articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 lyro web address http www.lyro.com commercial yes type of site social network service launched april 2007 current status active lyro is a business oriented social networking site founded in february 2007 and launched in april 2007 1 is a web destination for professional networking . it is a business based alternative to other networking websites which lets users establish an online identity tailored to the customer s needs . 2 contents 1 company information 2 features 3 sites with comparable features 4 see also 5 references 6 external links company information edit lyro s ceo and founder was lief larson . features edit the purpose of the site is to allow registered users to broadcast their professional identity on the internet . lyro uses a digital business card format to store and display user contact information . 3 sites with comparable features edit various websites such as careerbuilder.com yahoo hotjobs and monster.com specialize in job search . reputation systems are increasingly common across the web . ryze was one of the earliest online social networking sites to offer online business networking but more recently business oriented social networks such as linkedin facilitate professional networking to one degree or another either as native features or via third party software application widgets . many of the specific lyro features such as adding contacts and private messaging are common web features . see also edit social network business network social software list of social networking websites references edit lyro what s the worth of an online business card . mit convergence culture . 2007 04 08 . retrieved 2008 04 10 . lyro dmnews time blog business cards go digital external links edit lyro web site currently website is not functional the lyro corporate blog discusses lyro related interests . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lyro & oldid 575286919 categories community websitescompanies based in minnesotainternet properties established in 2007professional networkshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 october 2013 at 13 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view