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Broaden your horizons and connect with people all over the world or pursue close contacts with people who live in your area. In other words, become a member of the “TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award”winning Zorpia network and start linking with other Zorpians.
Zorpia offers a good selection of networking features, but other features require a modest fee. Zorpia offers an impressive music section but lacks some extras that the #1 and #3 services offer. However, we were impressed by Zorpia’s ease of use and how quickly they removed some sexually explicit photos we found on their site.
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Networking Features:
Click on Last Updated, Men Online, Women Online, United States Zorpians, New Zorpians and Zorpians in your area to see who’s online. Choose “detailed view” to send a message and a friend invite or click on the member’s name or photo to link to their profile page; then you can post comments.
Make it easy for people to get to know you through your profile page with your name, gender, country/state, occupation, likes and dislikes. Personalize you profile with customized skins, photo albums and music.
You can purchase an inexpensive Royal Membership for extra networking options such as an ad–free profile, extra profile design features and unlimited messaging. The membership costs $8.95 for 3 months, $13.95 for 6 months and $17.95 for 12 months.
Extra Features:
Browse through music genres such as rock, hip hop, pop, alternative and country or find your favorite artist with the search function. Locate an artist and access their profile page. You can read the artist’s bio listen to their music, post comments and download their music to your profile page. Zorpia does not have a video section or other extra features like games, music videos, classifieds, events or online safety tips.
Groups:
Zorpia offers a limited number of groups such as Romance & Relationships, Games, Entertainment & Arts, Sports & Recreations, Hobbies & Crafts and Cultures & Community.
Monitored Content/Security:
Zorpia’s Terms of Service agreement strictly prohibits content such as offensive language, threats and sexually explicit photos; however, some unsavory content slips through their radar from time to time, so they provide an email address to report violations. They also have a group forum to report explicit content.
We found sexually explicit photos by browsing in the Entertainment & Arts group, so we reported it to their support center and they removed the photos within 24 hours.
Ease of Use:
All you need to join is a username, first and last name and email address. To activate your account, click on the link in your confirmation email and your ready to create your profile and search for friends.
Zorpia has a permanent menu toolbar on each page and extra links on individual pages including member’s profiles, which make it easy to navigate.
Help/Support:
They have a long list of FAQs and three different email contacts for suggestions, reporting obscene material and customer support.
Summary:
Zorpia has a good selection of networking features such as customizing your profile and searching for members with specific criteria. They charge a fee for some networking features that other sites offer for free. They have an impressive music section, but few other extras. They make a good effort to monitor their content and the site is easy to use.
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