INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE -- Aug 29 -- Asmallworld.netis an exclusive, closed membership, social-networking Web site for the
international jet set. 75,000 members interact in a purely social
context. Not everyone agrees that exclusivity makes for a better
network. Joe Hurd,
VP business development at Friendster.com said, "they have erected a
night club-style velvet rope and bouncer in front of their community,
but that doesn't mean you will have more fun inside." FULL ARTICLE @ INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE

Mark Brooks:
There is an online dating site for every whim, fancy and fetish
imaginable. Social networking will follow suit with networks
focused on specific areas of interest, age, social strata, exclusivity
and geographic.