Gather.com
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Type of site | News, social media outlet |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
| [[Organizational founder|FounderTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Tom Gerace |
| URL | www.gather.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No longer available |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Current status | Defunct |
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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
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
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vauhini Vara (November 17, 2006). "Hearst, McGraw-Hill Buy Into Gather.com". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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
- CEO Tom Gerace interview, Social Networking Watch, Nov '08 Script error: No such module "webarchive".
