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(from press release). Aims to combine Social Networking and Innovative Instructional Tools. BrainHoney harnesses the power of social networking to create an open learning community in which participants worldwide can instruct and learn from one another.

[From website]. eBoard is an easy to use, yet powerful, web site hosting solution used by schools around the world.

Increase communication and collaboration and integrate technology into the classroom by posting links, photos, pod casts, streaming video, and other digital content in just minutes.

Not Free. Free 30 days trial period.

(From website). EdTechTalk is a community of educators interested in discussing and learning about the uses of educational technology. We webcast several live shows each week. During shows, listeners can use any common media player (i.e. Windows Media Player, Real Player, or iTunes) to listen to the discussion and use the chat room to make comments and ask questions.

Teach. Learn. Resources. Community

(from website). Free educational community for language learners and teachers to find a language partner for a language exchange. The language partner is someone who speaks the language you study as their native language and is studying your native language. The partners then meet online to help each other practice and learn a foreign language.

(from website). MyGLife was designed to help youth 13 and older: Learn internet media technology and game-development skills; Hone professional and life skills; Experience positive virtual communication with other communities; and Foster social change

An online community for learners of a foreign language. Platform where language learners gather together to teach and learn from each other and practice speaking with a native speaker -- without paying for it.

Social Networking

(from website). Sclipo is a social learning network. Sclipo offers a revolutionary way to learn online by integrating rich educational applications - such as video and webcam - into a true social network platform.

Coming soon. Appears to be a web-service for communities of learners.

More research on this causes a few words of warning. The person behind this is a serial entrepreneur... but with enterprises never lasting more than 9 months. The launch had been announced for April 2007. Some of these enterprises were about "producing hypnotic audio tapes". This superschool initiative was born out of the founder's total lack of belief in the current education system. In his own words "The dream is to built a online community-driven world school that gives all people on earth all education they need to reach their full potetial in life - free!" (spelling mistakes in the original text).

Not free. This is a for-profit organisation.

Create artworks together with others from all around the world!

(from website). In Twinity you can create your virtual self, meet real people and make new friends. Create your own apartment or build your dream home anywhere in the world. Drop in on your friends and go out and have fun!`

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(from website). Diigo (dee'go) is about "Social Annotation". By combining social bookmarking, clippings, in situ annotation, tagging, full-text search, easy sharing and interactions, Diigo offers a powerful personal tool and a rich social platform for knowledge users, and in the process, turns the entire web into a writable, participatory and interactive media.

The social annotation service introduced by Diigo allows users to add highlights and sticky notes, in situ, on any web page they read. Imagine a giant transparency overlaying on top of all the web pages. Users can write on the transparency as they wish, as private notes or public comments. And they can read public comments on the transparency left by other readers of the same page, and hear their "two cents" and interact with them.

Multiply gives you an easy way to share all kinds of digital media, including photos, blogs, videos, music and more, all in one convenient place: your own personal web site. With Multiply, you can share and discuss your stuff with everyone in your "social network," and also be alerted whenever they have something new.

Web application that automatically generates professionally produced videos that are fully customized orchestrations of user-selected images and music.

Video sharing. Web-service specifically for the video blogger. The site invite you to post your thoughts, both in text and in video journal posts. Multiple ways exist to transfer videos onto blip.tv. Apple users can record right from their Web browser, using their built-in or iSight Camera. It is also possible to record and post video clips from any video-capable cell phone.

Podcasting service. Online community to host, create and broadcast your podcasts to family, friends and the world

Not Free. One-off set up charge.

MP3s and Audio channels. Podcasts, music, and more. Listen, download, subscribe.

Podcast Portal. Create, Find, Share Podcasts. Tools and services that enable anyone to easily find, create, distribute, promote and listen to both audio and video podcasts.

Basic services free. Revenue driving services for a fee.

Similar to you tube, let you publish your video online. Specifically targeted at teachers. TeacherTube accepts support files in the .doc, .ppt, .pdf, .rtf, .txt, .csv, .xls, .mp3, .wav, .kmz, .swf and .zip file