A new social network going by the name Netropolitan was released Tuesday as a way for rich people to connect with one another.
Those interested in joining Netropolitan can do so for a $9,000 fee, which includes a $6,000 initiation fee and a $3,000 annual fee, and must be at least 21 years old, according to PC Magazine. The social network is being billed as "the online country club with more money than time."
Netropolitan said users will have access to activity, profile, notifications, messages, location, friends, and followers in other members' profiles. An update box is provided for users to tell other members about their activities and where they are, and unlimited cloud file storage is also available. However, the company did not revealed any details about its user base.
"We simply cannot stress enough how important preserving our members' privacy is to us," Netropolitan said. "Other than announcing that at our launch we already had several hundred members, we will never publicly state the exact number of members in the club. And especially, we will NEVER release or verify the identity of any of our members - ever."
Other features include the absence of ads or indexing of the social network by search engines, as well as moderators constantly looking for spamming ads and other unwanted activity, whotv.com reported. Users can also click a button to call a "Member Service Associate" for help whenever they have a problem with the website.
"Please understand that Netropolitan is NOT a concierge service," the company said on its FAQ section. "Our Members Service Associates will not book you a charter jet, or find you tickets to a sold-out Broadway show. They exist solely to help members technically navigate and find their way around the social club."
Netropolitan founder James Touchi-Peters said he designed the social network as "an environment where you could talk about the finer things in life without backlash," PC Magazine reported.
The launch of Netropolitan follows other attempts at creating a social network for rich people, such as Social1000's attempt in 2008 and the birth of the "I Am Rich" app.
