- Lyro
Infobox Website
name = Lyro
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url = http://www.lyro.com/
commercial = Yes
type =Social network service
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employees =6
launch date = April 2007
current status = Active
revenue =Lyro is a business-oriented social networking site founded in February 2007 and launched in April 2007 [cite web
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title =Lyro: What's the Worth of an Online Business Card?
work =
publisher = MIT Convergence Culture
date =2007-04-08
url = http://www.convergenceculture.org/weblog/2007/04/lyro_whats_the_worth_of_an_onl.php
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accessdate = 2008-04-10
quote = ] is a web destination forprofessional network ing. It is a business-based alternative to other networking websites, which lets users establish an online identity tailored to the customer's needs. [ [http://www.dmnews.com/Lyro/article/99413/ Lyro - DMNews ] ]Company info
Lyro's CEO and founder is
Lief Larson .Features
The purpose of the site is to allow registered users to broadcast their professional identity on the internet. Lyro uses a digital business card format to store and display user contact information. [TIME: Blog: [http://time-blog.com/work_in_progress/2007/05/business_cards_go_digital.html Business Cards Go Digital] ]
Sites with comparable features
Various websites such as
CareerBuilder.com ,Yahoo! HotJobs , andMonster.com specialize in job search.Reputation system s are increasingly common across the Web.Ryze was one of the earliestonline social networking sites to offer online business networking, but more recently business-oriented social networks, such asLinkedIn facilitate professional networking to one degree or another, either as native features or via third-party software application widgets. Many of the specific Lyro features (such as adding contacts and private messaging) are common web features.ee also
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Social network
*Business network
*Social software
*List of social networking websites References
External links
* [http://www.lyro.com/ Lyro web site]
* [http://lyroblog.com The Lyro Corporate Blog] Discusses Lyro related interests.
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