Clubhouse : the new star social network !

But What is Clubhouse ?

It’s a social network that allows you to observe live conversations. In the app, you can wander through different virtual chat rooms. The main appeal is the possibility of encountering world-famous figures: you might run into Oprah Winfrey, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg …

On Clubhouse, you won’t find posts, messages, photos, videos, and you won’t find hashtags either… on this social network, everything is based on voice.

You can also create your own chat room and choose to make it public or private. There’s also an “explore” button that offers you a selection of rooms classified by theme: humor, travel, politics, science… each room can accommodate 5000 people at the same time.

Once you’ve finally entered a chat room, you can listen to the speakers debate on a topic. And if you want to speak, you just need to raise your hand. An administrator can then choose to give you the floor.

Today, the app is still in its early stages. The social network is very young and early users reported spending dozens of hours on it. The success of this social network can also be explained by the global pandemic, as more and more people want to use their voice to communicate. We can finally exchange freely with people through oral discussions on topics that interest you.

Clubhouse: An Elitist Social Network ?

Indeed, the social network may seem a bit elitist. First of all, the app is currently only available on iOS for iPhones. But you also need to be invited to join the closed circle. Access is currently only possible through sponsorship by an already registered user. Each user receives two invitations to distribute to their circle.

In reality, the app doesn’t want to be elitist : it’s currently only in beta version (meaning in a testing period) and the invitation system allows the social network to contain the flow of new users to avoid overloading the servers. This could spoil the experience for the app’s members.

Indeed, the app already has 1.5 million users worldwide (not counting China, which has just banned the app).

As mentioned earlier, the success of the app is partly due to the current health context. Users, isolated at home, can finally find a warm place to exchange on various subjects.

However, not all topics are accessible to the general public and some require knowledge that not everyone has.

How to Get an Invitation to the Clubhouse App ?

Once you receive your invitation: the application will ask for a phone number as well as your real first and last name. This is actually one of the strengths of this social network: not offering pseudonyms to its users. It’s undeniably a first filter against trolls and hateful comments.

Finally, you’ll be able to choose different themes and topics that interest you, so that the application can recommend chat rooms more suited to your interests.

However, the advice would be to have a good command of English: most conferences are in Shakespeare’s language.

French conferences are mostly entrepreneurs coming to promote their ideas, rather than focusing on exchange and sharing: which is the very essence of the application.

Conclusion