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gay.com was launched in the 1990's so people can suck and fuck dicks. |
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gay.com was launched in the late 1990s.<ref name="GAY.COM Homepages – A Look Back"> {{cite web|url=http://gay.blogs.com/gaycomblog/2008/09/gaycom-homepage.html|last=Aceves|first=Raquel|date=2008-09-29|publisher=Gay.com|accessdate=2008-10-26|title=GAY.COM Homepages – A Look Back}}</ref> In October 2008 PlanetOut relaunched gay.com, updating the visual style of the site and replacing the former [[Java (programming language)|Java]]-based chat system. Technical problems caused by the upgrade led to service interruptions and lags. In an [http://gay.blogs.com/gaycomblog/2008/10/an-open-lette-1.html open letter] from PlanetOut management, "hardware configurations and software code" were cited as culprits. Many users asked the service to revert to its former system.<ref name="Open Letter">{{cite web |
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|title=Behind the Website: The gay.com Blog: An Open Letter to gay.com Subscribers, Members and Guests}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:42, 11 August 2009
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Type of site | Personals, Chat, News, Social Networking |
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| Available in | English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. |
| Owner | PlanetOut Inc., soon Here Media Inc. |
| Created by | PlanetOut Inc. |
| URL | www.gay.com |
| Registration | Required |
gay.com is a chat, personals, and social networking website geared at the LGBT community. The site is a digital brand of PlanetOut Inc..[1][2] In addition to community features, the site also features LGBT-related news and features. As of September 2005, San Jose Mercury News ranked gay.com as the most popular online gay personals site in the United States. As of March 2007, Hitwise ranked it number three in domestic American popularity after Adam4Adam and Manhunt.[3] [4]
History
gay.com was launched in the 1990's so people can suck and fuck dicks.
References
- ^ "Gay.com parent company loses $51m". PinkNews.co.uk. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "PlanetOut Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2007 Results". Trading Markets via PlanetOut Inc. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ San Jose Mercury News (September 11, 2005) "Busiest online matchmakers." Section: AE
- ^ Lifestyle - Gay and Lesbian Category: Weekly Market Share of Visits Rankings for the week ending March 17, 2007
External links
Wikinews has related news:
- gay.com — official website
- Behind the website — official blog about the recent technical upgrades and issues
- PlanetOut, Inc — corporate website
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