Gays.com

Gays.com (not to be confused with Gay.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.

Gays.com
Type of site
LGBT social networking service
Available inEnglish, German
RevenueAdvertising
URLGays.com
RegistrationRequired
Launched17 May 2008 (2008-05-17)
Current statusActive

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

References
  1. "Gays.com: Launch of a New-generation Social Networking Website for the GLBT Community". Yahoo. 17 May 2008.
  2. "THE LGBeaT: The Gay Facebook". City Weekend. 5 June 2008.
  3. "Gays.com Sold for $500,000 as Online Auction Drives Domain Sales Boom". Sedo. 7 November 2006.
  4. "The long-awaited Gays.com launch party pics". Gays.com blog. 26 May 2008.
  5. "Gays.com moves into open beta". The Inquisitr. 14 September 2008.


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