Jolie O’Dell of VentureBeat (formally of Mashable) has the scoop on our upcoming social media platform for affluent consumers to rank, share and follow their favorite luxury brands. Powered by Facebook, the new social network will be a fantastic destination for our readers to share and review their most pursued luxuries — from autos, hotels, restaurants, gadgets, products and more…
“It’s the country club come to the Internet: Pursuitist, the website about all things high-end, is getting ready to unveil a new social layer for those who live the good life. Right now, as a Pursuitist spokesperson noted in a chat with VentureBeat, “There is not a Trip Advisor or Yelp for the luxury category.” So Pursuitist aims to become the Yelp for the upper class. Pursuitist began as a blog about luxury goods and services. The second phase of the site will include user-generated reviews and rankings, social user profiles with Facebook and Twitter integration, brand pages, an iOS application for iPhone and iPad and an HTML5 interface for other tablets and smartphones.” — read more details at NY Times
