The rise of Clubhouse

Clubhouse, a newly emerging social media mobile application, has been rapidly growing in popularity worldwide. This new, invite-only platform, based on voice, has lured many famous individuals, from Elon Musk to Bill Gates, to help stir engaging and relevant conversations with the general public. Launched in March 2020, Clubhouse is a social media platform where users come together from all around the world to talk, listen and learn from one another. Currently, it is only available to iPhone users, and new users can sign up via iMessage referrals from other existing users either on the platform or via a waitlist. People can connect and converse with individuals they know as well as others outside their first connection. New connections can be formed through mutual relations and while having discussions in a room. “This is very similar to very old school chat rooms,” Podcast Producer and Early Clubhouse Adopter Jerry Won said. As soon as users enter the app, they are presented with a hallway that shows the various rooms that people they follow are currently speaking or listening in. Users can see three key pieces of information: the title of the room, a short description of the conversation and the…
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