Social network hosting service

A social network hosting service is a web hosting service that specifically hosts the user creation of web-based social networking services, alongside related applications. Such services are also known as vertical social networks due to the creation of SNSes which cater to specific user interests and niches; like larger, interest-agnostic SNSes, such niche networking services may also possess the ability to create increasingly niche groups of users.

List of social network hosting services

 * Federated Media Publishing's BigTent
 * BroadVision Clearvale
 * KickApps
 * Ning
 * Wall.fm