Saturday, July 24, 2010

iPhone App: "Fabulis"- Gay Social Networking

It's "like carrying the big gay world around in your pocket" says Fabulis CEO Jason Goldberg. According to a TechCrunch article, the iPhone app for homosexual men has grown 40% in the past month, with over 51,000 members.  It's like a Foursquare exclusively for the gay community.  It lets members know when others are nearby, and chat with them.  It also gives users the luxury of knowing gay-related events; over 71,000 worldwide have been posted so far.  It links to your iPhone's GPS and lets you know which events are closest to you.  Can you ask for anything more?

Stats according to TechCrunch:

  • "Registered users spend 10 minutes per visit to the site currently
  • There have been over 300 million fabulis bits (their virtual currency) spent by members so far
  • 67 percent of members are in the U.S., with the UK coming in second with 9% "
I think this is a great thing.  As the iPhone community continues to grow, so does niche groups.  And, thanks to location-based social media pioneers like Foursquare and Gowalla, another app can use the phone's internal GPS to connect to others.  Brilliant.  What do you guys think?




Check out the full article (with screenshots of the app!) here:
http://tcrn.ch/9SfCRO

2 comments:

Lauren Reed said...
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Lauren Reed said...

Wow, this is interesting. I think this is another example of how technology is able to bring people together. Not that long ago, people were afraid to declare their homosexuality. And though I guess some still are, the fact that there are now applications like this shows the huge strides that have been made. Though social networking sites sometimes seem like they're taking a step backwards from genuine and real conversation, this seems to be a step in the right direction.