Gays.com

For the Here Media-owned website, see Gay.com.
Gays.com
Web address Gays.com
Type of site
LGBT social networking service
Registration Required
Available in English, German
Launched 17 May 2008
Revenue Advertising
Alexa rank
Increase 216,555 (July 2012)[1]
Current status Active

Gays.com (not to be confused with Gay.com) is an LGBT social networking service and website launched on 17 May 2012, operated and privately owned by Gays.com Limited.[2] 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".[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] Gays.com's became open beta on 10 September 2008.[6]

References

  1. "Gays.com". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  2. "Gays.com: Launch of a New-generation Social Networking Website for the GLBT Community". Yahoo. 17 May 2008.
  3. "THE LGBeaT: The Gay Facebook". City Weekend. 5 June 2008.
  4. "Gays.com Sold for $500,000 as Online Auction Drives Domain Sales Boom". Sedo. 7 November 2006.
  5. "The long-awaited Gays.com launch party pics". Gays.com blog. 26 May 2008.
  6. "Gays.com moves into open beta". The Inquisitr. 14 September 2008.

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