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Online Social Network Facebook to Open Membership to Anyone

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 12, 2006 - 6:44pm.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook, the second-largest online social network with 9.5 million members, has announced plans to open its network beyond college and high school students to anyone interested in joining. The company launched in 2004 as an exclusive network for college students with .edu e-mail addresses; it has since expanded to allow high school students and employees at some large companies. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told The New York Times that the company needed to expand its membership to account for aging members. "We have two years of alums already, and more than one-third of the people using the site are not in college any more," Zuckerberg told The Times. "If we make it so other young people can use the site, it strengthens the experience for everybody." The relaxing of membership restrictions will allow the company to gain on market leader MySpace, which claims over 100 million members.
tags: Internet | Online Publishing | Social Networking | College | Facebook | Memberships |

Prince Shutters Subscription-Based Online Music Club

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 13, 2006 - 2:51pm.
Lights Out Los Angeles - Recording artist Prince has shut down his online music club, which offered fans exclusive access to unreleased music and early concert ticket sales, Billboard reported. Launched in 2001, the NPG Music Club offered a $100 annual membership that included special features like access to soundchecks at Prince concerts, and invites to post-concert parties.
tags: Internet | Subscriptions | Music | Commerce | Closings | Prince | Memberships | NPG Music Club |

Clear Channel, EBay to Sell Concert Ticket Service Memberships Online

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 14, 2003 - 2:09am.
Houston -- Clear Channel Communications, one of the nation's largest concert promoters, announced on Monday that it will begin selling memberships to its GetAccess program -- which offers special ticketing deals on over 750 concerts it promotes annually -- through the EBay online auction service. Four-month memberships to GetAccess will be offered on EBay through both fixed-price fees and auctions, and will give purchasers access to buy one/get one free offers, skip-the-line benefits at general admission shows, pre-sale offers, savings on movie tickets and rentals, and theme park savings. As part of the deal, San Jose, Calif.-based EBay will also become the sponsor of 17 Clear Channel Entertainment amphitheaters across the U.S., and will conduct promotions that offer music fans various prizes both on-site and online. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030414/145278_1.html
tags: Internet | eBay | Clear Channel | Tickets | Memberships |