Gays.com
Type of site | LGBT social networking service |
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Available in | English, German |
Revenue | Advertising |
URL | Gays.com |
Registration | Required |
Launched | 17 May 2008 (2008-05-17) |
Current status | Active |
Gays.com is an LGBT social networking service and website launched on 17 May 2008, operated and privately owned by Gays.com Limited.[1] Users must register before using the service, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages.
The June 2008 issue of City Weekend magazine referred to Gays.com as "the gay Facebook".[2]
History
In 2006, the purchase of the domain name for $500,000 by German entrepreneurs Julius and David Dreyer was a record sale for the year and one of the highlights of the domain name industry.[3] The website launched as a closed beta in Shanghai on 17 May 2008, and was timed to coincide with the fourth International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.[4] Gays.com became open beta on 10 September 2008.[5]
See also
- Homosocialization
References
- ^ "Gays.com: Launch of a New-generation Social Networking Website for the GLBT Community". Yahoo. 17 May 2008.
- ^ "THE LGBeaT: The Gay Facebook". City Weekend. 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Gays.com Sold for $500,000 as Online Auction Drives Domain Sales Boom". Sedo. 7 November 2006.
- ^ "The long-awaited Gays.com launch party pics". Gays.com blog. 26 May 2008.
- ^ "Gays.com moves into open beta". The Inquisitr. 14 September 2008.
External links
- Gays.com
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