biz/corporate/- Where CEOs & Entrepreneurs Network
This is where top-level (C) executive like ceo, coo, cto, cfo etc and entrepreneurs hang out for online business & professional networking and collaboration.

Bill Griffin · 9 months ago

Great list, thanks for sharing. I must say that I have been hammering LinkedIn lately and getting some great contacts. Will be sure to check these out (along with xing!)

Abhilash Krishnan · 9 months ago

Its really enlightening . Supercool N Thanks a lot for this.

Cheers Abhi

Anand · 9 months ago

Dan - Thanks for the great list. I'd like to suggest ChubbyBrain (http://www.chubbybrain.com) as well. We publicly launched our startup and investor information & insights platform 3 weeks ago. For lack of a better analogy, think of it is as "Yahoo Finance meets Yelp" for private innovative startups.

ChubbyBrain presently contains profiles of over 14,700+ primarily angel- and venture backed startups as well as 1100+ investor (VCs, angels, universities, etc) profiles along with details of the companies they've invested in (e.g. their portfolio). Startups cover a broad array of sectors including everything from web2.0 to mobile to green/clean tech to biotech/medical device to social enterprise.

For entrepreneurs, it offers the following utility:

1. Researching investors - Our investor profiles let you understand what investors, whether venture capitalists or angel investors, primarily invest in (based on sector, geography, stage of company) as well as where they've put their money in the past - their portfolio companies. Customarily, there are databases which charge hundreds and thousands of dollars for this. We don't think you should waste your money on those so we've made it freely available.

2. Researching Partners, Customers, Competitors & Market Trends - With profiles on 14,700+ startups, ChubbyBrain allows you to stay on top of who current and emerging competitors to your offering are and also aid in partner/customer identification. Because the platform is constantly adding new startups across our various sectors, it is also a way to gather market intelligence and keep on top of trends.

3. Raising the Entreprneur's Profile - As mentioned, we allow members to sign up and rate and review the viability of startups they find on the platform. We currently have over 800 such reviews. We will regularly be featuring these reviews and the people providing these expert insights and so this represents a vehicle to showcase yourself and promote your own startup through your insights and market knowledge.

Thanks again for compiling this list, and we look forward to seeing you at CB.

To Dan and readers - After checking out the ChubbyBrain platform, don't hesitate to contact me with ideas, questions or to suggest ways that we can work together in 2009. (my email is below).

Warm regards,
Anand, co-founder - ChubbyBrain
asanwal(at)chubbybrain(dot)com

Readerszone · 9 months ago

i only know about LinkedIn and using it but after this i will try my hands on other 9 networks also

Jay Philips · 9 months ago

Thank you for the list, I previously posted a blog similar to this that other other networks listed on it. http://tinyurl.com/au8927

Jim Wolff · 9 months ago

For entrepreneurs who are looking to quickly build teams for projects of all sizes, I recommend http://ki-work.com

Building an online team gives you instant visibility for your business or project, and can be used to pitch directly for projects on the Ki Work site. Nice.

Cheri Williams · 9 months ago

Networking is like gardening. If you neglect the work that it takes to cultivate them, they will wither and die. Those flowers you spent time planting (creating that profile) will get choked out by those weeds. (your competition) Meaning-if you do not work your networking group, your profile will get lost in the crowd of those that will. Simple strategy of survival of the fittest. So if you join a networking group, remember that just planting that profile with out cultivation and lots of work, it will more than likely just die out. Make sure that you join a group that fits you and your business needs and then work it, and work it strongly. Also don't join everyone of them you can find. You will end up having to spend your day working them and not having time for anything else. Be choosy, find the one that meets your success needs and grow, grow grow. Wishing all of you the best success. Cheri

Victoria · 9 months ago

Thanks for that, really useful! I've just started using Twitter and it's useful, I also use Plaxo. I'm starting a site (www.atworkanywhere.com) for freelancers and small businesses - basically anyone looking for a job or anyone outsourcing. We're live but not active yet, so I'm working on an uphill (!) self-taught internet marketing viral campaign and will certainly check out some of the sites you've mentioned.

Karen · 9 months ago

There are a couple hundred social networking sites out there, however this one seems to work well for my business; http://www.fastpitchonline.com/KarenTorbett/

BHappy · 9 months ago

Thanks for the list! I was wondering what else was out there besides linked in.

Kathy Doering · 8 months ago

This is so fantastic!! I love your posts. Thanks so much!!!!

MattGerchow · 8 months ago

Some very interesting sites. Even being in the social networking community there are a few on this list that I was not aware of. I will have to pick up a copy of your book as well.

If you are in the Real Estate Investing world you might want to check out http://real-estate-investing.com

Thanks again for the great info!

Matt Gerchow, CEO
Real-Estate-Investing.com

eric · 8 months ago

Excellent social network resources with descriptions. Save time to search around.

Vic -Business Accent · 8 months ago

I only have linkedin on the list. Great information. Thanks a lot. I am a young entrepreneur here, so I like to be mingled with the last on the list.

MariSmith · 8 months ago

No Facebook or Twitter?? Aw, Dan!! LOL. Way to go, great list. It's fun to watch your journey over the past couple years since we first met on Facebook!! Keep up the great work. ;)

Scott Dylan · 8 months ago

Fantastic list here!

Scott Dylan

Crystal from KIZZ · 8 months ago

Thank you for this information. Quite new to this all and enjoy learning. I want to share some social networks for artisans of handmade. Networks to promote, participate, help and discover other artisans of your interest.
http://www.byhand.me
http://www.indiepublic.com
http://www.ning.com ( a place where you can start your own social networks in the areas of your interest.
Thanx Crystal

kizzdesigns · 8 months ago

Thank you for the info. I'm new to this so its helps. I want to share some social networks for artisans of handmade goods.
http://byhand.me
http://indiepublic.com
http://www.ning.com ( a place to start your own network for your interests)

Bill Myers · 8 months ago

Thank you very much for this valuable information and suggestions. I have bookmarked your website and shall continue to visit, comment and share my thoughts from time to time.

I am a veteran of the Home Video Industry (since 1970s) and an early contributor to the Internet East Coast USA networking software (since 1967). I am currently producing special interest videos for sale on DVD, TV Shows for cable television customers, music videos, entertainment features and providing advertising services for a few clients.

I would be happy to assist you with information, suggestions or insights anytime.

Bill Myers, Owner VDOAKTV.NET Email: bill@vdoaktv.net or call me anytime at 800.927.2949

Bill Myers · 8 months ago

Thank you again for the valuable information.

Bill Myers · 8 months ago

Any more good advice for small businesses?

DavidGallant · 8 months ago

Here is how I found my job (your dreamjob) using social networking, 2 weeks out of college.
http://www.djdavidgallant.com/2009/03/16/how-i-...

Jackson-Dean Investments · 8 months ago

This is a great article and I consider it to be a Top Ten item on my list of networking information.

Infopreneur · 8 months ago

Thanks for the thorough list. I will now spend the next couple hours signing up!

kyle · 8 months ago

this is a great collection of sites for budding entrepreneurs. i think there is a missing party though, a site for more established entrepreneurs. www.affluence.org is a collection of verified wealthy individuals- many self made millionaires. There is a huge concentration of entrepreneurs on the site. I'd recommend it for any established entrepreneurs

kelly · 8 months ago

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Faryal Humayun · 8 months ago

Good info! I wasn't familiar with any of them besides LinkedIn. Would like to try out and check if the others are more effective.

reginald · 8 months ago

I like the info that the website has on it this is good

Tan Lian Pheng · 8 months ago

Interesting. I thought I should see Plaxo. I saw a deal last week on a software coy which can make every website a social network.

Lian Pheng, Managing Partner, Gingko Capital (lianpheng@gingkovc.com) has widely published on top-tier journals and publications on insider secrets to fund-raising from venture capitalists, entrepreneurial finance and startup valuations. See 99 Insider Secrets to Startup Financing (http://www.gingkocapital.com/2009/02/pre-screen...)

By the way, I'm now using Twitter with great enthusiasm. You can follow me at www.twitter.com/gingkocapital.

infrascape · 8 months ago

this is very much useful.

Japanese words · 8 months ago

Great list. I have only used a few of these and hadn't even heard of most of them. Thanks!

fbourdeau · 8 months ago

Using LinkedIn and reluctant to sign-up with anyother ones for the following reasons.

1. LinkedIn from what I can see has a critical mass.

2. I don't want to have to many accounts on top of Facebook + FriendFeed + Disqus etc

3. I'd bet that some of these will fade away and/or be bought out by LinkedIn.

- Francois

Alex Price · 8 months ago

That was great advice Paul. You are definitely right about the low cost startups. Some of the biggest concepts were created in basements and garages. Also the part about the fact that big companies use their brand alone to promote crap is a definite truth. I'm on it!

shinerweb · 8 months ago

Very surprised that Xing doesn't get a mention...

David Jeffrey Wright · 8 months ago

I am really surprised XING did not make this list. They bought Social|Median to interface with Facebook and Twitter somehow, I guess we will see Jason Goldberg's big surprise soon. Here I go again to critically evaluate these 10, well 9 I am already on LinkedIn but I don't like it because when you join groups you create a constant stream of spam to your inbox.

I -just started the Embassy of Social Networks today, I am curious as to how I will interface these networks with 120 countries, 60 international civic organizations, and 200+ social networks?

This has proven to be a really good article for those who create or generate contacts online for business. I am just really disappointed XING did not make the list, they are certainly higher in the rankings globally than most of these networks.

Jim Smith · 8 months ago

Have used both LinkedIn and Biznik for quite a while. Interesting getting your take on the others mentioned. Thanks

Viralwordpress · 8 months ago

Wow!
Does anyone realize they missed the #1 Social Network for Entrepreneurs.... FACEBOOK.

Now that's a given. come on Mashable....

Stephanie · 8 months ago

These are all great sites, but you are forgetting the most powerful network for Entrepreneurs. The E.Factor, http://www.efactor.com

With over 800K Entrepreneurs connected and over 100 events around the world Social Networking goes beyond the online world.

Anita Sparrow · 8 months ago

Lots of good information here. Glad I found this site and will continue to use it to help with my on line stores.

Anita Sparrow · 8 months ago

Happy to have found this site very useful information found here.

Jesse Rosales · 8 months ago

I have been using Linkedin and its a great site. I will check out the rest. Thanks!

Hype · 8 months ago

Dont forget StartupSpace.com!

BrandTastic · 8 months ago

Great information Dan, thanks for putting it all together. I passed this along to everyone I know who is in business! What a resource. My goal is to examine at least one platform a day and decide which ones to play with. Thanks again,

Frank Motola / http://www.brandtastic.us / 407.414.5270 / Orlando, FL

Vince · 8 months ago

This is a really great top ten list, LinkedIn is by far the best site. It's not only an effective way to stay in contact with your existing connections, it is a great way to find people that you are looking for in any industry. Anyone can post their own to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.

Blogger_4life · 8 months ago

Has anyone heard of Centered Magazine yet? I have been tracking them for about 3 weeks now and it seems that they are really starting to pick up pace. www.centeredmag.com

Finola Prescott · 8 months ago

Good list, good variety, something to fit most entrepreneur shapes n sizes

Qurat · 8 months ago

thanks for the great list......!

Slade · 8 months ago

Not sure if anyone knows about it, but a great social networking forums for us Australians are http://www.flyingsolo.com.au and http://www.aussietycoon.com

jair morselli · 8 months ago

Great info

Erin · 8 months ago

Dan,

Thank you so much for this great post! I am a graduate student from Rutgers University currently getting my masters in English and I'm in the process of building my own freelance writing/editing business. I'd like to write/edit articles on various topics in the areas of arts/music, food/travel and other cultural topics. I would also be happy to help by writing for any non profit or other organizations that fall under these headings. And your article has given me many great places to start searching for connections and contacts. I appreciate you taking the time to post this information and am going to check out entrepreneur connect and start up nation right now! Thanks again.r

benin · 8 months ago

Great article. Linkedin is very practical, have to try some of the other suggestions... I would just like to add that although I understand that Twitter is a general microblogging platform I have met more professionals there than probably anywhere else online.

Karen Dempster · 7 months ago

You Noodle! www.younoodle.com - Stanford and about 50 international university alumni entrepreneurs site - plus others who want to interact. Australian Entrepreneurs group is seeking more members, article writers and moderators.
Karen Dempster, AGSE Alumni Association

FurnitureDepot · 7 months ago

This looks promising but I suspect that it could be a subject for another bubble - social network bubble :)

leyla · 7 months ago

... and myCORNERS! http://www.mycorners.com

Faye · 7 months ago

Thanks for your sharing, it is awesome for social network online!

Dharmesh Shah · 7 months ago

For those looking for the OnStartups.com LinkedIn group mentioned in the article, you can use this link:

http://linkedin.onstartups.com (now over 60,000 members)

David Jones · 7 months ago

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David Jones · 7 months ago

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Phil · 7 months ago

There is

Phil · 7 months ago

There is a great new business networking site for small businesses to connect with people in their area and be matched up automatically called http://www.rebja.com

Jae Burnham · 7 months ago

Great article. I love this list. What I would like to know is HOW to utilize these sites fully. I just can't seem to get it right. Any thoughts?

Jae

Anabel · 7 months ago

Thanks guys for this list of 10 sites for the professional networker. We would certainly see ZaaBiz (www.zaabiz.com) in this list - though our 150,000 members are mainly from Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia and therefore not that US centric. So, whenever you have an international view on these networks, add www.zaabiz.com to your list.

Andy Phillips · 7 months ago

We started a new UK Small Business Network Social Media Site last month http://www.uksbn.com/ and have been staggered at the take up. I thought we would only have a handful of people on by this time but it just goes to show you the hunger people have to get on board, especially if it fits their needs. We now have 88 members and there seems to be more joining every day. As I say I'm blown away by it.
I'm a member of a few of the networks which Dan mentions in his article as well. Great work
Andy

NetRage IT Support · 7 months ago

This was extremely useful! Thank you for taking the time to share these resources.

Merchant Account · 7 months ago

Nice list overall. I love Perfect business.

Jennifer Kaplan · 7 months ago

Check out Ecopreneurist.com's Top 10 to Follow in Green on Twitter. http://www.ecopreneurist.com/2009/02/03/top-10-... twitter

Richard Donlevy · 7 months ago

Another great Social Network that is available to any budding internet marketer is
Promotion and Advertising Club. This is an exciting up and coming Network with
a personal family feel to go with it. Meet like minded business people and learn
how to promote your goods and services like the experts do.

There are hundreds of high quality articles in the Blogging Area written by
award winning article writer Richard Donlevy which cover a huge range of subjects
on all things Networking. And there is also a very active forum containing a variety
of topics and subjects. With regular competitions and prizes, featured members
and RSS Feeds available this Social Network for online business people is one of the best!

The best thing about the Network though is the personal touch provided by the owners.
They have discovered a niche in the market where they offer their personal help and
guidance for free. That's right, if you are stuck on something or need to pick someone's
mind, then they are only an email away. It's what seperates them from the rest!

Promotion and Advertising Club
http://promotionandadvertisingclub.ning.com

Tyler English · 7 months ago

Another great way to own and operate a social network is through SNEmpire.com. This company is cutting edge and has some of the best internet consultants that I've ever worked with.

The social network that you would own, allows you to use your domain name and has countless amounts of liberties that other mediums leave out.

The best part, for me anyway, is that you get to generate a massive list of leads for affiliate marketing purposes and this allows you to make a steady income, just from catering to your targeted users.

I give snempire.com (social network empire) 2 thumbs up!

Anthony · 7 months ago

These are all great social networks to get involved with. I have recieved so much advice and made numerous connections because of business social networks.

The Innovative Christian · 7 months ago

Here is a new one: The Innovative Christian at: http://innovativechristian.ning.com

dan · 7 months ago

For those looking for an Iowa specific entrepreneur's site, a great one is www.myentre.net. They have great webinars on small business subjects and the ability to build a profile for yourself and your business.

brentgrab · 7 months ago

great post Dan. Dan should be on your following list, great tweets.

Bill · 7 months ago

Hello
Wanted to share a page i happen to come accross and it shows a lot of potential.This site i think is more of a business social network but it is starting to give way to a new set of tools that users can use to comunicate.For starters it gives you a free USA phone number for you to receive and make calls to the USA.Also has voicemail call forwarding ect.In the site you will find other usefull tolls you can use to comunicate a message to a large group or your family in real time.Looks good check it out. www.bueno.com

Bill · 7 months ago

Join bueno.com this is a great new site.With lots of cool features USA Phone number,Photo,Music,Video Calls and lots more.Check it out its amazing.
Please forward this message to all your friends with a little help we can all live happy without the phone companies bills.
Pass it forward
Bueno Team!

Scott Anderson · 7 months ago

Dan- Great column! We'd love to expose you to our social network which is very new to the scene. We've recently launched Reach which was specifically developed for sales professionals and entrepreneurs to drive two key functions; finding new leads/contacts for acounts you're targetting, and forming virtual collaboration networks with non-competitive SR's.

So how can we get reviewed and included in your list?

Regards,
Scott Anderson

Evie · 6 months ago

Very useful information, Thank you.

facebookster · 6 months ago

Thank You to Mashable, I love top 10 lists, this is a very good one.its really informative.

Facebook app developer
http://www.facebookster.com

Rick · 6 months ago

This website and article are such great resources. It is great to have an avenue where people can share ideas. I have a site to suggest, http://www.freegovtjobs.com.

Jose Munoz · 6 months ago

Jose Munoz · 6 months ago

businessethos · 6 months ago

Great List Dan. Wasn't aware of The Funded.

Entrepreneurs get connected!

@businessethos

Pavan · 6 months ago

Thank you so much!

Jennifer · 6 months ago

very good information...especially for those of us looking to learn and grow while we expand.

studentpreneur · 5 months ago

It is so important that you get you and your business out there through social networking. You need to dive in feet first and take the chance. Everyone is looking for someone, and you never know who is ready to help you. So by being on more than one social outlet, you exponentially increase your chance of generating business and making those connections with the right people.

Brandon · 5 months ago

LoopDesk.com is an Online Business Networking Group that allows members to connect solely for business purposes. We have created an online environment that allows Nationwide and Worldwide Business to Business Marketing (B2B) without spending a lot of money. The LoopDesk experience is unique in that you will connect directly to business owners, partners and decision makers only.

How do we differ from referral groups or other business networking sites? Simple, our members utilize their company image and brand to gain exposure throughout the country and the world. There are no extended personal profiles to review, but simply services offered by companies, what they might be seeking and direct information on what they can do for you as a fellow business owner. Now, we are not trying to replace face to face networking, as that is still very important and vital to businesses, but our online environment can reach beyond local networks and weekly meetings and help create opportunities with people in different areas. We simply suggest using LoopDesk as an additional tool for those looking to gain awareness for their business.

Rentals · 5 months ago

Great list of resources we can all use. I have used some of these already, and I am going to be happy to hit the rest of this list tomorrow! Happy Business to all of you!

rentselect · 5 months ago

Still cannot believe how good this list is. Thanks again!

mario · 5 months ago

Thank you for sharing your information!
I will recommend you in my blogs and forums!

Virtual Miss Friday · 5 months ago

I have accounts in most of the sites you mentioned, but I personally like Young Entrepreneur because it's a great site to mingle and keep in touch with other business owners around the world.

LoopDesk · 4 months ago

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It is for business to business networking online, it's just for businesses which is unique from other sites. We have members in 11 countries and 40 states already in 8 weeks and we are based in MN. We are offering a free year membership right now! You can even join for multiple businesses and gain exposure for as many ventures as you have.

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olivia loy · 5 months ago

I just went to cofoundr.com and they won't let me register because I don't have a "work or school" email address! Are you kidding me? A site for the solo entrepreneur and they don't allow personal email. Unbelievable.

Scott · 4 months ago

Though I like your post as very valuable but things have been changing. with ning.com, you can create your own social network. I just created one at http://ur-faves.ning.com/ and it took me minutes.

Though twitter.com is being used for ... ,whatever, it is at best a chat program with public dialog "in short hand".

There are sites better in every aspect emerging all the time and in nutshell there is a point of obsolescence to technology. Only flexible enough of the listed would be able to resist the challenge of competition.

LoopDesk · 4 months ago

LoopDesk.com FREE MEMBERSHIP OFFER

It is for business to business networking online, it's just for businesses which is unique from other sites. We have members in 11 countries and 40 states already in 8 weeks and we are based in MN. We are offering a free year membership right now! You can even join for multiple businesses and gain exposure for as many ventures as you have.

www.loopdesk.com