Makeoutclub

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MakeOutClub
URL http://www.makeoutclub.com
Type of site Social Networking
Registration Optional
Created by Gibby Miller
Launched July 2000
Revenue Advertisement
Current status Active

MakeOutClub, often abbreviated as MOC, is a music subculture related social networking and message board website. Its stated purpose is to act as a social network for persons with similar musical tastes.[1][2] It features user profiles, a message board, and music and entertainment news. Despite the site's name, MakeOutClub's owner insists that it is not a dating site, [3] though it is often referred to as such.[4] Rather, the site was named after the song "Make Out Club" by the band Unrest.[3] This assertion has been challenged many times over.[5][6][7]

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[edit] History

Makeoutclub was started in July 2000 in Boston, MA by Gibby Miller, frontman of Boston punk bands The Trouble and Panic.[8][9] The site’s goal was to bring people together to "form bands, start zines, find roommates and to submit user records, photographs and art to the site for everyone to see". Users communicate through internal private messaging (Moc-Mailing), profile comments, and through the website's messageboards. Since its inception, Makeoutclub has continuously been linked to the hipster and emo social networking subcultures.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

[edit] Notable Members and Participation

K Records co-founder and Beat Happening member Calvin Johnson is a page 1 member of Makeoutclub. [2]

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performed for the Makeoutclub's one year anniversary party in Philadelphia in 2001.[18]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Love and friendship may just be a mouse click away.. The California Aggie.
  2. ^ Edlund, Martin (2005-01-11), Indie Rock's Tipping Point, The New York Sun, <http://www.nysun.com/article/7489>. Retrieved on 10 March 2008 
  3. ^ a b Music: Let's Make Out!. Portland Mercury.
  4. ^ Street Cents checks out the dating scene - online, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-11-26, <http://www.cbc.ca/streetcents/archives/guide/2001/07/s04-01.html>. Retrieved on 10 March 2008 
  5. ^ Unique & special, just like every one. The Daily Iowan.
  6. ^ Online help for love-seeking college Cupids. CNN.
  7. ^ The Tangled Web. Billboard.com.
  8. ^ Gibby goes techno - Music - The Phoenix
  9. ^ [1]
  10. ^ Kelley, Trevor; Simon, Leslie (2007). Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture. USA: HarperCollins, 256. ISBN 0061195391. 
  11. ^ Lanham, Robert (2003). [The_Hipster_Handbook]. USA: Anchor_Books, 176. ISBN 1400032016. 
  12. ^ Greenwald, Andy (2003). Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo. USA: St._Martin's_Press, 320. ISBN 0312308639. 
  13. ^ Greenwald, Andy. Research: Trend of the Year: Mainstreamo. Retrieved on 2003-12-24.
  14. ^ Hoffman, Kevin. The Underwear Underground. Retrieved on 2004-03-24.
  15. ^ Hankins, Dewayne. You better not pout, you better not cry. Retrieved on 2001-12-10.
  16. ^ Tyrangiel, Josh. Emotional Rescue. Retrieved on 2002-05-19.
  17. ^ Phillips, Amy. Fuck Emo Let's Fight. Retrieved on 2003-07-22.
  18. ^ MAKEOUTCLUB.COM ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY EAST. Retrieved on 2001-07-11.