User:Vipul/Netropolitan Club
Netropolitan Club is a social network created by composer and performer James Touchi-Peters, launched September 15, 2014, and designed for use exclusively by wealthy people.[1] The website has a sign-up fee of $9000 (US dollars) and an annual fee of $3000 for renewing one's membership.[2]
Distinguishing features
[edit]Touchi-Peters founded Netropolitan Club so that wealthy people could have a place to to network with other wealthy people, and share their activities as well as discuss their first world problems without alienating poorer people or engendering a backlash.[2] With this goal in mind, the Netropolitan Club has the following distinguishing features:[3]
- High membership fees ($9000 to join, $3000 to renew annually), that serve to automatically filter out people who are not wealthy.
- Members are required to be over 21 and to use their real names.
- There is no third-party advertising. Members may post in the upcoming Classified Ads system, but are not allowed to solicit from other members in private messages.
- The entire club is inaccessible to the public Internet. Efforts are made to enhance privacy and security, and names of members are not revealed to the outside world.
- Activity is monitored to protect members from abuse or unpleasant situations, and there are Member Services Associates available online to help members at any time.
Media coverage
[edit]Netropolitan Club has been covered in International Business Times,[1] the Los Angeles Times,[2] the Express Tribune,[4] NPR,[5] Inc.,[6] and the Huffington Post.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Herman, Barbara (Septemmber 15, 2014). "Netropolitan: Social Networking For Rich People". Retrieved September 27, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c Mitchell, Russ (September 15, 2014). "Netropolitan.club: A Facebook for rich people". Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ "About The Netropolitan Club". Netropolitan Club. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ "Netropolitan: Social network for the rich costs $9000 to join". Express Tribune. September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Netropolitan: Facebook For Rich People". NPR. September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ Montini, Laura (September 18, 2014). "$9000 Will Get You a Membership to This New Social Network. Netropolitan aims to be the go-to forum where wealthy people can have discussions--without being harassed by less well-heeled folk". Inc. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Rundle, Michael (September 18, 2014). "Netropolitan, AKA 'Facebook For Rich People', Costs £5,500 To Join". Huffington Post (UK). Retrieved September 27, 2014.
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