This page includes links to tools that will get you started with social media. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. Mention of a tool does not constitute endorsement. Jump to tools for:

• Social Networks and Microblogging
• Create Your Own Social Network
• Social Media Dashboards
• Social Bookmarking and Content Sharing
• Blogs
• Videos and Photographs
• Geolocation

For more information on what these tools can do, check out Common Craft's social media videos. Topics include Twitter, blogs, wikis, online photo sharing, podcasting, RSS, social media, and social networking.

If you don't like the social networks that are available, use these tools to start your own.

Social media dashboards help you manage multiple social media streams from one place. Most have a free version. Several charge for more features.

Use these tools to create resource lists. Publish the lists by using a common tag, grabbing the RSS feed for that tag, and syndicating it in other places. Some tools also let you share via Facebook and Twitter at the time you bookmark the item. See the Recent Social Media Tools and Resources box on the home page of this guide for an example.