Social Software

Encompasses a wide variety of tools that facilitate interaction and exchange between individuals and groups. Often centered around like hobbies or professional interests.

Resources in this category:

Del.icio.us
http://del.icio.us/

A free social bookmarking web service that allows for storing, sharing and discovering web bookmarks.

Furl - Your Favorite Bookmarked URLs
http://www.furl.net/

"An easier way to save and share your online discoveries. Find Web sites that others have Furled, Save a copy of any web page with one click, Share anything you've Furled -- or keep it private."

Gather
http://www.gather.com/

Social networking site with a more adult orientation. Whether it is an interest in the news, art, even a particular author, this is the place to connect with others who share your interests.

GuruLib Home Library Cataloging
http://www.gurulib.com/

Catalog and organize your books and media, share reviews and comments about what you're reading, listening to or playing, and connect with others who share your taste.

ifood.tv |Global Food Network
http://www.ifood.tv/

Social networking around food! See video cooking demonstrations, search recipes, read blogs and interact with "foodies" from around the world.

Joost
http://www.joost.com/

Interactive software for distributing television shows and other videos using peer-to-peer technology. You can share shows and interact with others about shows for free.

MyBlogLog
http://www.mybloglog.com/

Enables tracking of "that last little bit of information about your website. . .if you have a blog or any other site where you frequently post new content on the main page, you don't have a good way of tracking what people find interesting. One way is to track when people click on the links you provide. Up until now, outbound link tracking has been a pain in the butt, requiring CGIs and managed links. MyBlogLog makes this process easy."

MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/

Social networking on the Internet. Offers an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music and videos.

Pageflakes
http://www.pageflakes.com/

Create a customized home page with your favorite daily blogs, RSS feeds, and news resources. Get your local weather, news, email, podcasts, movie showtimes, TV listings, to do list, calendar and more all in one location. Add photos and videos to personalize your page.

Rememble
http://www.rememble.com/

"Rememble is a 'washing line' for your digital bits and pieces. Thread together texts, photos, videos, sounds, scribbles, scans, notes, tweets... so they're not drifting in a digital wasteland." Excellent way to create timelines, as well!

Scribd
http://www.scribd.com/

Easily share your original documents online. "Think of Scribd as a big online library where everyone can publish original content, including you! Part of the idea behind Scribd is that everyone has a lot of documents sitting around on their computers that only they can read." Scribd provides a platform through which you can share your docs with the world!

Second Life
http://www.secondlife.com/

Have you ever wanted to experience a second life on the Internet? Interact with other individuals in a virtual 3-D world in Second Life using an avatar.

TinyPic
http://tinypic.com/

"TinyPic™ is a photo and video sharing service that lets you easily upload, link, and share your images and videos on MySpace®, eBay®, Orkut Scrapbooks, blogs, and message boards." Requires free registration.

Tumblr
http://www.tumblr.com/

Simple and easy way to "share anything and customize everything." More a tool for digital scrapbooking than for blogging, the things you share at Tumblr can be viewed from any type of web-enabled mobile device. Sign up for a free account and try a different but easy approach to sharing the images, text or web feeds that you love.

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/

If you’re interested in uploading, viewing, sharing and rating video clips contributed by other users, this is the site to visit.