MillionFace

Ever wondered where do millionaires and billionaires of the world network ?

Well, here is the answer most of them patronize `exclusive social networks’ that are open strictly by invitation.

Welcome to the social networking for the elite and creame da creame of the society. These myspaces of the rich provide them with a platform where they can flirt, swap advice, plan parties and find new pals without mixing with the commoners.

While some of these networks have a rigorous application process based on education, job title and many more must-haves, others, such as Squa.re and Quintessentially are relatively lenient.

Here’s looking into the exclusive social networks.

1) ASMALLWORLD.NET

aSmallWorld is an exclusive social networking site launched in 2004 by former Lehman Brothers banker Erik Wachtmeister.

With 320,000 members globally, the site was termed `MySpace for millionaires’ by Wall Street Journal.

Strictly by invitation only, the social networking site members don’t have to pay any entry fee. Newcomers are inducted on the basis of education, profession and most important, their network of personal contacts. If you don’t know a member with invite powers, you’re out of luck.

Once invited to join the network, a member can browse the market guide, surf the luxury-travel guide and global-event guide, or participate in forum discussions — one of the site’s most active and popular features.

Members can interact with like-minded individuals who share the same circle of friends, interests, and schedules. Members range from entrepreneurial and business opinion makers to leaders in media, entertainment, fashion, art and sports.

Most of the websites content is produced by the members only who offer travel suggestions, feedback, lively forum discussions, and other topics of common interest.

2) DiamondLounge.Com

Diamond Lounge is one of the most exclusive sites with small membership. The site claims to be a luxury online space aimed at those who want a sophisticated and classy alternative to the standard online dating and social networking websites.

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New England Patriots Cheerleader Caitln Davis has been fired after being photographed with a Sharpie next to a passed out male friend, covered in dirty words, penises and swastikas.The photos of 18 year-old Caitln Davis, who was the Patriot’s youngest cheerleader ever, were posted on Facebook and quickly went viral. A Pats spokesman said the racist nature of the photo were the reason behind her dismissal and went on to say “As you most certainly know, team owners Bob and Myra Kraft are huge in the Anti-Defamation League and, while Caitlin might have been given a pass on the penises, the swastikas were a no-go.

The 19-year-old’s preparation for his role in one of the world’s strictest Muslim states has certainly been unconventional.

Orthodox Muslims will be surprised to see the new leader of the Pakistani People’s Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, with his arms slung casually around two girls, one of whom declares herself as “bisexual” on Facebook.

His antics at Oxford University would shock people in Pakistan awaiting Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s return to take over the political dream shaped by his murdered mother Benazir

Conversations he has with friends on Facebook make reference to being hungover, his friendship with a girl he calls “Boozie Suzie” and the joys of “free alcohol”.

It was all a far cry from the country of his birth, which is bound by strict Muslim customs where drinking is forbidden, homosexuality is illegal and male and female friendships carefully controlled.

Two of the girls to whom he is particularly close, , are described on Facebook as being “engaged” to each other ? Julia Caterina Hartley and Kirini Kopcke.

Julia, who was educated in Brussels, lists herself as interested in both women and men and is a member of the university’s Lesbian Gay And Bisexual Society.

Bilawal flirts goodnaturedly with another female student, saying: “There is a void in my life now, it’s a deep dark hole in my sloe [sic] … that can only be filled with … boozie suzie!!”

In one exchange, Bilawal announces his intention to “do as much work as possible, go to the Coven, turn up to my tute the next day hungover and with incomplete work.”

The Coven is an off-beat club well known for hosting a regular gay night for students.

The face of Bilawal appears on a number of pages throughout Facebook but only one, using the alias of Bilawal Lawalib, is authentic.

Bilawal’s grandfather Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who founded the Pakistan People’s Party and was the country’s first elected prime minister but was executed in 1979, attended the same college.

His mother was a popular student and president of the Oxford Union.

What a waste spending millions of pounds of taxpayers money to guard this man !

Creators of the popular Scrabble knockoff, Scrabulous, had to S-U-S-P-E-N-D the word game on Facebook in the United States and Canada. Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla suspended the game after being hit with a lawsuit, disappointing wordsmiths who have spent hours playing the game on Facebook.

Hasbro Inc., the company that owns the North American rights to the word game, last week sued Rajat and Jayant  in Calcutta, India, who created the Scrabulous program. Separately, Hasbro asked Facebook to block the program, something the site resisted despite risks of losing immunity protection from copyright lawsuits.

Facebook says the Agarwalla brothers, not the company, made the decision.

Earlier this year Video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. “released an official version for American and Canadian Facebook users under a licensing deal with Hasbro. But the authorized Scrabble has been attracting only 15,000 daily users, compared with some half-million for Scrabulous.” That authorized version is actually still in a “beta” test mode, and encountered technical problems Tuesday.

Facebook users who tried to access Scrabulous on Tuesday were simply told the game was disabled “until further notice,” and many Facebook users updated their one-line status messages on the site to mourn the suspension.

The game continues to work at the developers’ Web site, Scrabulous.com, but users must sign up and start games afresh.

What a shame, Hasbro could have at least let Facebook users play the game (Scrabulous) until they got their game perfected. It came up today, but kept crashing, and now it seems to be completely down.