so i have just signed up for asmallworld, courtesey of marc cantor. thank you marc. now i am reading about it and i made one post last night to the forum. i checked it out last night and i found out you can even chat with VOIP! today i see that they have partnered with skype which is awesome! they had a fashion forum section where you could post all kinds of things and the people were all very good looking! yes, i did a search and found naomi campbel, and i wonder how active she is in the community. xeni is there...all the stars. very exclusive. there are warnings everywhere saying if you get too many "no's" from contacting people, you will get booted out. so i was afraid to contact xeni but will ask mark if he could make the introduction. lets see what he says. i think this is finally the right network service (with practical buisness fashion going on) for me!!! finally people i KNOW and LIKE! and the user interface is way cool. totally ergonomic. very excited to see what's up and going on there.
aSmallWorld: Friendster For The VIP Set.
aSmallWorld: a private, online networking community akin to Friendster. To maintain jet-set levels of discrimination, FIVE members must approve your existence before you're "in." It's like a giant sorority, but with locations in New York, London, Paris, Gstaad, and Monaco. Discerning, yet global. I love it! So what's to gain from being a member of aSmallWorld? Aside from counting yourself amongst a membership that includes such luminaries as Naomi Campbell and Frederic Fekkai, you can be privy to invites such as, "How about throwing a smashing after NYE-Party on Jan 2nd in St. Moritz?" Or perhaps you can help organize a "private party in Istanbul." Count me in, darling, that sounds perfect! Let me slip on my Choos and I'll be there right after I stop in Bali to pick up some bottled water from the gilded fountain of fabulousity!
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Alex de Carvalho: Skype aSmallWorld.
"We are delighted to announce that Skype has chosen aSmallWorld as one of its 8 Super Affiliates ... As an affiliate partner, we will shortly integrate Skype into our platform. An integrated ASW/Skype function will put a new dimension to the way our members can communicate. Our members will be able to call each other directly via computers for free, or via regular telephones anywhere in the world for about 1 euro per hour. We will be able to visualize and connect to who is online, as well as connecting when off-line. By specifying any phone number, our members can be reached directly by the click of a button. AswgraphFurther to my post regarding their integration with mobile, Skype integration is yet another move in the right direction by aSmallWorld.net, and their Alexa ratings reflect their growing popularity.
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Pop Culture Junkies: "Friendster" of the Rich and Famous: aSmallworld.net.
Wired reports that there are 68,000 socialites, princes and barons, on aSmallWorld's database, including Paris Hilton. They all share the same social circles, hang-outs, and resorts. aSmallWorld wants to become the leading "global social networking community."
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Loic Le Meur Blog: aSmallWorld: another social software that positions itself "exclusive".
aSmallWorld: another social software that positions itself "exclusive" I have been invited by three friends to join aSmallWorld that positions itself as a very exclusive social network. For example, they don't allow people below 5 connections to invite other people (I have three...).
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Brain Food Blog |Profile of ASmallWorld, Selective Online Community.
Membership is worldwide and diverse. 40% of the members have a master’s degree or Ph.D., and 90% are between the ages of 22 and 45. (78% between 25 and 35.) Most members hail from such cities as London, Milan, Paris, New York, Stockholm, Hamburg and Munich. It includes some celebrities and people from diverse fields such as investment banking, media, athletics, fashion, consulting, law, etc.
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Boing Boing: Xeni on CNNi: ASmallWorld.
I'll be a guest on CNN International "Techwatch" today, talking with host Kristie LuStout about an invite-only social networking service called A Small World. Some deride the service as "snobster" for celebutantes, but others argue its design solves problems that plague publicly-accessible schmooze sites. Segment airs at 740 ET / 440 PT 840 ET / 540 PT.
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Marc's Voice: Jason doesn't understand aSmallWorld.
Believe it or not - aSmallWorld really doesn't want you - they're an elite group of JetSetters, Celebs and networkers who certainly have the right to worry about themselves. And not you. There's nothing that says everyone has to go mainstream. I'm finding that the BEST social networks are those that focus on specific constituents, target audiences and niche demographics. 1UP.com is for videogamers and the AlwaysOn-Network is for - those sort of people. aSmallWorld is actually serious about keeping their network exclusive. In fact they're about to start pruning and kicking out people. Those kicked out get sent to aBigWorld - a paralell universe. Their rules are strict and they post they prominently. Anyone braaking the rules - gets sent to aBigWorld. And they're getting plenty of press and exposure for just that.
