Manjam.com

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Manjam
Type of site
London, UK
Created byHubjet Limited
URLmanjam.com
CommercialYes
Launched2004

Manjam was a social networking website that used

right-to-left languages such as Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu. To date, Manjam is the first gay social web application
targeted exclusively for communities speaking these languages. The site was active from 2004 to 2016, when it shut down.

History

Manjam was founded in October 2004 and was headquartered in London, England. According to its founders, the primary aim of Manjam was to give people in countries where

honor killings, and murder, a survey of gay Iraqis by Michael Luongo found that Manjam was one of the most frequently used websites to facilitate social interaction.[2]

In 2016, the website shut down and ended all operations.

Technology

Manjam was a cross-platform

.

Membership

Since launching in 2004, more than 2 million members had registered to use the service. 1 million of which were based in Europe. Membership access to Manjam was free, however the site also provided users with a premium subscription-based service called Manjam Gold. Upgrading to Gold granted users access to enhanced features and superpowers such as priority listing, unlimited chat, unlimited contacts, and unlimited views. As of the year 2017, the website is officially closed and is non-functional.

Visibility

According to web traffic data site Alexa Internet, Manjam achieved high online visibility in Middle Eastern countries such as Iran, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Qatar.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Veneziani, Vince (12 October 2006). "Eight Social Networking Sites for Men Who Love Men". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. . Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Manjam brought freedom of expression to gay web app scene". PR Web. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Manjam Alexa ranking". Alexa.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

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