Trends in Social Networking Startups, SocialNetworkingStartup.com

Recent Social Networking Web Startup Trends : 

Recent Social Networking Web Startup Trends Presentation by Claude Penland www.ClaudePenland.com

Social Networking Startups That We’ll Cover : 

Social Networking Startups That We’ll Cover Traditional Student-specific Unique situations/business Hobbyists Sites that use already existing info Career networking Goal-oriented Add-ons For the kiddies Wrap-up

Traditional Networking : 

Traditional Networking 1stFriday for African-Americans http://bit.ly/9nEHei Doximity for Medicine http://bit.ly/96vnhu Splore looks at location and interest http://bit.ly/aQat8F Frid.ge for more intimate networking http://bit.ly/djfLlN Fabulis is a gay social network http://bit.ly/bX3tS4 CompanionTree for platonic friendships http://bit.ly/bTGB1v

Traditional, continued : 

Traditional, continued MeetYourFriends http://bit.ly/9qFkMl EpicMix for skiing http://bit.ly/eMsHDx Ping (Apple) - music http://bit.ly/gf5lXB Diaspora http://bit.ly/ch5HQA Commuters www.Bumped.in

Student Networking : 

Student Networking Sites that blend hanging out with studying http://bit.ly/ggf62c Talk about your grades at CampusBuddy http://bit.ly/9U2OvY Share notes at NoteUtopia http://bit.ly/9yXgL3 www.CollegeOnly.com Students Circle Network http://bit.ly/f4OFxu

Networking for Unique Businesses or Situations : 

Networking for Unique Businesses or Situations Protect inventions/ideas myHeureka http://bit.ly/hoDN9M When tweet? SocialFlow knows http://bit.ly/f6NNpU Blurts is a Twitter for sound http://bit.ly/9iVVKZ FlightCrowd networking in the air http://bit.ly/bkxqpn Brag about stuff on Score.ly http://bit.ly/gqWGyO Create mobile communities at Motribe http://bit.ly/bjrLML Group buying at TeamSave http://bit.ly/96zAc5 Game aggregation at Heyzap http://bit.ly/d5Bb78 Yammer & Jive, business networking http://bit.ly/aAQ6xU

Networking for hobbyists : 

Networking for hobbyists Dig guns? GunUp http://bit.ly/9pUaYI Punt Club for betting http://bit.ly/bOHWYx Betable to share your bets http://bit.ly/9iS7AP Political junkie? Jolitics http://bit.ly/9Qd4eC SocialPicks for stocks http://bit.ly/b9SGeO Cyclists www.PedalRoom.com

Hobbyists, continued : 

Hobbyists, continued Nintendo Wii www.Wiiff.com Television www.ShowTribe.com Bln.kr music http://bit.ly/eECZJ8 Burstn iPhone photos http://bit.ly/huGrw1

Networking that Uses Existing Info : 

Networking that Uses Existing Info Creating profiles of users based on social data: Gravity http://bit.ly/edKfvv CafeBots works on your behalf http://bit.ly/dkJo9H Connexity ad server http://bit.ly/aEJRWu Like/Dislike stuff at SocialSmack http://bit.ly/dAsN5n Manage multiple networks with Seesmic http://bit.ly/fjbHTW Kontagent social analytics http://bit.ly/b0LqNG

Use Existing Info, continued : 

Use Existing Info, continued SearchRidge social data mining http://bit.ly/cDI8gP Five by Bueda data mining http://bit.ly/bkJtaa Flipboard online magazines http://bit.ly/aze806 Memolane records your social networking data stream for playback later http://bit.ly/fnBNOV

Career Networking : 

Career Networking BraveNewTalent is a Facebook app http://bit.ly/eX9sBK RockYourBlock, Facebook app http://bit.ly/bR0E2B Identified http://bit.ly/dSET1g ConnectedInsiders finds the influencers inside companies http://bit.ly/ane7C7 Jibe http://bit.ly/fk7hbq www.HowsMyActing.com

Networks to help you perform tasks better : 

Networks to help you perform tasks better HeyStaks browser add-on http://bit.ly/cOEEAc MyLifeList http://bit.ly/bdnd1N Shizzlr social planning http://bit.ly/dBJauC Kickin.it social planning http://bit.ly/amCqq2 Traxier social planning http://bit.ly/fExVV1 Poig social planning www.Poig.com Roadify helps you drive better http://bit.ly/90usKk myBantu personal assistant http://bit.ly/9CTkrS

Bolt-ons : 

Bolt-ons Ning application http://bit.ly/eu27L4 DeusM creates communities http://bit.ly/aTTlX6 MedNetworks creates networks for doctors and patients http://bit.ly/asL1Dc ShopIgniter creates stores in social networks http://bit.ly/byi0tr

Networking for the kiddies : 

Networking for the kiddies Mixels http://bit.ly/aqKJWU Scuttlepad http://bit.ly/e92J0Z Togetherville http://bit.ly/hRH0uo

Wrap-up : 

Wrap-up Social networking could grow 1000% to 2500% by 2016 http://bit.ly/fSTYpY …or it could be a bubble http://bit.ly/aIBzWq Next big thing a few months ago was searching what your friends like http://bit.ly/hVnEz7 Gamification is intersecting with social networking to affect how we’ll use the web http://bit.ly/gbFrMg Read more at www.SocialNetworkingStartup.com and www.ClaudePenland.com Thank you!