am looking for more sites like hubpages and especially like squidoo but I don't know what keywords to use. I would appreciate it if someone would make some recommendations. I really don't know what sites like those are called,. The only way I heard of these sites was though people bringing them up on forums.
You can use free blogging platforms like blogger.com, wordpress.com, weebly.com, blog.com, ning.com, gather, vox, and there's lots more. Here's some links to some: http://www.dotcult.com/21-places-to-post-content-with-dofollow-links http://dofollow.info/dofollow-social-media-networks/
you can find some more of those sites here: http://www.seofocused.com/blog/link-building-with-social-media-and-web-20-sites
Just hit Google and type in "Hubpages Alternatives" and you'll find a ton of articles listing them. Same with something like "Xomba Alternatives".