Social networks get find their niche

October 19, 2006

I’ve been saying for a while that the future of social networking isn’t in larger, mass-appeal sites but in smaller, niche sites. Here’s some of the growing number of niche social networking sites:

Dogster – make your dog the connection point between you and other dog fans
Spout – connecting to other film fans
imbee – social networking for kids
Dwarf Date – dating for little people
Tribals Tattoo Network – you have tattoos, they have tattoos… talk to each other!
aSmallWorld – social network for the elites
SneakerPlay – for people who really, really love their shoes…

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