Gays.com explained

Gays.com should not be confused with Gay.com.

Gays.com
Type:	LGBT social networking service
Registration:	Required
Language:	English, German
Revenue:	Advertising
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 17May 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

External links

• Gays.com

Notes and References

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