Blip.tv -- A video blogging and podcasting service for those interested in creating shows on the Web.

De.lici.ous -- This is a social bookmarking site that lets you list online content that you find interesting all on one Web page. You can develop a network within this site and look at the other content your friends and colleagues have posted on their De.lici.ous pages. (The reason the URL is de.lici.ous.com instead of delicious.com is because of what is known as a domain hack. With a domain hack, "del" replaces www. and "us" takes the place of ".com.") Here is Poynter's De.lici.ous page.

Digg -- This is another example of a social bookmarking site, though it operates as more of a popularity contest for Web sites, podcasts and videos based on users' choices.

Facebook -- A social networking site on which users can share messages, photos, personal information, etc. Though the site started used to only be open to college students, it is now open to anyone.

Flickr -- A photo sharing site. Here is a recent New York Times article about Flickr that news organizations might find interesting.

Linked In -- A business-contact networking site that "links" you to other professionals.

MySpace - A social networking site similar to Facebook, but with fewer privacy settings.

NowPublic -- A citizen journalism site that runs primarily off of contributing content from its users. The site also has a rating system that gives registered users the option of flagging/rating content. Posting to the site can help drive traffic to your blog and other creative work.

Ourmedia -- A site that video producers and podcasters can use to post their videos and other creative content. The site features a "Personal Media Learning Center," which includes resources for anyone looking to learn more about creating videoblogs, podcasts, digital stories, as well as tips for writing on the Web.

Second Life -- As its Web sites puts it, Second Life is a "3-D online digital world imagined and created by its residents." Users can purchase their own lands and essentially create another identity online.

Social Blogging, Wordpress, Blogspot -- Sites you can visit to set up a blog.

SpinXpress -- A site that videobloggers can use to collaborate with others on projects. Videobloggers can create a group, add the people they're working with to the group and then drag in the files the files they want to share with everyone. Each group has a built-in wiki and discussion forum.

Twitter -- At its most basic level, Twitter is a networking tool that helps users keep abreast of what friends, or strangers, are doing. For news organizations, it is a resource for publishing work, finding story ideas and communicating with other journalists.

Upcoming -- A site that people can use to post upcoming events and look at events that others in their "Upcoming" network have posted.

Wikipedia -- Some journalists create their own Wikipedia page to serve as an online resume of sorts.

YouTube -- A site on which users can upload videos or watch videos that other journalists have created.