Ryze is a social networking service designed to link business professionals, particularly new

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. The site claims to have over 1,000,000 members in 200 countries, with over 1,000 external organizations hosting sub-networks on the site. Founded in early 2001 by

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, it was one of the first of a new generation of social networking services and was a heavy influence on

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, founded by early Ryze member,

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, in 2003. The first external member, Ken Berger, joined in June 2001.

Press

The site has been mentioned in publications including

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, '' Newsday'', ''

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'', ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.Ryze.com/ American social networking websites Internet properties established in 2001 Professional networks