BakeSpace - US

Culinary artists, professional or amateur, have a great meeting salon in the online universe to unfurl aspects of their passion, share unique recipes, build new friendships, learn from one another and share morsels of their food-related wisdom. Being a grassroots online community, BakeSpace is a social gathering in a virtual kitchen, where food, friends, family and great conversation are always the base ingredients for guaranteed gourmet delicacies! Membership is free and recipes are creative, passionate and diverse as the members who post them. Finding a recipe is the beginning of an exiting venture, where BakeSpace users can post, search and swap recipes in real time, build and customize their own online kitchen, browse the forums, upload videos, create blogs, share their passions and learn from other members through a unique mentor program. This award winner independent community has been in the limelight since 2006 and keeps growing stronger!

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Asoboo - Japan

Creative, internationally-minded people have another place in the world wide web to call their own, Asoboo. Registration is free and members have a large variety of features at their disposal. They can create and customize their own profile, keep or import an existing blog, add Flickr and Twitter accounts, embed Youtube videos in comments or emails, start new or join already existing groups with people who share the same interests, create a list of favorite media and add new ones like books, games, movies, music, share reviews of favorite places, contribute any information about events in Tokyo, browse an extended job database and keep a profile with applications and resumes.

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Quartzy - US

Created by highly qualified scientists primarily to meet the everyday needs of academics conducting research around the world, Quartzy is the apex of online laboratory management systems with regard to research of biochemical reagents. Increased scientific productivity often flows from a combination of elements, chief among those being the improvement of organization and communication within and between laboratories. To that effect, members of Quartzy can upload and share their existing Excel inventories and protocols, add items from hosted databases and review comments, add types and create relevant descriptive fields, further customize their own inventories adding reagents from a list of integrated vendors, streamline their ordering so lab-managers can efficiently respond by email, link inventories with LabMates, create shared facilities (microscopes, PCR machines) for people to book time on. Membership is free and feedback is always welcome on this professional networking service.

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Americasbookshelf.com - US

Following their passion and love for all works of literature, Bill and Deb Denkler wanted to broaden people's access to it, while, at the same time, providing a convenient way to share books. So, a social networking site, Americasbookshelf.com, was born. Based on the principle of book exchange between individuals, without central distribution or warehousing, they succeded in making book swapping a lifestyle beneficial for the environment and easy and affordable for those involved. Members can order and exchange books from the comfort of their homes, and books are delivered to their door. Membership costs $12 annually and there are no late fees or due dates. Gift certificates as well as a book credit system are also features of this online community.

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Alumwire - US

Offering corporations, schools and individuals a variety of online tools for multilevel interaction, Alumwire is an established social networking media platform. Job seekers and corporate recruiters alike can enjoy a slew of features including job search, virtual career fairs, online video and text chats, video posts, user generated content, recruiting, and career enhancement. On the other hand, staffing solutions provide corporate recruiters ample ground for extensive recruitment advertisement in resume databases, job postings and targeted advertising, while real time video chat and text chat, analytical reporting on professional interactions and efficient tools to manage the hiring process can be licensed through the Alumwire media platform.

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AgentB - US

AgentB is a thriving online community dedicated to finding and sharing all sorts of shopping deals in the web. Joining is free and members of this collective effort vote (or "buzz") on their favorite deals to move them up a ranking system. With the help of AgentB widgets and tools, keeping track of favorite deals and posting them free on the community, not only saves users money and time, but also help promote otherwise unknown shopping opportunities from various product categories and featured deal sites. Members can also rate and comment on their favorite deals, share them with friends and acquaintances, and discover new ones.

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ActionProfiles.com - US

ActionProfiles.com is a social networking website for action sports fans and practitioners around the world. Registration is free in this global community which is maintained and operated exclusively by action sports enthusiasts. It consists of mainly 8 action sports communities, surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, wake-boarding, mountain-biking, BMX, motocross and kite-boarding. These individual communities are enriched with user-generated content, including but not limited to photos, videos, contest results and event calendars. The social impact of this network is strong among riders and enthusiasts of action sports, where meeting new people, keeping in contact with friends and co-athletes, sharing and exchanging experience with each other coexist along meeting points of action sports industry sponsors and manufacturers. Also, important features of this online community are the various member profiles, albums, offers, classifieds, forums and teams. It's an altogether unique place to learn, communicate, get involved and have lots of fun!

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