• September 24, 2008

NYTimes.com on Tuesday announced the public beta launch of TimesPeople, an opt-in social network that connects The Times's audience through shared interests in news and information.

Members of the TimesPeople network can share recommendations and comments, and view the public activities of other members. Members can also share ratings and reviews of movies, shows, restaurants and hotels.

TimesPeople activities are visible to members in a toolbar at the top of most NYTimes.com pages. Members also have profile pages, which display their public actions and the public actions of other network members, and list their followers.--Gavin O'Malley