A social networking service is an online platform that people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.

This is a list of notable defunct social networking services that have Wikipedia articles.

+Overview of defunct social networking services Name Type Focus 2channel Textboard Japanese Image Board 360voice Blog 43 Things Goal setting and achievement 8tracks.com Streaming user-curated playlists Advogato Free software and open source software development AIM Instant messaging Amen Amina – Chechen Republic Online Chechen diaspora community Amino App.net Blog Microblogging AsianAve Asian Americans Ask.fm Anonymous chat Audimated Independent music Avatars United Online games Baidu Space Bebo General bianca.com Software developers BitClout Microblogging, cryptocurrency Blip.no Norwegian community Bolt Teenagers Boredat U.S. college students Capazoo Blogging, music, photo, and video sharing Chictopia Fashion enthusiasts Classical Lounge Classical music fans Cloob Popular in Iran Cohost Blogging, micro-blogging, photos Convoz Cucumbertown Recipes DailyBooth Daily photo uploads Delicious (website) Web bookmarks Disaboom People with disabilities Dodgeball MoSoSo DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) Dubsmash Video lip syncing eConozco Spanish speaking professionals Edmodo Social learning network for schools Elfwood Science fiction and fantasy art and writing Ello Blog Emojli Eons.com For baby boomers and ages 40+ Essembly Politics Everloop People under age 13 eWorld Experience Project Life experiences Eyegroove Ezboard Bulletin board system Hosted user-created message boards FaceGlat Haredi Jews Faves.com Bookmarks FFFFOUND! Image recommendations FitFinder Anonymous UK student microblogging Fitocracy Fitness Fling Sending images to random strangers all around the world, notoriously abused for sexting Focus.com Business professionals Foodie.fm Grocery shopping and recipe discovery Foodily.com Recipes Fotolog Sharing photos Foursquare City Guide Location-based mobile social network FriendFeed Feed aggregator Friends Reunited Reunions Friendster Friends GamerDNA Computer and video games Gapyear.com Travel Gather.com Social, political and cultural topics GEnie Bulletin board system Gentlemint Men Glee.com LGBTQ Gogoyoko Musicians and music lovers. Goodwizz Matchmaking and personality games. Global, based in France. Google+ Blog Microblogging Google Buzz Grono.net Discussion forums, sharing photos, links to cultural events in particular cities, the sale of property and job searches. Heello Microblogging Hello Highlight Hi5 Video games Hive Hospitality Club Hospex Houseparty Video chatting Huddles Short-form-video Hyves Social (Dutch) ICQ IdeaPlane Itsmy Mobile community for blogging, friends, and personal TV-shows iTunes Ping Music iTwixie Social networking site for tween girls. iWiW Hungarian Jaiku Microblogging and lifestreaming service Jiepang Location-based mobile. In Chinese. JuiceCaster Mobile app Juvenation People with type 1 diabetesKactoosGroup purchase Keek Upload video status updates, which were called "keeks" Kiwibox Teenagers Koo Koofers Academic Social studying network for college students Lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies LinkExpats Expatriates in 100+ countries Livemocha Online language learning Loopt Geolocation Real-time location sharing between friends LunarStorm Swedish teenagers Makeoutclub General Me2day Blog Microblogging in South Korea MeatballWiki Wiki Meerkat Broadcast live video streaming through mobile devices Meetro MoSoSo Meez Chat rooms MemeStreams Memes MetroMatesItinerary sharingMetro travellers in India MiGente.com Hispanics MiiverseVideo games, specifically those released on the Nintendo 3DS or Wii U Mivasocial Africans MixBit Mixx Blogs Mobli Social mobile photo and video-sharing website MOG Music Mugshot Aggregator from Red Hat, with compatible desktop software and an official Firefox plugin Multiply Real world sharing Mulu Product recommendations Musical.ly Social media video app for short lip-sync, comedy, and talent videos MyMFB Muslims My Opera Blog Blogging, mobile blogging, photo sharing, connecting with friends, Opera Link and Opera Unite. MyVetwork Military veterans Natter Social Network micro-microblogging Naymz Professional networking Nearby People nearby Netlog Belgians Netropolitan Club Wealthy people Nettby Norwegians NK.pl School, college and friends in Poland Omegle 18+ video chatting platform OpenFeint Mobile gaming Orkut First social networking service by Google OUTeverywhere Gay/LGBTQ community Pebble Microblogging Periscope Video streaming Pheed Piczo Blogging website for teens; bought by Posh Media Group Planet Cancer Young adults with cancer PlanetAll Calendar and address site Plaxo Aggregator Play.fm Disc jockeys Player.me Video games, now entertainment news Playfire Computer and video games Playlist.com Music Plaxo Aggregator Poparazzi Posterous Blogging platform Poupéegirl Japanese avatars Pownce Microblogging application (similar to Twitter) Qaiku Micro-blogging and live-streaming service comparable to Twitter and Jaiku Quechup Friendship, dating Raptr Video games Rentboy.com Male sex workers Rupture Gamers Rec RoomVirtual realitySocial gaming platform Ryze Business Sarahah Feedback from friends and coworkers ScuttlePad Children aged 6–11 Shelfari Books Sixdegrees.com Web of contacts SkillPages Skilled people Skyrock French-speaking world Snip.it Articles, videos, and images SocialVibe (TrueX) Charity Skypevideo chatting So.cl Millennials; made by Microsoft FUSE Labs. Sonico.com Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions Soup.io Microblogging Spire Personal accomplishments Spring.me Meeting people Stickam Live video streaming and chat. StockPickr Stock picks Streetlife Location-based Students Circle Network Connected students, teachers and institutions to course resources and study groups. StudiVZ University students, mostly in German-speaking countries StumbleUpon Web pages, photos, and videos Surfbook Netherlands Talkbiznow Business networking Talenthouse Creative collaboration Taltopia Artists / fans / talent professionals tbh Tea Party Community Conservatism in the United States TOTSE Bulletin board system Controversial files Tout TravBuddy.com Travel Travel Companion ExchangeTravel companions tribe.net Friends networks Triller Tsu Message, photos Twoo.com Entertainment TV Time Social television Entertainment tvtag Entertainment Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture Vine Social media video app for short lip-sync, comedy, and talent videos Virb Artists, including musicians and photographers Voat Censor free reddit clone Vox Blog Blogging WAYN (website) Travel and lifestyle WeeWorld Children and teenagers aged 9 to 17 We Heart ItImage sharing Werkenntwen Whisper Windows Live Messenger Instant messaging Windows Live Spaces Woo Media Entertainment Wretch Blog Taiwan Xanga Blog Blogs and "metro" areas Yahoo! 360° Yahoo! Answers Yahoo! GeoCities WorldWideWeb Yahoo! Kickstart Yahoo! Mash Yahoo! Meme Yahoo! Messenger Instant messaging Yo Quick connections Yookos Photos, videos, blogs, games Zoopy Share videos, photos and audio clips

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