What is the Clubhouse app and why is it suddenly popular everywhere?
Clubhouse is an invite-only social networking app for iOS and Android that allows users to engage in audio chat rooms with up to 5,000 individuals. Live talks are held on the audio-only app, and users can engage by speaking and listening.
Paul Davison and Rohan Seth of Alpha Exploration Co. originally presented the app on iOS in March 2020, followed by a beta launch for Android in May 2021. Clubhouse has stated that it would continue to be invite-only in order for their staff to be able to monitor the expansion of their user base while also developing the app to support a bigger audience. Clubhouse intends to open its doors to the general public in the future launch the full Android version in 2021.
Clubhouse is a social networking software built on audio-chat that is part talkback radio, part conference call, and part Houseparty. Users can listen in on talks, interviews, and discussions between intriguing people on a variety of topics — it’s similar to listening to a podcast, but live and with a degree of exclusivity added.
The clubhouse is exclusively open to those who have been invited. You can’t just download it and sign up for an account on the app store. You must be invited to join by an existing member, just like in a real-life country or yacht club. Elitism in the real world, but virtualized.
