Page Gardens Cool Websites Fresh Picked From the Internet

With all the controversy about Facebook’s privacy abuses, many people are looking for an open alternative. Elgg is an open source social networking application that anybody can use for free.

Lunch is a website that helps people connect in new ways through common interests.

Tired of Facebook and MySpace? Why not create your own branded social networking site. SocialGO lets you do just that. It offers free hosted as well as customized versions.

OurShelf merges your media library or whatever items you want to list online with social networking so you can catalog your items and interact with people with similar interests.

Thanks to the internet and social media, everyone knows what their friends are doing, what they’re listening to, what’s on their mind, what apps they’re using and even where they are.  Now you can even find out what they’re purchasing with Blippy. Is it too much? That’s for you to decide.

Securing your brand online can be rather tough, as new websites sprout up daily. KnowEm lets you easily survey the landscape and determine which social networking sites

Stickam is a website dedicated to live streaming audio, video and video chat.

It’s like Ning, but tailored especially for churches. Give MyChurch a shot.