Unique Social Networks. Not Facebook, Google +, or Twitter

What are some reasons that Facebook or non-social network users have for considering other social networks?

One of the many concerns that Facebookers and non-social network users have are privacy concerns. Facebook has the reputation of not wanting to keep very much of Facebook users information private. For this reason many people omit information or create accounts under fictitious names so that other people can’t look them up or contact them. Also, people use social networks for a few reasons including staying in touch with friends and relatives, promote their business, and stay connected with information.

What are the 5 Social Networks that people can consider as Facebook substitutes?
When it comes to staying in touch with family and friends Netlog, Zorpia, and geni are worth considering. Netlog is an European based social network, but one of its strong points is that it isn’t easy for someone outside of those that you invite to find or contact you. Groups in Netlog are called clans, once you join the clan it is pretty much open access to other clan members. Zorpia is also a good alternative to Facebook if you are looking to stay in touch. The downside is that there is a fee. Geni.com is a social network for those that are interested in genealogy research and family history. No fee

For the business minded people. There is Perfspot.com which is a social network that will allow you to create an ecommerce site as long as they have a PayPal account. Partnerup.com is a social network for entrepreneurs that are seeking to network.

What are some of the challenges of using some of these other social networks?

If it is a friends and family network, you have to convince your friends and family to use it also or else it doesn’t work as well. Otherwise, all of these sites have millions of users so they are established enough to provide similar functionality as the better known networks, hopefully with less of the headaches.

Websites

www.netlog.com
www.zorpia.com
www.geni.com
www.perfspot.com
www.partnerup.com