# Gather.com

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**Gather** or **Gather.com** was a [social networking](/source/Social_networking) website designed to encourage interaction by discussion of various social, political and cultural topics. Its [headquarters](/source/Headquarters) were located in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston,_Massachusetts). It became defunct in 2015.

## History

The website was founded in 2005 by [Tom Gerace](/source/Tom_Gerace), an entrepreneur who previously founded the [affiliate marketing](/source/Affiliate_marketing) company, Be Free.[1] Gather attracted investments and partnerships from media companies ranging from [McGraw-Hill](/source/McGraw-Hill)[2] and [Hearst Publications](/source/Hearst_Publications)[2] to [American Public Media](/source/American_Public_Media)[1] and a member of the [McClatchy](/source/The_McClatchy_Company) family. [Starbucks](/source/Starbucks) chose Gather over other social networking sites because of its adult demographic.[1] Lotus founder [Jim Manzi](/source/Jim_Manzi) was an early investor.[3] Gather was one of very few 2006 startups to use television advertising.[1]

The "Gather News Channel" existed until 2014 when Gather Inc., including Gather.com, was sold to Kitara Media. In October, 2015, Gather became defunct.[citation needed]

## References

1. Sarah Lacy (October 26, 2006). ["Gather.com: Social Networking Grows Up"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070117034553/http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2006/tc20061025_030757.htm). [Businessweek](/source/Businessweek). Archived from [the original](http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2006/tc20061025_030757.htm) on January 17, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-06.

1. Vauhini Vara (November 17, 2006). ["Hearst, McGraw-Hill Buy Into Gather.com"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB116373451715225995?mod=googlewsj). [The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal). Retrieved 2007-07-06.

1. Steve Gelsi (January 16, 2006). ["Gather.com gets $6 million in funding: Allen & Co., ex-Lotus exec line up behind blogging site"](http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BF320603A%2D40D2%2D49AE%2DABA8%2D536D406BD988%7D&siteid=google). *MarketWatch*. [Dow Jones](/source/Dow_Jones_%26_Company). Retrieved 2007-07-06.

## External links

- [CEO Tom Gerace interview, Social Networking Watch, Nov '08](http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2008/11/tom-gerace-gath.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081217040337/http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2008/11/tom-gerace-gath.html) 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine

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