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straight from Mashable:

If you think LinkedIn is for kids and Facebook is for grandkids, perhaps you should consider Financial Times’ new social network, aimed at top level execs who can afford 1700 pounds (3,340 dollars) per year, because that’s how much (at the very least) membership costs.

The details about the network itself are sparse; it’s being described as a forum with a ‘user-friendly, simple, efficient and secure system’ for online networking. I’m guessing that the high price point will mostly relate to the exclusivity of the club and much less to the actual technical and other accomplishments offered within the network (see bottom of this article for proof). However, it’s partially redeemed with the fact that membership in the forum includes free attendance to one of Financial Times‘ Global Conferences and Events, as well as a 20% discount on other events in the series, as well as 12-month subscription to the newspaper itself. Not bad, but 3,3k bucks? Ouch.

This particular forum is aimed at professionals in the digital, new media, mobile and telecoms sectors, but Financial Times plans to launch several more exclusive forums later this year, aimed at execs who deal with luxury goods and property.

The actual site, located at www.ftexecutiveforums.com, is completely garbled in Firefox. Thus, it’s obvious that $3,300 can’t even buy you basic browser compatibility. I’ll stick with LinkedIn, thank you.

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