PRIMEINSIGHTS Digital News & Views

There’s A Site For That

By David Neuman, Social Media Manager

The term “niche marketing” is one that often encompasses a Social Media campaign. Be it a forum, social network, or other Social Media community, businesses are often trying to find which sites their target demographic are actively participating. Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are the obvious choices, but equally important are the niche communities that focus on a specific industry or interest. Given the rise in popularity of Social Media communities, the overused phrase of “my target market isn’t using Social Media” is completely false. Still don’t believe me? Below I’ve listed various industries / categories (alphabetically) along with respective highly popular Social Media websites that cater to the specific niche.

Addiction

My Addiction

Revolution Health

Sober Recovery

Sober Village

Wellsphere

African Americans

Black Planet

Black Voices

Cocoa Lounge

Sistahs’ Pursuit

The People’s Lounge

Art

Concept Art

deviantART

myartspace

VisualProgression

Wet Canvas

Auto

AutoSpies

CarSpace

My Mustang Site

Web RidesTV

ZoopedUp

Beauty

Beauty Forum

MakeupAlley

Makeup Talk

Sparkle Shelf

TotalBeauty

Business

LinkedIn

Plaxo

Ryze

Sphinn

Young Entrepreneur

Christian

GodTube

Holypal

LifeSpace

MyChurch

Xianz

College

Campus Hook

College Blender

College Humor

Facebook

Discounts

Coupon Mom

Deal Catcher

Deal Taker

Dealigg

Fat Wallet

Education

A to Z Teacher Stuff

Chronicle

Classroom 2.0

Education Forums

TeachAde

Entertainment

E! Online

Perez Hilton

PopSugar

TMZ

Environment / Green

Carbonrally

Care2

Make Me Sustainable

MyEcoEarth

TreeHugger

Fashion

Fashion Accessory Forum

Fashionising

FashionNetworks

Style Forum

The Fashion Spot

Fitness

BodyBuilding.com

DailyBurn

FitnessExplosion

FitnessHubs

MyBodySite

Foodie

All Recipes

Chow

Epicurious

FoodCandy

Group Recipes

Gaming

Gaia

Game Hopper

gamerDNA

TheGamesList

Tribalwar

Gay

GYNite

My Out Spirit

Our Chart

Out Everywhere

Shoe.org

Health

HealthBoards.com

Health Ranker

Medical Mingle

WebMD

WEGO Health

Investing

Feed the Bull

PF Buzz

SocialPicks

StockTwits

Tipd

Jewish

JDate

Jewish Mingle

Jmix

My J World

Schtik

Literature

aNobii

Bibliophil

goodreads

LibraryThing

Shelfari

Magic

Club Magicians

Magic Video Depot

Magician School

Magician Social Network

YUDOMagic

Movies

Flixster

IMDB

Movie Loons

Movie Forumz

Talk Movies

Music

Buzznet

imeem.com

Last.fm

Metacritic

Mog

Muslim

Gawaher

Islamic Board

Muslim Social Network

Muxlim

Naseeb

Outdoors / Camping

CamoSpace

CampingForums

Hikers Passion

Map My Hike

My Outdoor Adventure

Mothers

bellyHood.com

Cafemom

DivineCaroline

MomSpace

Real Savvy Moms

Pets

Cat Owner Forum

Catster

Dogster

Petizens

Pikapet.com

Photography

Flickr

My Shutter Space

Photobucket

Photography Network

PictureSocial

Politics

Argue With Everyone

Buzz Flash

Political Forum

Political Hotwire

Rock the Vote

Real Estate

Active Rain

Agents Online

Real Estate Forum

RealTown

Wanna Network

Sports

MVP Spot

Sports Forums

SportsMates

Sportsvite

Technology

Hawkee

ReadWriteWeb

Tech Forums

TechCrunch

Techie Buzz

Travel

CouchSurfing

PassportStamp

Travelistic

TravellersPoint

WAYN

Weddings / Engagement

BridalSpace.com

The Engagement Club

WeddingChannel

Where To Get Engaged

Wine

Adegga

Cork’d

Must Love Wine

VinoCellar

Wine Forum

Women

Fabulously40

iVillage

Lemondrop

The Nest

Yahoo Shine