VtNM recently opened a branch office on GayGroups
http://www.gaygroups.info/
For some time GayGroups operated a directory of GLBT clubs set up on
sites such as Yahoo, Google, and MSN. Now it's totally reorganized in
order to provide a platform for its own members' groups, as well as
for their blogs, photos, videos, music, classifieds, polls, event
listings, forums, and chat. All at no charge. Mighty impressive!
(Not to mention quite generous.) The new site has considerable visual
appeal and can be navigated with a minimum of effort.
Joining GayGroups is free and easily accomplished. Simply fill out
the application questionnaire at
http://www.gaygroups.info/join_form.php
The usual information is collected on this form: email address, birth
date, location, etc. There's room for members to provide as many or
as few personal details as suits their purpose. Membership is
automatic by email verification. Login occurs in the typical fashion
by self-chosen username and password.
Although GayGroups is just getting underway with this new format, it
already boasts a number of inviting features. These include
establishing location(s) via Google maps on every member's profile
page, a search engine for members/groups/classifieds/events made
especially workable through the use of tags and other recordable
specifics, and an impressive roster of categories organizing the types
of groups and classifieds that are welcomed. Though pretty empty at
the moment, hopefully these categories will fill up as word gets out.
The VtNM presence on GayGroups is entitled "Looking at Naked Men."
It's description goes as follows: The Male Body--stripped bare in the
fine arts, mass media, popular entertainment, & our own life-
experiences. Let's celebrate M2M social nudity, sleeping in the buff,
disrobed protest, outdoor recreation au naturel, undressed
performance, naturist culture. . . Enjoy and share pictures & written
items about guys in the raw. Let's see adult males of all shapes and
sizes, colors and backgrounds, ages and builds ." Our group's gallery
and forum pages may be viewed beginning at
http://www.gaygroups.info/group.php?ID=81
(even by nonmembers). So, why not check it out?
Cheers,
Dan
(BodyThinker, VtNM Founder)