Social Network Websites

A social network website focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services. Social networking has encouraged new ways to communicate and share information. Social networking websites are being used regularly by millions of people.

While it could be said that email and websites have most of the essential elements of social network services, the idea of proprietary encapsulated services has gained popular uptake recently. The main types of social networking services are those which contain category divisions (such as former school-year or classmates), means to connect with friends (usually with self-description pages) and a recommendation system linked to trust. There have been some attempts to standardize these services to avoid the need to duplicate entries of friends and interests, but this has led to some concerns about privacy.

Below is the list of some major active social networking websites:

Adult FriendFinder
Advogato
Amie Street
Anobii
aSmallWorld
Athlinks
Avatars United
Badoo
Bahu
Bebo
Bigadda
Biip
Black Planet
Broadcaster.com
Cloob
College Tonight
CouchSurfing
DevianART
Disaboom
dol2day
Don'tStayIn
Draugiem.lv
Elftown
Epernicus
Eons.com
Experience Project
Exploroo
Facebook
Faceparty
Faces.com
Fetlife
Flixster
Flickr
Fotolog
Friends Reunited
Friendster
Fruhstuckstreff
Fubar
Gaia Online
Gamer DNA
Gather.com
Geni.com
Goodreads
Gossipreport.com
Grono.net
Haboo
Hi5
Hospitality Club
Hyves
imeem
Indaba Music
IRC – Galleria
italki.com
InterNations
itsmy
iWiW
Jaiku
Jammer Direct
kaioo
Kaixin 001
Kiwibox
Last.fm
Library Thing
lifeknot
Linked In
Live Journal
Livemocha
Lunar Storm
Meetin
Meetup.com
Meettheboss
Mixi
mobikade
MocoSpace
MOG
Multiply
Muxlim
MyAnimeList
My Church
My Heritage
MyLife.com
MyLOL
MySpace
myYearbook
Nasza – klasa.pl
Netlog
Nexopia
Ning
Odnoklassniki
OkCupid
One.lv/One.lt/One.ee
OneClimate
OneWorldTV
Open Diary
Orkut
OUTeverywhere
Passportstamp
Pingsta
Plaxo
Playahead
Playboy U
Plurk
Present.ly
quarterlife
Ravelry
Research GATE
Reverbnation
Ryze
scispace.net
Shelfari
Skyrock
Social GO
Social Vibe
Sonico.com
Soundpedia
Stickam
StudiVZ
Tagged.com
talkbiznow
Taltopia
Traybuddy.com
Travellerspoint
tribe.net
Trombi.com
Tuenti.com
Tumblr
V Kontakte
Vampirefreaks
Viadeo
Vox
Wasabi
WAYN
Web Biographies
Windows Live Spaces
Wis.dm
WiserEarth
Xanga
Xianonei
XING
Xt3
Yammer
Yelp,Inc.
Youmeo
Zoo.gr

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Largest Airport - King Khalid International Airport (South Arabia)
Highest Airport - Lhasa Air­port, Tibet
Tallest Animal - Giraffe
Largest Animal - Blue Bottom whale
Largest Bay - Hudson Bay, Canada,
Fastest Bird - Swift
Largest Bird - Ostrich
Smallest Bird - Humming bird
Longest Bridge - the Akashi Kaikyo bridge in Japan takes the title, with a main span of 1,991 meters (or 6,532 feet)
Tallest Building - Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan,2004,101 stories,509m,1,670ft
Longest Canal - Baltic sea White Canal
Largest Cathedral - Cathedral Church of New York
Largest Cemetry - Leningrad, Russia
Largest Church - Belisca of St. Peter in the Vatican City, Rome.
Largest Continent - Asia
Smallest Continent - Australia
Largest Country - Russia
Smallest Country - Vatican City
Biggest Cinema House - Roxy, New York
Highest City - Wen Chuan, China
Highest Population - Mexico
Longest Day - June 21
Shortest Day - December 22
Largest Delta - Sunderbans
Largest Desert - Sahara, Africa
Biggest Dome - Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India
Largest Dams - Grand Coulee Dam, USA
Tallest Fountain - Fountain Hills, Arizona
Largest Gulf - Gulf of Mexico
Largest Hotel - Hotel Rossaiya, Moscow
Largest Island - Greenland
Largest Lake - Caspian Sea, CISIran
Deepest Lake - Baikal (Siberia)
Highest Lake - Titicaca (Bolivia)
Biggest Library - National Kiev Library, Moscow and Library of the Congress, Washington
Largest Mosque - Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)
Highest Mountain Peak Mount Everest (Nepal)
Highest Mountain Range Himalayas
Longest Mountain - Andes (South America)
Biggest Museum - British Museum (London)
Largest Minaret Sultan Has-san Mosque (Egypt)
Tallest Minaret - Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)
Biggest Oceans - Pacific Ocean
Deepest Oceans - Pacific Ocean
Biggest Palace - Vatican (Rome)
Largest Palace - Imperial Palace (China)
Biggest Park - Yellow Stone Na­tional Park
Largest Park - Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)
Largest Peninsula - Arabia
Highest Plateau - Pamir (Tibet)
Longest Platform - Kharagpur, W. Bengal (India)
Largest Platform - Grand Central Terminal, (Ely. Sta­tion)New York (USA)
Biggest Planet - Jupiter
Smallest Planet - Murcury
Brightest Planet Venus
Coldest Planet Pluto
Nearest (To the Sun) - Mercury
Farthest (from the Sun) - Pluto
Longest River - Nile, Africa
Longest River Dam - Hirakud Dam, India
Largest Sea - South China Sea
Largest Stadium - Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic)
Brightest Star - Sirius A
Tallest Statue - Motherland (Russia)
Largest Sea-bird - Albatross
Biggest Telescope - Mt. Palomar (USA)
Longest Train Flying Scotsman
Largest Temple - Angkorwat in Kampuchea
Oldest Theatre - Teatro Ohm­pico (Itlay)
Tallest Tower - C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)
Longest Wall - Great Wall of China
Highest Waterfall - Angel (Venezuela)
Widest Waterfall - Khone Falls (Laos)
Lowest Water Level - Dead Sea
Longest Epic - Mahabharata
Hottest Place - Al-Azizia (Libya)
Rainiest Place - Mosinram, near Cherapunji (India)
Highest Road - Leh-Nobra, Ladakh division India.
Highest Village - Andean (Chile)
Highest Volcano - Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile
Largest Volcano - Manuna Lea (Hawai)
Lightest Gas - Hydrogen
Fastest Animal - Cheetah
Biggest Flower - Rafflesia (Java)
Longest Corridor - Rameshwaram Temple (India)
Largest Democracy - India
Fastest Dog - Persian greyhound
Lightest Metal - Lithium