Most Popular Social Media Apps
Tumblr
Visuals. "Interest Group" (its about the topic, sharing common interests). GIF's. Highly shareable (repost)
Snapchat
social media app that allows temporary picture posts
TikTok
Social media where people usually share videos of them selves.
Flickr
The largest image sharing site on the web
Microsoft Yammer
A social media networking app that has the basics of any other social media app.
Nextdoor
Nextdoor is a neighborhood-based social network. It has strict privacy controls, meaning only people who live in your area can join your neighborhood's specific group. If you're looking for a way to manage neighborhood watch schemes, organize local bring-and-buys, or just keep everyone abreast of the local community's news, you need Nextdoor in your life.
A popular social networking website that lets users create their own homepages, set up weblogs and add contacts.
A social networking site where people usually share opinions.
Meetup
An in-person meeting between people who are acquainted through a blog.
Ask.fm
Ask.fm is a question-and-answer site. Users submit queries and anyone can jump in and offer their thoughts.
Qzone
China app Allows for microblogging (kinda like Twitter), posting photos and music -Developed by Tencent, which also owns QQ and WeChat (combined nearly 1.5 billion monthly active users)
Chinese Twitter; regulated by government
Microsoft Outlook
Designed as a personal information manager from Microsoft. Although mainly used as an email application it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note taking journal, and web browsing.
Foursquare
Foursquare is a location-based social media app. You can use it to find places of interest, restaurants, events, and other nearby locations when you're out and about. Of course, the location-based aspect means the app faces lots of privacy questions. This means it might not be right for you.
Google+
Google's social networking platform that allows users to collect and share information with custom-created circles of friends, family, coworkers and more.
XING is a popular alternative to LinkedIn in mainland Europe. The site offers profiles, groups, events, discussion forums, and community features. If you want to use the advanced search feature, you will need to pay a monthly fee.
VKontakte
a Russian online social media which allows users to message each other publicly or privately, to create groups, public pages and events, share and tag images, audio and video, and to play browser-based games.
a free online photo and video sharing service geared to mobile phones
Myspace
a social networking Web site with an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos
Linkedln
a social networking site intended primarily for professionals to share background and qualifications with other professionals and with companies, akin to an online resume
YouTube
a video-sharing website in which users can upload, distribute, view, and comment on videos
a website that allows registered users to share ideas and images they find online with fellow users
a website that enables users to send and receive "tweets," messages up to 140 characters long
InterNations
f you're an expat, you should have an account on The site lets you find other people in your city who match your language, interests, or line of work. Like Meetup, there are plenty of physical events you can attend. Alternatively, you can just use the site to ask questions and gain insights about your adopted home.