f you like meeting people online, then social networking sites may be for you. We have all heard of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, FriendFinder, FriendWise.

ClassMates is another one. Here is some information on the websites that are currently popular.

Twitter. Probably the most recognizable name in social sites right now, where people Tweet to their friends and anyone else who is interested. Each Tweet is limited to 140 characters (words and spaces). You follow your friends activities and you have followers who follow yours. It has become inundated with people trying to sell information products and that can be trying at times, but still, you can keep up with your friends, so it is still popular.

Facebook. This network is popular among high school students and college students. With this network, you are required to register with a particular group. You can only communicate with individuals within your network and not with everyone on the site.

MySpace. is where you can search for friends who are members. MySpace is not a commercial organization though it can be used tyo promote your business. It is mainly for socializing and expressing your views. It takes time to build a circle of friends but well worth the effort.

Here is a partial list:

Facebook. General. 350,000,000 Users

Classmates. School, college, work and the military 50,000,000 Users

MySpace. General. Losing ground to Facebook in recent years. 130,000,000 Users

Twitter. General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates

75,000,000 Users

TravBuddy. Travel

1,588,000 Users

StumbleUpon. Stumble through websites that match your selected interests.

8,822,921 Users

ResearchGATE. Social network for scientific researchers

140,000 Users

MyLife. Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly

Reunion) 51,000,000 users

LinkedIn. General but mainly business

53,000,000 Users

Friends Reunited. UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets

19,000,000 Users

There are many sites of all different varieties and sizes from the very small,

Advogato Free and open source software developers

13,575 users to the very large:

Facebook General.

350,000,000 users.

Whatever you want is out there somewhere and a little bit of research will find you a group of like minded people that you can interact with.

When it comes to finding a social networking website, you will find that you literally have an unlimited number of different options. Social networks have popped up all over the internet. Of course, you can join as many social networking sites as you would like to, but doing so can be tiring and time consuming. Instead of signing up for a large number of social networking sites or the first one that you come across, you are advised to research and examine a particular site. Doing so will enable to find and join the perfect social networking site, at least the one that is perfect for your needs. So go for it and Good Luck.