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ASMALLWORLD (ASW) is an exclusive, paid-subscription social network, which relaunched in the spring of 2013 as a private international travel and social club, with a peer-recommended and verified user base capped membership at 250,000 members. Described as "Myspace for millionaires" and "The secret social network for the elite", the site was founded in 2004 by Erik Wachtmeister and was one of the first social networks at that time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Myspace for millionaires: The secret social network for the elite )〕 Recently, ASMALLWORLD has been the subject of controversy for failing to provide the goods and services promised,〔http://trendspaeherin.blogspot.com/2013/08/asmallworld-from-snobster-to-fraudster.html〕 engaging in gender discrimination and eliminating members without good cause. To join, one must receive an invitation from an existing member, or an invitation from the governing board after filing an application to be considered for membership.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Apply for Membership )〕〔https://www.asmallworld.com/apply〕 ==Company history== In March 2004, Wachtmeister and his wife Louise Wachtmeister founded the social networking website ASmallWorld as an exclusive social networking site for a worldwide community of people already connected by three degrees of separation. It launched at almost the same time as MySpace and Facebook, two years before Facebook was made available to non-college students.〔http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2008/08/asmallwolrd-fou.html〕 It was dubbed "MySpace for millionaires" by the Wall Street Journal.〔 To maintain its desired exclusivity, ASmallWorld, while free, was invitation-only, open only to those invited by an existing member. Whereas Facebook soon opened its membership to everyone, A Small World remained exclusive.〔 Wachtmeister, over the course of his travels, identified an existing niche community of people with similar lifestyles and tastes. He wanted to provide them with a platform to network and share information.〔〔 In May 2006, Harvey Weinstein's The Weinstein Company acquired the majority share, joining a team of investors that included former AOL Time Warner COO Robert W. Pittman, film director Renny Harlin, and entrepreneur Alexander Von Furstenberg. At the time, A Small World had approximately 130,000 members. Harvey Weinstein said his company planned to expand the site's membership and bring in additional advertisers. It was the Weinstein Company's first investment in an Internet company.〔 After launching online advertising in 2006, the website had 100 partners. Advertisers included Jaguar, Diane von Furstenberg, Mercedes-Benz, Cartier, and Moet & Chandon.〔〔http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-159506298/innovative-voices-11-people-shaping-industry-future〕 In 2009, Swiss entrepreneur and investor Patrick Liotard-Vogt purchased the controlling stake in ASMALLWORLD and became its Chairman.〔http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091014006491/de/#.VPCJQPnF8_Y〕 At that time, membership was in excess of 500,000 members and growing, when Sabine Heller became its CEO. In February 2013, ASMALLWORLD announced that as of March 1, 2013, it would not be accepting new members, citing an initiative to ensure the integrity of the community. The company mapped a new strategy with a smaller network and more perks for its members. After shutting down, ASW relaunched in May 2013 with a membership model ($110 annual contribution) to allow an advertising-free experience for its members.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNKLU9vvP5w&noredirect=1〕 In January 2014, the international press began reporting that there were private claims of approximately $5,000,000 against Patrick Liotard-Vogt. One of the claims was made by Diners Club (Schweiz) AG where Patrick Liotard-Vogt served on the board and acted as anchor investor.〔http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/wirtschaft/unternehmen-und-konjunktur/Mit-der-altehrwuerdigen-Kreditkarte-Diners-Club-in-die-angesagten-Klubs/story/20378421〕 Another claim was made by David Degen, a Swiss soccer player. Towards the end of January 2014, Degen publicly announced that the matter had been privately settled.〔http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/panorama/david-degen-zieht-betreibung-gegen-patrick-liotard-vogt-zurueck-1.18227956〕 In early March 2014, Liotard-Vogt resigned from the Board of Directors of Diners Club AG after settling the matter. Later in March, Diners Club AG discontinued its operations in Switzerland, Germany, France and BENELUX.〔 (Liotard-Vogt nicht mehr im VR von Diners Club ), 2 March 2014〕 Today, ASMALLWORLD is marketing itself as the leading private international lifestyle club, whose members are internationally minded people committed to opening their lives to each other, sharing extraordinary experiences and ensuring that fellow members can live like locals wherever they go.〔http://www.asw.com〕 Membership requires an invitation from an existing member or a membership application approved by an international committee of trustees. ASMALLWORLD is active in ca. 150 cities around the world and offers more than 1000 events annually〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ASMALLWORLD (ASW) is an exclusive, paid-subscription social network, which relaunched in the spring of 2013 as a private international travel and social club, with a peer-recommended and verified user base capped membership at 250,000 members. Described as "Myspace for millionaires" and "The secret social network for the elite", the site was founded in 2004 by Erik Wachtmeister and was one of the first social networks at that time.(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Myspace for millionaires: The secret social network for the elite )Recently, ASMALLWORLD has been the subject of controversy for failing to provide the goods and services promised,http://trendspaeherin.blogspot.com/2013/08/asmallworld-from-snobster-to-fraudster.html engaging in gender discrimination and eliminating members without good cause.To join, one must receive an invitation from an existing member, or an invitation from the governing board after filing an application to be considered for membership.(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Apply for Membership )https://www.asmallworld.com/apply==Company history==In March 2004, Wachtmeister and his wife Louise Wachtmeister founded the social networking website ASmallWorld as an exclusive social networking site for a worldwide community of people already connected by three degrees of separation. It launched at almost the same time as MySpace and Facebook, two years before Facebook was made available to non-college students.http://www.socialnetworkingwatch.com/2008/08/asmallwolrd-fou.html It was dubbed "MySpace for millionaires" by the Wall Street Journal. To maintain its desired exclusivity, ASmallWorld, while free, was invitation-only, open only to those invited by an existing member. Whereas Facebook soon opened its membership to everyone, A Small World remained exclusive. Wachtmeister, over the course of his travels, identified an existing niche community of people with similar lifestyles and tastes. He wanted to provide them with a platform to network and share information.In May 2006, Harvey Weinstein's The Weinstein Company acquired the majority share, joining a team of investors that included former AOL Time Warner COO Robert W. Pittman, film director Renny Harlin, and entrepreneur Alexander Von Furstenberg. At the time, A Small World had approximately 130,000 members. Harvey Weinstein said his company planned to expand the site's membership and bring in additional advertisers. It was the Weinstein Company's first investment in an Internet company. After launching online advertising in 2006, the website had 100 partners. Advertisers included Jaguar, Diane von Furstenberg, Mercedes-Benz, Cartier, and Moet & Chandon.http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-159506298/innovative-voices-11-people-shaping-industry-futureIn 2009, Swiss entrepreneur and investor Patrick Liotard-Vogt purchased the controlling stake in ASMALLWORLD and became its Chairman.http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091014006491/de/」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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