* Publishing, with blog engines (WordPress, Blogger, Typepad, LiveJournal…), wiki platforms (Wikipedia, Wikia…), lifeblog services (Tumblr, Posterous…) and social Q&A (Quora)
* Sharing, with dedicated online services for videos (YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo…), pictures (Flickr, Instagram…), links (Delicious, Digg…), products (Pinterest), music (Spotify…) and documents (Slideshare, Scribd…) ;
* Playing, with major editors (Zynga, Playdom, Playfish, SGN, Popcap…), dedicated platforms (Hi5…) and smaller but innovative editors (Digital Chocolate, Kobojo…) ;
* Networking, whether it is professional (LinkedIn, Viadeo…), personal (Netlog, Tagged, MySpace, Badoo…) or for former acquintences (MyYearBook, Classmates…) ;
* Buying, with customer intelligence platforms (Bazaarvoice, PowerReviews), purchase sharing (Polyvore, Blippy,…), recommendation (Hunch) or social commerce offerings like Boosket ;
* Localization, with mobile applications (Foursquare, Path, Scvngr…), socialized city guides (Yelp, DisMoisOu…) or upcoming events or venues (Plancast).
[AS: This is a commercially-oriented cut of the Social Web's platforms and possibilities, but merits sharing. What would you add?]
Via Andrew Spong, ABroaderView
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