Ryze
Ryze.com is a free and paid social networking website designed to link business professionals, particularly new entrepreneurs. The site claims to have over 500,000 members in 200 countries, with over 1,000 external organizations hosting sub-networks on the site. Both paid and unpaid membership levels are offered. Founded in early 2001 by Adrian Scott, it was one of the first of a new generation of social networking services, and was a heavy influence on Friendster, founded by early Ryze member Jonathan Abrams in 2003. Ken Berger was the first external member of Ryze, joining in June 2001.[2]
Type of site | social network service |
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Created by | Adrian Scott |
URL | www.ryze.com |
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Registration | yes |
Press
The site has received a large number of positive media mentions in publications including forbes.com, Newsday, The New York Times,[3] The Boston Globe,[4] USA Today[5] and others.
References
- "Ryze.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- "Ken Berger Ryze Networking Home Page".
- Tedeschi, Bob (2004-02-09). "E-COMMERCE REPORT; Social Networks: Will Users Pay To Get Friends? - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- The Boston Globe http://bostonworks.boston.com/globe/articles/011804_network.html. Missing or empty
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(help) - Hopkins, Jim (2003-12-09). "Investors court social-networking sites". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2012-04-24.