Gather.com
Encyclopedia
Gather or Gather.com is a social networking website designed to encourage interaction by discussion of various social, political and cultural topics. Its headquarters are in Boston, Massachusetts. Rather than hosting their own images, Gather appears to just hotlink
images from wikimedia for their articles.
, an entrepreneur who previously founded the affiliate marketing company, Be Free. Gather has attracted investments and partnerships from media companies ranging from McGraw-Hill
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. Gather is one of very few 2007 startups to use television advertising.
Quantcast reported that Gather has 4.5 million monthly unique U.S. visitors and 4.4 million globally.
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. The most popular sections are those for breaking celebrity news, politics and sports.
According to their privacy policy there is no way to remove one's account from the site other than contacting support via form mail.
HOTLink
HOTLink Receivers and transmitters are point-to-point communications building blocks that transfer data over serial links . The main purpose is to replace parallel transmissions over longer distances with serial links. Example applications include workstations, servers, mass storage, and...
images from wikimedia for their articles.
History
The website was founded in 2005 by Tom GeraceTom Gerace
Thomas August Gerace is the serial entrepreneur and market-innovator responsible for disruptive innovations such as founding , the first affiliate-marketing company, and SMAC, a committee to create a common vocabulary, standard buying units, and uniform measurement methods for social media...
, an entrepreneur who previously founded the affiliate marketing company, Be Free. Gather has attracted investments and partnerships from media companies ranging from McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, education, publishing, broadcasting, and business services...
and Hearst Publications to American Public Media
American Public Media
American Public Media is the second largest producer of public radio programs in the United States of America after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and operates radio stations in Minnesota, California, and Florida. Its station brands are Minnesota Public Radio,...
and a member of the McClatchy
McClatchy
-Surname:* Carlos K. McClatchy, president of The McClatchy Company; grandson of Charles Kenny McClatchy* Charles Kenny McClatchy , editor of the Sacramento Bee and founder of The McClatchy Company...
family. Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
chose Gather over other social networking sites because of its adult demographic. Lotus founder Jim Manzi was an early investor. Gather is one of very few 2007 startups to use television advertising.
Quantcast reported that Gather has 4.5 million monthly unique U.S. visitors and 4.4 million globally.
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. The most popular sections are those for breaking celebrity news, politics and sports.
According to their privacy policy there is no way to remove one's account from the site other than contacting support via form mail.