“It’s sort of a cross between Facebook, a blog and Squidoo.”
– Seth Godin

In anticipation of the October launch of his new book, Tribes, master marketer Seth Godin created Triiibes, an invitation-only community this summer.   Those receiving an invitation were required to pre-purchase the book to gain access to the online community of marketers, which is created on the Ning platform.

Although there was much anticipation that Triiibes would be opened to additional members when the book launched last week, it appears the Tribe has spoken and decided to keep it private.   A new message has appeared on the Triiibes login screen stating:

This network is by invitation for the foreseeable future. If you were advised that we’d be opening it one day, it seems as though we won’t… the triiibe voted to keep it closed for now. I’m sorry. If you have an invitation, click the link in the email to join.

Since we have had inquiries about how to join Triiibes, we decided to provide a little insight to what lies behind the Triiibes walls.

What the Tribe does on Triiibes

Inspire. Illuminate.  Innovate.

Triiibes members can set up a personal Triiibes Page with an image, photos, URL, extra text, third-party widgets and personal information which includes answering various questions like “Do you lead a tribe? Tell us about who you lead?”

Triiibes members can also review their latest activity, check in on Triiibes friends, access Triiibes groups, and check out the Triiibes job board.   As of this post, there are 3694 Triiibes members.

What’s Next on Triiibes?

We check in on Triiibes each day and will post an update if membership opens again.

In the mean time, check out the Tribes book – it is short and a good read and here’s a video of the Triiibe – by my count, I’m in the 70′s.

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