Clubhouse ditches invite-only exclusivity to boost new user sign-ups

(MENAFN – NewsBytes) Just recently, popular audio social media platform Clubhouse announced a major change. The app will no longer mandate an invite for users to sign up. While this is good news for those waiting for invites, it could leave many unhappy as well. The platform has also introduced a new logo and app icon featuring rapper 21 Savage’s manager Justin “Meezy” Williams. In this article People who paid for invites probably aren’t happy now Clubhouse says its invite system ‘kept things from breaking’ Competition from Big Tech social media may have forced Clubhouse Clubhouse will gradually allow waitlisted users to join community Clubhouse backed strongly by marquee investors, valued at $4 billion Exclusivity People who paid for invites probably aren’t happy now Clubhouse invites listed for sale on eBay Clubhouse was founded by Paul Davison and Rohan Seth and from the get-go, the app maintained yacht-club level exclusivity since people needed invites from existing users to join the community. This even led to black-marketing of Clubhouse invites on classifieds platforms like eBay for exorbitant prices , say as high as $125. We don’t think people who paid those prices are happy after this announcement. Excuses? Clubhouse says its…
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