Gather.com
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Type of site | News, social media outlet |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Founder | Tom Gerace |
| URL | www.gather.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No longer available |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Gather or Gather.com was a social networking website designed to encourage interaction by discussion of various social, political and cultural topics. Its headquarters were located in Boston, Massachusetts. It became defunct in 2015.
History
[edit]The website was founded in 2005 by Tom Gerace, an entrepreneur who previously founded the affiliate marketing company, Be Free.[1] Gather attracted investments and partnerships from media companies ranging from McGraw-Hill[2] and Hearst Publications[2] to American Public Media[1] and a member of the McClatchy family. Starbucks chose Gather over other social networking sites because of its adult demographic.[1] Lotus founder Jim Manzi was an early investor.[3] Gather was one of very few 2006 startups to use television advertising.[1]
The "Gather News Channel" existed until 2014 when Gather Inc., including Gather.com, was sold to Kitara Media. In October, 2015, Gather became defunct.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Sarah Lacy (October 26, 2006). "Gather.com: Social Networking Grows Up". Businessweek. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ^ a b Vauhini Vara (November 17, 2006). "Hearst, McGraw-Hill Buy Into Gather.com". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ^ Steve Gelsi (January 16, 2006). "Gather.com gets $6 million in funding: Allen & Co., ex-Lotus exec line up behind blogging site". MarketWatch. Dow Jones. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
External links
[edit]- CEO Tom Gerace interview, Social Networking Watch, Nov '08 Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
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