Gather.com

Gather or Gather.com is a social networking website designed to encourage interaction through various social, political and cultural topics. Its headquarters are in Boston, Massachusetts.

The website was founded in 2005 by Tom Gerace, an e-mail marketing entrepreneur.cite news
url=http://www.businessweek.com/@@pYdNR2YQoqwEGAMA/technology/content/oct2006/tc20061025_030757.htm?chan=innovation_branding_brand+profiles
title=Gather.com: Social Networking Grows Up
author=Sarah Lacy
date=October 26 2006
publisher=Businessweek
accessdate=2007-07-06] Gather has attracted investments and partnerships from media companies ranging from McGraw-Hillcite news
url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116373451715225995.html?mod=googlewsj
title=Hearst, McGraw-Hill Buy Into Gather.com
author=Vauhini Vara
date=November 17 2006
publisher=Wall Street Journal
accessdate=2007-07-06] and Hearst Publications to American Public Media and a member of the McClatchy family. Starbucks chose Gather over other social networking sites because of its adult demographic. Lotus founder Jim Manzi was an early investor. [cite news
url=http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BF320603A%2D40D2%2D49AE%2DABA8%2D536D406BD988%7D&siteid=google
title=Gather.com gets $6 million in funding: Allen & Co., ex-Lotus exec line up behind blogging site
author=Steve Gelsi
date=January 16 2006
publisher=Dow Jones MarketWatch
accessdate=2007-07-06] Gather is one of very few recent startups to use television advertising.

Members receive their own subdomain, where they can publish articles and share comments. Also, members can create groups pertaining to their own efforts, or to any other topic.

References

GATHER, THE PREMIER ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK FOR GROWN-UPS, UNVEILS NEW SITE DESIGN [http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977403895&nav=Namespace See Press Release]

External links

* [http://home.gather.com Gather website]