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Managers and Self-Managed Artists

Join us in New York City February 7 -10, 2010 and be part of the largest gathering of Artist/Band Managers, Self-managed Artists, and Bands / Artists seeking management representation yet organized! This event is billed as the first and only large-scale music conference organized exclusively for active and aspiring Artist Managers, self-managed Artists, and artists seeking management representation; and a place where you can experience the convergence of the music industry’s most potent ideas and most powerful network. Immerse yourself in strategy-focused sessions by day, and conversation-packed networking parties and artist showcases by night. 

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Social Networking Site is a web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members communicate by voice, chat, instant message, videoconference and blogs, and the service typically provides a way for members to contact friends of other members. Such sites may also serve as a vehicle for meeting in person. The "social networking site" is the 21st century term for "virtual community," a group of people who use the Internet to communicate with each other about anything and everything.

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emember that you can make use of any social networking site to make people aware of your music. Just make sure that you have a common interest with the people who share the social network and make sure you read the Terms of Service for each site before you join and actively promote your music. Happy social networking!

 

Name  Description/Focus  Registration 
43 Things Goal and Dreams; Tagging Open
Advogato Free Software and Open Source developers Open
Amina - Chechen Republic Online Chechens Open
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite Invite-only
Backwash Backwash -- the Internet organized by personality, not subject matter. Open
Bebo Schools and colleges Open
BlackPlanet.com African-Americans Open
Blue Dot Link sharing Open
Broadcaster.com Video sharing and webcam chat Open
Buzznet Music and pop-culture Open
CarDomain Car enthusiasts Open
Care2 Green living and social activism Open
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military Open
Consumating "Consumeetings" Open
Couchsurfing Hospitality Open
Cyworld Young South Koreans Open
Dandelife Collective narratives or "shared biographies" Open
DeadJournal "Dark" blogs, based on LiveJournal By invite or payment (OpenID)
Dodgeball.com Mobile location-based service, owned by Google Open
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) Open
Doostang Careers Invite-only
eCRUSH Teens Open
Facebook Started for colleges, then high schools, and now everyone. Open
Faceparty British teens and 20-somethings Open to people 16 and older.
Flickr Photo sharing Open (Yahoo! login)
Flirtomatic Flirting/Dating Open to people 18 and older.
Fotki Photo sharing Open
Fotolog Photoblogging Open
Friends Reunited School, college, work, sport and streets Open
Friendster General Open
Frühstückstreff General Open
Gaia Online Anime and Games Open
Geni.com Families, genealogy Open
Graduates.com School, college, and work Open
Grono.net Poland Invite-only
GuildCafe Online games Open
hi5 General Open
Hyves General Dutch social networking website. Open
imeem Instant messaging Open
Infield Parking United States NASCAR fans Open
IRC-Galleria Finland Open
iWiW Hungary Invite-only
Jaiku Update friends with your status through SMS, IM, web interfaces Open
Joga Bonito Football (soccer) Open
Last.fm Music Open
LibraryThing Book lovers Open
LinkedIn Business Open
LiveJournal Blogging Open (OpenID)
MEETin General Open
Meetup.com General Open
MiGente.com Latinos Open
Mixi Japan Invite-only
MOG Music Open
Multiply "Real world" relationships Open
MyChurch Christian Churches Open
My Local Bands Music and social networking  
My Opera Community General (blogs, photo albums, forums, groups, etc.) Open
MySpace General Open
myYearbook General Open
Netfriendships General Open
Netlog Formerly known as Facebox. Open
Nexopia Canada Open
Ning Make your own social network Open
OkCupid Dating Open
orkut Owned by Google. Popular in Brazil, India. 72% and 18% of users. Open (Google login)
OUTeverywhere Gay Open
Passado General Open
Piczo Teenagers, Canadians, photo sharing Open
Playahead Swedish teenagers Open
ProfileHeaven British teens Open
Pownce moblog for websites, files, and short updates Invite-only
RateItAll Consumer ratings + social networking Open
Reunion.com Locating friends and family, keeping in touch Open
Rummble Mobile social network, location, worldwide Open
Ryze Business Open
Searchles Social Search + Social Networking ( hybrid ) Open
Sconex American high schools Open
Shelfari Online community for book lovers Open
Skyblog France, Belgium, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Senegal Open
Social.FM

Social·fm reflects our vision and the contributions of Social.fm DJs that create all of the music playlists on Social·fm. As the leading social music service for web and mobile users, Social·fm is powered by DJs and music listeners just like you. Social·fm enables social music discovery and recommendations through connections with your friends, family and Social·fm users with similar musical preferences. We are building innovative products and services that leverage Internet broadcasting, social networks and user-contributed content to enable you to enjoy your favorite media anytime, anywhere. We use country-specific copyright compliance and distributed network technologies to ensure that music labels and songwriters are compensated for their artistic achievements. At Social·fm, our goal is to deliver a rich, immersive and engaging music experience across the web, mobile and other environments.

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Soundpedia Web 2.0 based music community Open
Sportsvite Recreational Sports Open
Studivz University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries Open
Stumbleupon Websurfing Open
Support Friends Community is focuse on inspiration and encouragement of others Open
TagWorld General (tagging) Open
TakingITGlobal Social action Open
The Doll Palace Cartoon dolls and dress up games Open
The Student Center Teens and colleges Open
TravBuddy.com Travel Open
Travellerspoint Travel Open
Tribe.net General Open
Twitter Update friends with your status through SMS, IM, web interfaces Open
Vampire Freaks Gothic industrial culture Open
Virb Virb is a community website that combines social interaction with music and entertainment exploration. It's a great way to keep in touch and meet people with similar interests. Use Virb to discover music, videos, cool companies and organizations... then share what you find with your friends. Open
Vox Blogging Open
WAYN Travel & Lifestyle Open to people 18 and older
WebBiographies Genealogy & Biography Open
Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) Open
Woophy travel & photography Open
Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas Open
XING Business Open
Yahoo! 360° Linked to Yahoo! IDs (Yahoo! login)
Yelp United States adults Open
Zooomr Universal Photo Sharing Open (OpenID)

Have we missed your favorite Social Networking Site? Is there a dead link in our Social Network Site listing? Email us and let us know!





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