Finally, A Social Network For Creepy Old People Not Looking For Young Girls
GetBack president Chris Dominguez, a former executive at MTV Networks and iFilm, said there’s an opportunity to create a destination for people over 35 who might not be enamored of the younger-skewing MySpace and Facebook.
“We found that demographic was coming online with full broadband and using social networking,” Dominguez said. “But there wasn’t anything created typically for them.”
A clear difference between GetBack and the social networking giants is that the site comes with content. Instead of a user having to go out and find a U2 video to put on their page, for example, the site already has that content available.
The site features movie trailers through an agreement with ScreenPlay, a service that has deals with all the major studios, and the pages feature 30-second samples of 750,000 songs through an agreement with All Media Guide.
Getback.com also has deals with Amazon, Itunes, Hulu and numerous record companies so that all your nostalgia-inspired purchasing needs are just a click away. And you don’t have to worry about accidently wandering across an aging Flavor Flav or Miley Cyrus’ bra. It’s strictly Public Enemy and Debbie Gibson.
Check out the current “GetBack Picks!”
• Retro Minute •Armor Battle •Twiggy FlipBook •Eurythmics •River Raid •Raising Arizona •Beatles Live! FlipBook •Mel Brooks •Rows of ‘Fros FlipBook •U2 “Mysterious Ways”
Wait a second, “Mysterious Ways?” That happened in the nineties! What’s that doing here? What’s next, a Fall Out Boy? Some teenage girl in a tank top trying to be my friend? Why is my full name on my page? My boss might see that! Oh no, a sex pop-up! Son, help! I just wanted to tell people I like the trailer for Major League!
Getback.com [Official site] New Social Network targets older music fans [Reuters]