Clubhouse, thoughts?

[Code]

I just joined today, not sure what to think about this.

 

But we have an election for Parliment coming up later in the year, so everything that can give me votes need to be tried and tested.

 

Not seen it mentioned on here before, is it not a «thing» in the UK, or are you already done with it?

[Bjornebye]

[Elite]

Have you been out lately? Have you been to a pleasure room party?

 

 

[Section_31]

[Guest]

[Stickman]

Not for me far too pricey and pretentious ..

 

 

 

[Carvalho Diablo]

I thought this was another Tiger Woods joke.

[manwiththestick]

To be honest, I only remember this song, what else did they do?

 

 

[Code]

 

The exclusive invitation-only social networking app is a hybrid of conference calls, talkback radio and Houseparty

• China blocks access to Clubhouse app after surge in user numbers

 

What is the Clubhouse app? It’s part country club, part talkback radio, but how do you get an invite? Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images

 

Rafqa Touma

Tue 16 Feb 2021 21.51 GMT

 

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What is the Clubhouse app and why is it suddenly everywhere?

Part talkback radio, part conference call, part Houseparty, Clubhouse is a social networking app based on audio-chat. Users can listen in to conversations, interviews and discussions between interesting people on various topics – it is just like tuning in to a podcast but live and with an added layer of exclusivity.

 

Clubhouse is invite only. You can’t just download it off the app store and create an account. Much like a real-life country or yacht club, you have to be invited to join by an existing member. Real world elitism, but make it virtual.

When you join, you select topics of interest, like tech, books, business or health. The more information you give the app about your interests, the more conversation rooms and individuals the app will recommend you follow or join.

The conversation room is just like a conference call, but with some people on the call talking, and most listening in. And, just like a phone call, once the conversation is over, the room is closed. Unlike Twitch – where live streamed videos stay on the platform for people to return to and watch – the live audio-chats had in conversation rooms disappear. (However, this doesn’t stop users from recording the live conversation. A YouTube user, for instance, live-streaming a conversation room launched by Elon Musk).

How do I get a Clubhouse invite?

To join, an existing Clubhouse user has to send an invite from their app giving you access to set up an account. If you are invited, you’ll see a link texted to your phone number, directing you to a sign-up page in the app.

Clubhouse users can’t just send an invite to anyone who wants to join, however. Existing users only have two invites available at first.

In a recent blog post, the creators have announced that their 2021 goal is to complete the app’s beta stage, so they can eventually “open up Clubhouse to the whole world”.

What has Elon Musk got to do with it?

Clubhouse has been around since March 2020, when it was launched by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Paul Davidson and Rohan Seth. In May 2020, it had just 1,500 users, and was worth $100m. 

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But this week it burst onto into the mainstream when Elon Musk hosted an audio-chat on Clubhouse with Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev. The event maxed out the app conversation room limits and was live-streamed to YouTube. It helped propel Clubhouse to the top of the startup charts and sparked a scramble for invitations. As of 1 February 2021, Clubhouse has 2 million users. Clubhouse has announced forthcoming new features, like tipping, tickets or subscriptions, to directly pay creators on the app. Having raised new funding since its launch, Clubhouse is now valued at $1bn, and is considered a Unicorn startup like AirBnb, Uber and SpaceX.

Reuters reports that demand for membership is now so hot that a market for them has grown on platforms like Reddit, eBay, and Craigslist. In China, invitations are being sold on Alibaba’s second-hand market place Idle Fish.

Musk summed up the appeal of Clubhouse during his chat with Tenev, noting that “context switching is the mind killer”. The idea is that when users are logged into Clubhouse, with notifications disabled, they can focus on one topic at a time.

Why was it so popular in China?

The app’s value extends beyond its exclusivity.

While censorship, suppression and government control is rife in China, Clubhouse managed to fly under the radar of China’s firewall for several months, unlike other social media networks Instagram and Facebook. It became very popular in recent weeks, attracting large numbers of Chinese users and giving them a rare chance to “binge free expression”, and engage in discussion on topics that are usually blocked on the mainland, including Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Quartz reported that “Chinese users, largely tech investors and professionals, are using the space to talk about topics that would otherwise be censored back home, such as democracy.”

E-commerce sites in China were offering hopeful users of Clubhouse the chance to buy invites. On platforms like Xianyu and Taobao, invite codes were being sold for between 150 – 400 yuan ($23 – $61).

As of Monday 8 February 2021, however, Clubhouse has been blocked inside China.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/17/clubhouse-app-invite-what-is-it-how-to-get-audio-chat-elon-musk

[Code]

29 minutes ago, Stickman said:

Not for me far too pricey and pretentious ..

 

 

 

They make some great drinks though

 

 

[cloggypop]

16 minutes ago, Code said:

Real world elitism, but make it virtual.

Sounds great, yeah. 

[General Dryness]

It all sounds breathtakingly arrogant.

 

You'll fit right in Froodle. 

[Red_or_Dead]

Never heard of the cunt.

 

 

[sir roger]

It sounds like chatroulette without the tits.

[Code]

 

[Bjornebye]

Any Gary’s? 

[s(k)aturation]

14 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Any Gary’s? 

 

Ablett or Glitter?

 

 

[TheHowieLama]

I like the fact that the Clubhouse app is suddenly everywhere yet no one has heard of it.

 

Hipster.

[Code]

Im a bit surprised no one have heard of it? 
 

Am I an elitist hipster now? Jesus...

[VladimirIlyich]

6 hours ago, Code said:

Im a bit surprised no one have heard of it? 
 

Am I an elitist hipster now? Jesus...

You are now part of the political elite,while we are just commoners. The first rule of clubhouse is never talk about clubhouse.

[Mudface]

Think I'll stick with these and my Bro app.

 

 

 

 

[Bjornebye]

8 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

I like the fact that the Clubhouse app is suddenly everywhere yet no one has heard of it.

 

Hipster.

To be fair if only Codes downloaded it it will still easily make the top 10 most downloaded apps of the year. 

[Total Longo]

This thread...

[General Dryness]

It's just more hipster shit for cunts and it can fuck off. 

 

"By invite only". Fucking die.

[Code]

Im not really surprised any of you guys have not been invited.

 

Its possible to start up a « I listen to shite music» room in there though.