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Social & Communication (159 programs)

  1. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Comment and review self-published ebooks. Become of fan of your favorite authors. Upload your own works. Broadcast fan messages on your profile page.
    CONS: Some of the submissions are poorly written and edited.
  2. PROS: Organize news by various feeds. Submit news articles. Import friends from Facebook and LinkedIn.
    CONS: Some articles are about a different person with the same name.
  3. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Back your favorite books to up their rankings. Add books to your bookshelf for later reading. Receive comments and tips from other YA writers. Chat with other writers in the on-site forum.
    CONS: Rankings can be gamed. Novels must be at least 10,000 words to upload.
  4. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Easy uploading process. Rate other users' work and get your own rated. Read top rated self-published novels.
    CONS: Plain, unappealing interface. Lacks interactive features like a forum.
  5. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Back your favorite books to up their rankings. Add books to your bookshelf for later reading. Receive comments and tips from other writers. Chat with other writers in the on-site forum.
    CONS: Rankings can be gamed. Novels must be at least 10,000 words to upload.
  6. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Request to borrow books from other site users. Manage lend requests easily on-site. Ability to add to your book list directly from Amazon's catalogue. Personalized book suggestions in categories.
    CONS: Many books have publisher-initiated lending prohibitions. Site is a little slow.
  7. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Useful animated help documentation. Ability to preview your progress. Publish online for others to read in one click.
    CONS: Takes a little while to learn how to use.
  8. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Full list of retweeted content. Search by Twitter username, link, or keyword. View impressions and how users engage.
    CONS: Full report explanation costs money. Reports can be difficult to understand.
  9. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Higly customizable. Very easy to use. Support for many online services. Perfect for personal and professional use.
    CONS: Basic statistics tool.
  10. PROS: Includes lots of stock lists to create yours. Many filters and options to create personal lists. Very easy to use. Self-updating lists.
    CONS: Lists take a while to generate. Only accepts a few new users every day.
  11. PROS: Easy to use. You can connect it to multiple online services. Displays links in a timeline. Collection of links is fully searchable.
    CONS: Plain interface.
  12. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Tailored information for the user. Good integration with Facebook and Twitter. Lots of categories.
    CONS: Atmoshpere is humorless.
  13. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Super easy to use. Several ways to post content. Share content on social networks.
    CONS: Not many blog templates to choose from.
  14. License
    Trial version
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Huge database of users. IM chatting and e-mail possible. Detailed search tool. Lots of photos.
    CONS: Chat and e-mail only available in Premium. Not all members add photos.
  15. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Makes it easy to create online polls. Generates HTML code for embedding on sites. Stats and localized reporting.
    CONS: Micropoll has access to all your data. IP reporting not fully supported outside US.
  16. PROS: Create your own blog in a couple of minutes. Tons of customization options. Great user community.
    CONS: May be a bit overwhelming for first-time users.
  17. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Easy to create and manage sites. Few details needed to register. Make sites public or private.
    CONS: Limited control over page design. Slinkset sites have few features.
  18. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Very simple to use. Huge variety of groups. Offers many ways to connect. Integration with social media sites.
    CONS: Lacks privacy options.
  19. License
    Free
    Language
    English
    Platform
    web-apps
    PROS: Huge CV database. Lets you search for jobs. Get recommendations. Great for HR.
    CONS: Not many internal communication tools.
  20. PROS: Easy way to publish documents. Great reading interfacea and options. Good range of reading material.
    CONS: None so far!.

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