Eight Social Networking Sites for Men Who Love Men
Posted by: Scott at 4:25 pm in All Things Geek, Love, Lust, & Sex
):Eight Social Networking Sites for Men Who Love Men
Marshall Kirkpatrick
We were contacted today by the founder of the soon to launch social network for gay men BigJock.com. It lead us to take a look around the gay male online social networking space and write the following overview of some of the current market leaders.
Niche social networks are likely a viable business because they allow specialized functionality and a subjective community feel as opposed to general interest sites that defer to either the lowest common denominator or the 15-25 year old demographic. Many people want to participate in social networks, but many people prefer networks set up for people they can relate to. That makes sense to me. From the proudly professional to the happily hedonistic, there may be something on this list for everyone - or at least everyone who’s a gay man.
As you can see by the following short profiles, these sites targeting a demographic with two traits in common (gay men) are all very different. Just as there’s a wide diversity of gay men in the world, there may well be ample room for a variety of gay male social networking sites - presuming they are able to build sufficient critical mass for monetization and financial viability.
I won’t pretend to speak for gay men and I’m sure there are some sites I’m missing, but these appear to be the most talked about gay male social networking sites online. You can take or leave my reviews of them. Maybe they’ll be a look inside a niche market for some of our readers and maybe they’ll be links of love for others. I tried to note the ones where the guys were particularly hot.
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Thanks, but I think I’d rather slowly remove my eyes with a cocktail fork.
I guess it all depends on your definition of ‘networking’.
“Here’s my card. You like the design? Thanks, I designed it myself. I hope the lavendar and the Cool Water isn’t too outdated. I was going for the retro look. Why, yes, I am a bottom. It’s says so on my card. Duh. Hahahaha. So tell me about the size of your portfolio….”
Thanks for those sites Scott - I’ve been a member of one of them, Outeverwhere (http://www.outeverywhere.com/?r=18105) for over six years now and met my wonderful partner on that very site. The review isn’t too flattering - I agree the site navigation is wanting, but its easy once you get used to it - met loads of people through real world events and many have become firm friends.
A lot of people might poo-poo sites like this, but for me, the internet literally changed my life for the better!