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Originally developed as mobile app for smartphones, on this moment this utility has turned into one of the largest social networks, the number of users of which has already exceeded 100 million. The resource settings help filter images according to specified parameters and accompany them with short captions. Now, with the help of this site, people not only meet people and post photos, but also earn money by creating online stores and banks of paid images.
https://www.instagram.com/We present to you a site designed for young and mobile people who are interested in modern music and cinema and want to find new acquaintances. The resource registration conditions prohibit users under 18 years of age from logging into the system. There are no other restrictions. So come in, get acquainted, download music and movies, create groups, post news and share life hacks with 200 million Internet users who have chosen this portal as a platform for virtual meetings.
http://www.connect.uaA social network without claims to uniqueness, made on the principle of similar resources with all the attached services: adding photos, posting videos, downloading music, creating author’s blogs and joining communities. The news feed is dominated by non-political news, and the game catalog contains a good selection of Internet toys available online. Among the attractive features, we note the simple functionality; among the disadvantages, we note the unsystematic nature of posting news messages.
http://www.privet.ru
A free all-Ukrainian student network, where, along with services that allow students from different schools to communicate, there are functions for posting the school schedule and grading. Parents, by visiting their son or daughter’s page, can find out how teachers rated their child’s knowledge this week, and teachers have the opportunity to remotely post homework assignments. The functionality of the resource also provides for communication at the level of school teams.
http://shodennik.ua/
A thematic resource designed for travelers. Its services allow you to mark your location on a map, communicate with other tourists and evaluate the performance of restaurants, hotels, shops and entertainment venues around the world you have visited. The authors of the resource attract new visitors with the opportunity to gain access to short local tips that will help them navigate a foreign city, choose a good and inexpensive hotel, cafe and nightclub.
https://ru.foursquare.com/
F.Gid
The portal for fishermen, which we invite you to visit, contains information that will be of interest to lovers of quiet hunting. By registering on the site, you will become part of a community of Internet users who cannot imagine their life without a fishing rod. Here you can show off your own catch by posting a photo report about it, learn about the best baits, get advice from experienced fishing enthusiasts, read the fisherman's encyclopedia and inquire about the bite forecast in your locality.
http://www.fgids.com/
Do you have a dog and want to receive training tips from professional dog trainers and connect with other animal lovers like you? A social network of dog breeders will come to your aid, where the maximum number of full information about our four-legged friends, including a list of nicknames, a schedule of exhibitions, descriptions of breeds, ratings of record holders and addresses of nurseries. At the puppy exchange you can get a cute little barking cutie, and in the “video” section you can post videos about his first successes.
http://www.dogster.ru/This is a combination of a social network and a dating site. Therefore, in addition to the usual services for posting photos and videos, games and creating groups, here you can take a compatibility test and start your own diary, giving access to it only to a select few, vote for the best couple and get into the rating of duets that received greatest number votes. The concept of a group on this site is replaced by the name “club”, but otherwise the functionality is similar to other portals of a similar format.
http://www.limpa.ruHere is a portal that combines the features of a social network and a dating site. In addition to the usual functions of finding new acquaintances, online games, sharing music and videos, there are unique services that distinguish it from other portals. Firstly, duels are organized here - virtual discussions between two opponents on a given topic, in which anyone can take part. Secondly, here you can take part in a club meeting. And thirdly, you can go on a “blind date”.
http://www.justsay.ruOne of the largest Russian-language social networks, the number of registered users of which currently exceeds 200 million. Along with traditional services for searching for people, playing games, and posting audio and video files, a lot of functions are available here, including transferring money between users, broadcasting live broadcasts within a group, as well as a mobile messenger application and many options with which you can promote your group and make money online.
http://www.odnoklassniki.ruIn fact, this project arose as a result of a symbiosis of two formats - a dating site and a social network. Hence the selection of resource services that are designed to allow users to communicate and find new acquaintances. The youth audience under the age of 35, who generously share their photographs, are the main visitors to this Internet site. The portal's services allow you to spend time playing online games, share posts with friends and rate photos of other users.
http://www.fotostrana.ruThis resource is a platform for communication between people with an active lifestyle. Here the most pressing issues are raised and current topics are discussed. In other words, this portal is designed for those who are interested in politics in all its manifestations. Those who are taking their first steps on this path will be able to learn from more experienced colleagues, and for those who already have their own experience, the site will help expand the ranks of their associates by attracting new like-minded people.
http://www.soratniki-online.ru
This site claims to be a guide to the world of information and a platform for communicating with people who have similar interests to you. Here you can watch movies, play online games and applications, download videos from torrent trackers to your personal page, participate in discussions and share your impressions. The portal provides the opportunity to create your own resource using a website builder, optimize it in search engines, increase traffic and learn how to make money from it.
http://platforma.mirtesen.ru/Wyw
A youth network that unites over two million registered visitors. Here, to communicate, you do not have to register under your real name and surname, or post real photos. According to the authors of the resource, such concessions make the portal more comfortable to use and distinguish it for the better from other similar services. The rest of the site’s functionality is traditional: communication in groups, posting photos, searching for people, creating author’s blogs and online games.
http://www.wyw.ru
This portal was created for those who monitor their health and want to know more about how to maintain it. The “Medical Encyclopedia” contains definitions of medical terms and diseases under the heading “ ethnoscience" - advice from our grandmothers on treating many diseases and strengthening the immune system, and in the "Psychology" section - materials that help to understand gender relations and the relationship between parents and children. Register, communicate, exchange opinions and photos.
http://polonsil.ru/
Xing
One of the largest professional social networks with more than 10 million members. By registering here, the user gets access to a job search service abroad, and also expands the circle of his acquaintances with whom he finds himself in the same professional field. An important bonus received by network users is the opportunity to exchange experiences, meet new companies and employers, and maintain a personal blog, creating a reputation as an expert.
https://www.xing.com/This resource was created exclusively for schoolchildren and, according to its developers, is a virtual assistant in their studies and a place where children look for new friends and peers, expanding their social circle. Teenagers can unite in groups, the topics of which cover all areas of the life of a modern student - from studying to watching films. The site regularly holds competitions among its subscribers, and the games section contains single-player and multiplayer Internet toys loved by teenagers.
http://www.classnet.ruThe purpose of creating this resource was to unite Russian-speaking people living in different parts of the Earth and to help restore lost connections with relatives, classmates and friends. Subsequently, this direction ceased to be the main one, resulting in a small portal that became a platform for communication between residents of the regions of Russia and Ukraine. The functionality of the site is not very diverse: there is the ability to add photos, search for a person, conduct correspondence and place advertisements.
http://www.100druzei.ru
Here is the world of computer gamers, where they get acquainted with reviews and previews of cyber games, the latest news from gaming software developers and share their secrets of success. Fans of comics and blockbusters will also find something to enjoy here, since a separate section of the portal is devoted to this topic, where reviews, videos and testimonials are posted. Otherwise, this is the same social network as others, with the need for registration and the ability to communicate with others like you.
http://kanobu.ru/According to Wikipedia, today this is the most popular network communication in Russia and Ukraine, ranking fourth in the world in terms of number of users. Initially positioning itself as a platform for schoolchildren and students, this resource later changed its format, expanding the age range, but young audiences still remain predominant among its visitors. The functions of the service are traditional: publishing photos and creating albums, adding video and audio, and communicating through posts.
http://www.vkontakte.ruChoose a platform for communication. The list is compiled according to the principle of a catalog, where next to each site there is information on its main topic. You can choose a resource that helps you find friends, allows you to create groups, play games together, establish business contacts, buy, sell or exchange things, cars and real estate, prepare for the arrival of a baby in the family, get advice on raising and developing a child. A small note: social networks from all over the world are collected here.
http://www.ph4.ru/tsoc_index.ph4Are you looking for a platform for communication, but find it difficult to choose the right one? To help you, Yandex has created a catalog of the most popular social networks. More than 100 sites presented in it cover different spheres of life and will help you find a resource that suits your interests: with an extensive film library, a wide selection of games, large storage music. There are portals where schoolchildren communicate, businessmen discuss and needlewomen exchange experiences.
http://yaca.yandex.ua/yca/cat/Entertainment/commun...This site contains the most famous and popular social media. Whatever your hobbies, here you will find portals that match your interests and allow you to chat with friends, exchange experiences and post photos, undergo language practice communicating with foreigners, create your own group, find former classmates, find out the latest news about the latest events in the country and the world, etc. In the new products section you can get acquainted with social portals that have recently appeared on the World Wide Web.
http://www.starterix.ru/social-nets.htmlHere is a catalog of social networks, compiled to make it easier to find a platform for communication. The authors of the resource have grouped sites by topic: business, health, dating, art, hobbies, travel and tourism, sports, etc., thereby significantly simplifying the choice of a suitable site. In the TOP 10 of the catalog you will find best resources, which received the highest rating from users, and in the “Article Categories” section there are materials telling how to learn how to earn a stable income using social networks.
http://www.social-networking.ru/soccat
Scientists have not remained aloof from the currently fashionable trend of creating thematic social networks and have developed their own platform for communication, where you can find like-minded people and find out news about the latest scientific conferences and symposia, as well as get acquainted with the plan for upcoming events. Those who need a job will certainly be interested in the “Vacancies” section, and those who need funding for their research and development will find it useful to visit the “Grants” section.
http://www.science-community.org/Russian social network for Russian-speaking people both in Russia and abroad. This is a place where you can make new acquaintances and meet new friends, download songs and upload your tracks, maintain an author’s blog and get acquainted with the latest entries in the user music chart. The portal is designed for those who love not only listening to music, but also writing. Therefore, music news appears here regularly, and it is possible to create a page for your own musical group.
http://www.ruspace.ru
This site is positioned as a national social network. Created on the basis of the mail.ru portal, it is a good platform for communication among the Russian-speaking audience, whose age ranges from 20 to 50 years. Here you can search for classmates, fellow students and former work colleagues, view and add new photos and videos, read blogs, answer questions, leave entries in the guest book. At your service is a user-friendly interface, a set of games and a news feed.
http://my.mail.ruHere is an attempt by Belarusian programmers to create a national social network. Judge for yourself how successful it turned out to be. We would like to point out that start page looks more like a news site that contains the official point of view on events taking place in the country and the world. The resource developers also chose a rather unusual method of registration via a QR code, although you can also use the traditional method by clicking on the “Our chat” link and going through the usual procedure for creating a personal account.
http://www.vceti.by
User reviews of literally everything are posted here, from household items purchased and tested in practice to vacation spots they visited. The authors of the resource encourage site visitors to exchange useful information, thereby helping each other. Network members not only describe their impressions and give ratings, but also write what problems you may encounter when purchasing or traveling, and give advice on how to avoid them.
http://otzovik.com/
Lovely ladies made an attempt to create their own social network, the results of which you can evaluate by visiting this site. Participants who register here can find new friends and propose their own topics for discussion, start a diary and start their own group, inviting like-minded women into it, post articles of their own composition, and take part in competitions. The topics of the portal’s materials are selected taking into account women’s interests: beauty, cooking, handicrafts, children, travel, etc.
http://www.myjulia.ru/
Anyone can join this book lovers club. What does registration on this resource give? Firstly, expanding your social circle to include book lovers who share your interests. Secondly, you will be the first to know about new works appearing on bookstore shelves and in virtual libraries. Thirdly, you will have the opportunity to meet authors, read reviews from professional critics, and even start your own blog where you can show off your literary talents.
http://bookmix.ru/Do you want to get rid of loneliness and find your partner or friends with whom it would always be interesting and fun? Then visit this resource and expand your circle of friends. All you need is to know English and register. After this, you will have access to services for sharing music, uploading photos, posting ads, creating personal blog and thematic forum. Otherwise, we have before us an ordinary social network, where users unite in groups, exchange posts and comments.
http://www.umka.mobiWhat can you say about this portal? Among its visitors are teenagers and young people under the age of 25, united by common interests. Accordingly, the services are selected taking into account this category of users. Search for music, an IM client with a video chat function and a lot of information in demand by teenagers. All that remains is to add: knowledge is indispensable here. in English, since the network is designed for an English-speaking audience and does not have a Russian-language version.
http://www.tagworld.comThis is a three-dimensional virtual world with elements of a social network. Account owners have the opportunity to choose an avatar from the “People” and “Vampires” categories, independently create their own virtual character, goods and art objects, and build architectural structures. The site's services allow you to chat online. In other words, the authors of the resource have created a second life for real people in the virtual world, where their abilities are limited only by their own imagination and the capabilities of the software.
http://www.secondlife.comIn addition to searching for old and new acquaintances, how does this portal attract users? Firstly, the presence in its archives of a solid collection of abstracts. Secondly, the opportunity to test your strength by passing online tests Unified State Examination and State Examination. Thirdly, the presence cloud storage, where you can upload files for storage. And fourthly, a messenger distribution for computers and phones. In other words, this is a resource designed for young students who want to combine the interesting with the useful.
http://friends.qip.ru
This is a social network that positions itself as an entertainment portal that functions as a platform for communication, an online store and a blogosphere. By registering on the site, you can take part in the discussion of any of the existing topics or propose a new one. To make it more convenient for network members to connect, all topics are combined into groups, among which you will find “Home and Interior”, “Cosmetics”, “Recreation and Tourism”, “Movies”, etc. Photo and video posting services are included.
http://vilingstore.net/A social network created on the basis of the famous portal and designed to find old and new acquaintances. Like most similar services, it has functions for downloading movies, videos, music, books, games, photos and wallpapers. The network community unites into interest groups in which they exchange opinions, life hacks and the latest news from their areas of interest. Here you can listen to the radio online, set up a personal organizer, send a postcard to a friend and find an interesting recipe.
http://narod.i.ua
An online community of creative people: artists, musicians, writers and photographers. Here you can get acquainted with young authors and their works. If you yourself belong to the cohort of creators, then you have the opportunity to submit your work for general discussion and even raise funds for its publication. For this purpose, the resource has created a “Crowdfunding” section, where anyone can make a contribution to the release of a music album, the printing of a book, or the filming of a film.
http://kroogi.com/explore?locale=ru
This is a portal for mothers who are ready to share their own experiences of raising children. Here, like any other social network, there are interest groups, a news feed and a people search service. Due to its specifics, the site has distinctive features. For example, it contains a catalog of maternity hospitals, schools and kindergartens, a recipe section, a section on face and body care, as well as a pregnancy calendar and a list of names that can be given to the baby.
http://www.stranamam.ru/According to the authors of this service, LifeStyleRepublic.ru is a network multimedia portal that hosts community services and reality shows designed for an Internet audience. The theme of the portal is style and beauty. Therefore, the users of the thematic network are young people who are interested in last news from the catwalks, publications by famous couturiers with comments on new trends in the fashion world. There are communities of interests and services for uploading videos, music and photos.
http://lifestylerepublic.ru
By creating this resource, its authors wanted to unite politicians, party leaders, journalists, experts and ordinary citizens who are not indifferent to the fate of the state within one online community. For some, this site can become a launching pad into big politics, for some it will open their eyes to events in domestic politics, and for others it will simply make new acquaintances and listen to the opinions of others about trends in foreign and domestic politics. Everyone will find theirs.
http://politiko.ua/
This service It is interesting because it is a platform where major politicians, famous businessmen and popular journalists post their blogs. However, they can only be accessed after registration. The rest of the site has the characteristics of a social network: you register and get the opportunity to communicate with other users, play, post photos, participate in communities, download music and movies and learn about latest news car shows and sports news.
http://maxpark.com/
Here is a social network of artists where they can communicate, give each other advice and brag about their achievements. A specific feature of the site is the presence of a gallery on it, the images of which are grouped by genre and topic, as well as a section dedicated to job search. So you can kill two birds with one stone: both earn the respect of your colleagues and find a foreign employer. True, you will have to learn a foreign language, since the resource is designed for English-speaking users.
http://www.deviantart.com/
On this site there is a community of music lovers from around the world who cannot imagine their lives without music. Accordingly, all the services of the resource are selected taking into account their interests: posting and listening to tracks and communicating with those who are on the same wavelength as you. Here they learn about the latest musical trends and news, share their impressions of released albums and compositions, listen to songs from past years and get acquainted with new artists appearing on the musical Olympus.
http://www.last.fm/ru/This resource positions itself as a family social network that will help in finding relatives and classmates. The site’s services were also selected according to the format. With its help, you can not only find lost relatives and make new acquaintances, but also build a family tree, explore family history using regularly updated archives, maintain a calendar of family events, post photo albums and save copies of documents by uploading them to the portal archive.
http://www.familyspace.ru
One of the largest social networks in the world, founded in 2004 by four students at Harvard University and intended for online communication exclusively between students of this alma mater. Then they were joined by students from Boston, then by all US educational institutions, and since 2006 the network has become available to all users of the World Wide Web. It is now one of the most visited sites and made its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, a billionaire at the age of 23.
http://www.facebook.comThe resource was created in 2007 and was a site search engine, with the help of which it was possible to find registered visitors to the portal, whose data was stored in the directory. Later, the project developers reformatted it, creating an analogue of a social network, the main goal of which is to search for people you already know and establish new contacts. Users of the resource are given the opportunity to add photos, videos and leave comments. Designed for English-speaking users.
http://www.ex.plode.us
This is the world of those who love books. Both readers who follow the latest releases from publishers and share their impressions of recently read works, as well as writers who need a platform to post their own creations and evaluate them, can register on the site. Here you can keep a personal diary, leaving reviews and comments about the novels you liked or disappointed, write reviews, get acquainted with the rating of literary novelties, download quotes and find out Interesting Facts about the authors.
https://www.livelib.ru/A resource with an emphasis on the information component. The service provides the opportunity to leave your comments, write your own articles and post them in any section of the portal, create your own blog on any topic (the name of which, however, can be changed by the site administration) and post a new survey. In general, this is a good platform for those who don’t have enough communication in the format of posts, but want to say a lot more and find not just friends, but like-minded people.
http://www.biggik.comA social network designed for teenage anime fans, where a separate world with its own rules has been created for them, in which there is no ban on obscene expressions and which allows them to take a break from parental controls. Here you can keep your own diary, take tests, take part in surveys, chat, play online games, watch broadcasts from webcams, post your survey, add a link or wish, invite friends and form a new community.
http://www.beon.ruThe resource was originally developed to search for old acquaintances. However, over time, it “outgrew” the authors’ intention, becoming a full-fledged social network, the audience of which today exceeds 40 million users. Now here you can make acquaintances and find a group of similar interests. The service is designed for English-speaking countries such as England, Australia and New Zealand. Bebo is very similar in functionality to MySpace. Among its visitors, teenagers and young people under 25 predominate.
http://www.bebo.com
If you are an artist, designer, architect, cameraman, makeup artist or photographer, this site will be a platform where you can connect with like-minded people. By registering here, you will have the opportunity to exchange information with fellow artists, find clients and partners, and exhibit your work for everyone to see. The vacancies section will help you find a job. Otherwise, the functionality of the resource is similar to other social networks: posting photos, publishing posts and registering in groups.
https://www.behance.net/
Here is a thematic resource designed for car enthusiasts and operating on the principle of a social network. By creating your account here, you will have the opportunity to participate in communities, maintain an author’s blog, upload photos of cars and communicate with those who cannot imagine their life without a car. In the “Flea Market” section you can find the necessary spare parts, gadgets and accessories for cars, and in the news feed you can get acquainted with the latest know-how of the automotive industry and find out information about the latest test drives.
https://www.drive2.ru/An analogue of the social network “VKontakte”, made by Ukrainian developers. Not very popular, aimed primarily at teenagers, this social network cannot boast of being particularly popular, but it has a certain circle of fans. Traditionally, to log in, you must register by agreeing to the terms and conditions user agreement. Among the features of the portal, we note the ban on registering more than three accounts, for which the user faces the risk of rating cancellation and balance being reset.
http://www.vreale.netExperts have identified ten services that occupy leading positions in the world rankings and have managed to gather a record audience in their spaces. Global projects meet a variety of people living in different countries professing different religions, differing from each other in terms of income, age, interests, etc.
For several years now, fast and modern Facebook network confidently occupies a leading position in all ratings. The site has already become the most popular and widespread project of this type in the world, but the number of users continues to increase every day, tending to the number of all owners mobile devices. The quality of FB is also growing - new tools and capabilities are regularly introduced, work is accelerated, and integration with smartphones is improved.
Google+
It would be unacceptable not to include this one in our list of social networks, which unites millions of Google account holders. Any person who has registered email on the popular service search engine, can easily connect to Google+. The project is constantly evolving, and now in terms of the abundance of functions and capabilities, the service is practically not inferior to the leader - Facebook. So, just recently, developers provided users with the ability to create group video chats.
It is no coincidence that Twitter is included in the list of social networks that are most popular. After all, this is the most convenient service for publishing short messages. Twitter provides its users with tools for publishing photo and video materials, and almost everyone uses it, including influential politicians and stars of world show business.
This is a real paradise for photography lovers. Not long ago, Instagram was taken over by Facebook, but it still looks like an independent project. Every day, millions of new photos appear on the pages of the site, processed using beautiful bright filters. Users are happy to rate and comment on new publications.
Foursquare
Without Foursquare, the list of social networks would be incomplete. This service provides opportunities to communicate with friends online, but this is not its “trick” at all. By registering on the site, you register at a specific location on the map. And by adding friends, you get the opportunity to monitor their movements and meet if possible.
Tumblr
One of the fastest growing social networks on the Internet. It operates on the principle of a blog, which ensures its fast operation and enormous popularity among users. You get the opportunity to maintain your own online magazine, as well as view news and interesting publications from other participants.
What do we have?
So, let's continue to compile a list that includes the best social networks. In recent years, Russia has launched several promising projects that have every chance of breaking into the world TOP. Thus, the VKontakte website is breaking new and new traffic records. In addition to unlimited opportunities for communication (including via webcam), VKontakte users have access to a huge number of communities of different topics and directions, and the largest libraries of video and audio recordings in the Runet. In addition, many interesting features and ease of use, the Odnoklassniki and My World projects from Mail.ru attract attention.
There are special sites on the Internet whose purpose is to bring people together. Through them you can correspond, exchange photos, listen to music, watch videos, play games and much more. Such resources are called social networks.
Such sites can have either a specific focus (for example, only publishing your own poems) or without it.
We can say that their meaning is so that even an inexperienced user can solve some problem. For example, publish your photos or post a video clip on the Internet. But this is too simplistic.
For example, I recently went on vacation to the seaside and brought back a lot of cool photos. I want to show them to friends, relatives, and work colleagues. Social networks allow you to do this very quickly: I just add photos there and those to whom I wanted to show them see them immediately.
How it works
First you need to go to such a site and register. This is a free procedure - you just need to answer a few questions.
Immediately after registration, a personal page is issued. Well, then, as they say, it’s a matter of technology - we publish information and exchange it.
Let's say I registered and received my page. Usually everything on it is intuitive. For example, this is what a VKontakte page looks like.
Now, in order to fully communicate, you need to find people and add them to your page. This is called "Add as Friend". There is a special part on the site for searching for people. On VKontakte it’s called “people”.
For example, I want to find my old friend. I indicate the information to search: last name, first name, age, city, school or anything else I know about her. As a result, the system gives me suitable pages. Among them I find my friend and add her as a friend.
Then I look for other people: friends, relatives, former classmates and classmates, work colleagues. In general, those with whom I would like to communicate or just find out how they live.
I add them all as friends and return to my page. All the people I added will now be on it.
Each of them will receive a notification that I have added them as friends, and most will also add me to theirs. This way we will keep an eye on each other's lives. For example, if I publish new photo, my friends will see this.
In addition, I will be able to correspond with them, send some information personally, including photos and videos.
Popular social networks
Let's start with the most popular in Russia. Of course, these are Odnoklassniki and Vkontakte. Even those who have neither the Internet nor a computer have heard about them.
Their advantage over others is that they have everything at once. This is not only communication and photos, but also a huge film library, millions of musical compositions, games, and thematic communities. In fact, this is a whole world that replaces all other Internet services.
Today it is almost impossible to find a person who has not heard about what social media is. networks. The list of even the most popular includes more than a dozen names, but their number is constantly growing and developing. Each creator tries to put into his creation something that will make it stand out from hundreds of similar sites and services. Social networks differ from each other in many ways: what purpose they serve, what content they have, what groups of users they unite, etc. In order to find a convenient “habitat” for yourself in all this diversity, it would be a good idea to find out what social networks are and what they are.
Contact networks general purpose
According to the original plan, such social networks were created for communication between people. However, after further improvements and developments, they turned from contact networks into universal services, combining many features of less developed social networks. Most of them today allow you not only to exchange messages and find new acquaintances, but also to view video and audio content, create communities of interest, maintain microblogs and much more. The Russian user is well aware of such services from the example of the popular VKontakte and Odnoklassniki in our country, but these names do not exhaust the answer to the question: “What general-purpose social networks are there?” The undoubted leader in the number of active users worldwide is Facebook. This also includes the South Korean network Cyworld, 
Chinese analogue of Facebook Renren, time-tested MySpace, developing Google service+ and similar sites that offer their users multifunctional features and services.
Blogging
Thematic social networks
The diversity of social networks today can be explained by the fact that they have one or more related thematic areas. Want to know which ones? There are social networks intended exclusively for business relationships (Professionals.ru, LinkedIn, Moi Krug, E-xecutive.ru), and there are those that provide the opportunity for virtual dates and romantic acquaintances (Mamba, Maybe.ru , LovePlanet.ru). The topics of social networks can vary greatly: from music (last.fm) and entertainment portals (MyAnimeList, partypoker.com) to scientific (Academia.edu, ResearchGate) and educational communities (Dnevnik.ru, Livemocha). And, of course, these are not all examples of social networks that exist in the Internet space today.
Most popular networks
The most popular and numerous server is rightfully Facebook. Almost one and a half billion accounts are registered on it. There are more than a billion active participants, these are users from many countries. The service is very convenient; in addition to English, it supports the official language in almost all countries where it is widely spoken. For example, Facebook is Russified well, many features of the language are taken into account, and it is pleasant to use. Facebook has been operating for 10 years, and in February 2014 it celebrates its anniversary.A year after the launch of Facebook, a new website was launched: Youtube, which is one of the famous video hosting sites. In one day, more than 4 billion videos are viewed on the site, and there are more than a billion registered users.
The popular social network of bloggers is called Tumblr, despite its American origin, it is Russified quite well. Number of users - 140 million.
Discoverers
The first two social networks in the world were opened: QQ in China and LinkedIn in the USA, this happened in 2003. QQ is a messaging service similar to ICQ, but it was created in the form of a social network. There are more than 300 million users around the world, more than half of them are Chinese.But the first American social network LinkedIn was created for businessmen. Job vacancies were published here, company owners and managers looked for partners and studied competitors. Now the network is used by more than 200 million people from all over the world.
The most popular English social network is Badoo. About 200 million accounts are registered on it.
Actively developing
The youngest and most actively developing network is Google+. It was created by Google management in 2011. In just two years, the number of accounts reached 500 million. Although it is known why, all users mailboxes, services from Google automatically received their own account on the social network. The number of active users is only 250 million, that is, half as much.Russian services
The most popular social networks in Russia were opened in 2006. These services are called “VKontakte” and “Odnoklassniki”. If the first network is intended for young people, then the second is created for the older generation. VKontakte has more than 80 million active accounts, more than 300 million page views every day. More than 200 million people are registered on Odnoklassniki, of which about 150 million are active. There are slightly fewer users on the well-known social network Mail.ru - “My World”.The number of users from Russia has been growing in recent years on one popular American site - Twitter. Now the number of tweeters is 200 million. There are more than half a billion users of the site.