Millions of people are using the internet and most of them have social media accounts on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+. But that is not enough for those seeking to meet people abroad and wanting to expand their friend circle globally.
The great developments offered by the internet – with its almost universal availability – have brought new ways of reaching people around the world. Many people are seeking to expand their business internationally or to meet new friends from other countries because of the thrill it offers. These are 8 of the best, dynamic social networks to meet the people abroad:
8 Dynamic Social Networks to Meet People Abroad:
1. Couch surfing:
This site is very popular among travelers who want to meet new friends in foreign countries. Search for a particular city of interest and get information on local events such as drama, festivals, best restaurants and best tour sites. Find and join groups according to your interests such as clubbing, surfing, touring Eland expeditions, hiking or fishing. https://www.couchsurfing.org
2. InterNations:
This is a network for expatriates residing in a particular country. Membership expatriate workers include non-governmental (NGO) workers, diplomats and corporate employees. On InterNations, site membership is by invitation only, and you have to apply and wait to be accepted. It’s best suited for those people who are going to reside in that foreign country for a while, and not for those just passing by. Features include organizing monthly meetings, get-togethers and building a community. Exchange tips and advice, get information from city guides, talk about housing, visas and other interesting things. https://www.internations.org
3. Meetups:
This is a social media site suitable for that one time passerby as well as for repeat users. Search for any city in the world and you will find events and groups of people with shared interests. Events are organized by location, profession or interest. http://www.meetup.com/find
4. Tripping:
Search by city, and filter the results by gender, age or other criteria from their profile. Tripping helps you find compatible friends with closely pre-determined characteristics. You can also search for and compare different rental properties in different parts of the world and book your preferred rental property https://www.tripping.com
5. WAYN:
WAYN offers travelers the chance to meet new friends during their journey and on arrival. Share and get tips about the best sightseeing locations, restaurants and lodging. List your interests, previous experiences, and your traveling preferences. This site will help you to meet and interact with people with similar interests. http://www.wayn.com
6. TravellersPoint:
This is a live journal for travelers where you can create your own travel blog and share pictures on a shareable and interactive map. Find and compare travel, options and costs to various destinations. Search for restaurants, accommodation options and much more. Share your travel plans with other members in your blog and get advice and meet other travelers whose travel plans match yours. http://www.travellerspoint.com
7. Link Expats:
Here you can search other members according to their nationalities in a particular country. Join other members in organizing tour events. Read and write reviews of a particular country and your travel experiences. Get answers for various questions such as how to get a job or how to find a German newspaper in Dubai. http://www.linkexpats.com
8. Be Welcome:
This site connects you with the locals. Use it to get a local tour guide or someone with knowledge of the local environment. Cook together and exchange recipes from home countries. Access the comments page for the opinions left by former guests. http://www.bewelcome.org
Social Networking websites allow us to communicate with our friends from all over the world. It not an embellishment to say that social networking sites are closely integrated into our lives. Especially for the younger generations, communication and technologies are growing far faster than they did in their grandfathers’ time. Communication with strange people from all over the world doesn’t look strange after all.
Reach People around the world by using the above social networking sites!
Hope you enjoy reading this blog post and it helps you get connected with people abroad. Make use of all these website and meet people from all over the world 🙂
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And i think there are facebook, google+, twitter and linkedin are the best active platforms. I would love to visit these websites aswell to increase my fan following.
I recommend https://www.penpaland.com to make new friends online for free , penpaland is the free social network website where you can meed new people around the world.
Currently I am familiar with 5 of them and frequently using meetup and wayn, thank for sharing the list to add more choices to connect people.
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Hello, I have used Meetups and WAYN, and will say these are the best out of all the listed. I would like you to read the The best mobile web design trends that must be followed in 2016
Thanks!
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Thanks Nishant for this valuable information as it really helps those people like me who are unaware of the new social sites. I just know about WAYN. Rest are really helpful to enhance my knowledge.
believe me, I have never seen or heard about this social sites. This is amazing and unique list.
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Thank you very much for sharing this post. We are only introduced with facebook, Twitter, Google+. Reading this post I have introduced some other social network websites.
Keep writing…..
I’m not familiar with these sites, Now I.m surely gonna try these sites. Great share. Thanks again 🙂 have a good time.
Thomas, must use the above all the sites.. These are really best social networking sites where you can expand your network..
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Great post. I was unaware of the most of the sites that you mentioned. Now I have got a vide range of options. Thanks a lot for the post.
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thank you for sharing your knowledge to us! now i have a lot more options than usual! im one of those people who likes to learn about an opinion of a person from a different culture on important things
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thank you so much for this list and adding more options for us. have a nice day! i must say i am not familiar with most in the list.
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This is the very informative post thanks for shearing this post .
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This is very awesome post for finding the best social network to connect with friends abroad. Thanks for sharing this post
thank you for this! i think its great that youre sharing these websites that promote unity and cultural diversity! keep blogging and have a nice day!
Networking can be very helpful for blogging growth, since many people who you interact with will likely checkout your blog and even be a loyal reader sometimes. These social networks can do just that and socializing is always a good thing too. Very unique and useful post!
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you have shared really important and very useful. This is an absolutely excellent. Thanks a lot four ur share
Social Networking websides is very helpful for social media marketing.By using thiswebside we can make communication with our dearest persons.w should greatfull to social network websides.
Hi,
Thanks for such a good list. I will definitely use some of them. I think, that social network is useful to study relationships between individuals, organizations, groups and even entire societies. Great post and absolutely good issue.
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Woah! Never knew about them! Heard a few of them for the very first time. Have you ever tried them? How was your experiences? Can you share a bit more so that we too can start engaging with them in the nearer future.
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Now a days socal network is an imprtant things . It can help us to contact peaple all over the world . Ther are 8 socal network it has give ue many adventaze . So thank you socal net work.
thanks for sharing this information with us sir, now i can found my soul mate through these websites 😉
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I use few of above written networking website and have amazing interaction with friends all over the world they normally guide me in many ways… I have came across many new links in this post.
Thank you.
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Thanks for the post!!! Just got the resource for what I was searching. Being socially active is always an advantage for any website, since it helps in driving more traffic to a website thereby increasing its customers.
These websites opens a new door to the outer world and one can explore places share things tell others about it and more. Just updating status on social media sites is alone not the world. there are other interesting websites that connect like minded people. Love to see such ideas. Social networks are also getting niche related now.
I don’t know there are lots of social networking abroad site, i never heard about this sites before.Thanks, great suggestion indeed.
Thanks a lot… I will try to share some more informative topic.
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First, thanks a lot for this useful article. Wanna to ask; what is the best usage way for the social media please? Best regards…
Hi Prajapati,
You mention here some great Social Networking websites that’s are really important to make strong community online.
I’m already using Meetups and all others sites are new for me. Hope that’s will also work better.
Thanks for the nice sharing.
I don’t know there are lots of social networking abroad site. I am only familiar with four site that is TravellersPoint, Link Expats, WAYN and Meetups. I don’t think so taht Skype is relevant to this category or not. But I really want to engaged with rest of four networking sites. Thanks for this amazing list.
Have a great day!
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Thank you,Nishant
Useful list with networks which I never heard of .You can have a look on my blog post “All Social Networks you need to know About”- there are some other new social places I found exist.
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I always use WAYN since 2009. Maybe its time to adding some value by using others 7 social network as you mentioned above. Thanks, great suggestion indeed.
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Hi Afiffudin,
Is this site free? I mean is this networking site free or we need to pay and register?
HEY, thanks for the list . i never heard about this sites before . . from now i will use so