I finally took the time to sort through what I believe are all social and business networks I ever joined. There might be more but if so, then I just can’t remember them.

I personally am no fan of such networks but agree that they can be useful. The downside is a lot of time investment and efforts to keep things updated. Now I am only using Twitter, which gives me on any day more value than any other network I joined. The last time I made real friends and business connections is half a decade ago.

11 networks where I closed my account, sorted alphabetically:

  • Doostang
    I can’t remember when nor why I joined but I know I never used it.
  • Ecademy
    I joined it early on and engaged a bit but it was not much of a value to me an I didn’t use it for the past year or longer. Note: account only disabled, not deleted.
  • FriendFinder
    I joined when this service started and it was a good time. I made some connections that still exist today, in real. Last time used: many years ago.
  • Friendster
    I joined when this service started and it was a good time. I made  quite a number of connections that still exist today, in real. Last time used: many years ago actively, recently only for browsing updates of existing connections.
  • LinkedIn
    I joined it early on and engaged a bit but it was not much of a value to me and I didn’t use it for the past year or longer.
  • Orkut
    I just joined it when I saw it one day as an option in my Google account but I never used it.
  • Ryze
    Not sure why I joined but it was early on. It soon switched to very limited features for free accounts so I didn’t use it for many years.
  • Soflow
    I don’t even remember what that service was about but I found its name on a list I once had about services I joined. The service doesn’t even exist anymore.
  • Xanga
    I joined it when profile pages of friends requested a login but I never actively engaged. Now all those friends have moved to Facebook.
  • Xing
    Formerly known as OpenBC, I joined it early on and engaged a bit but it was not much of a value to me and I didn’t use it for a couple of years.
  • Yahoo 360
    Never used it and they already closed the service.