Welcome to the Actors Metropolis!

Actors Metropolis is the premier social network for professional actors. Now offering free web space with blogs, unlimited photos, video uploads, groups, message center, calendars, forums, and more!

It's FREE to join and there are NO monthly fees. You can build business and personal connections by uploading headshots, demo reels, portfolios and easily link to your online resumes, current websites and much, much more.

The steps are easy. First, sign up and create your profile. Then, apply to join any of the existing network groups or create your own. Inside each of the existing network groups there are group blogs, photos, videos, calendars and forums to connect with other members in the group.

Here are some of the features you can enjoy with your personal web space at the Actors Metropolis:

Extensible Profile
Every member has a basic personal profile. The profile can include information like user likes and dislikes or their favorite music, movies, and television shows. The profile can also include completely custom fields set by the network.

Blogging
Every member gets their own online journal, or 'blog', where they can post their thoughts, comments, and stories. Blog posts are made using a WYSIWYG editor and can include embedded photos and videos.

Photo Gallery
Members can upload an unlimited number of photos to their site. Members can create any number of albums to store their photos and can create Flash slideshows using photos from their gallery to share in their blog or on other sites.

Customized Look & Feel
The look, feel, and content of the network landing page, including the network toolbar on all sites, can be completely customized and styled. Each piece of content is a module which can be moved, added, or removed from the site. Style is completely CSS driven and can be customized to the pixel.

Integrated Search
Beyond simple browsing, users can also search for specific content or members using built in search functionality.

Video Gallery
Members can upload videos in almost any format using an album system just like their photo gallery. Videos are converted to the Flash FLV format and played through a Flash video player.

Comments, Rating & Tagging
Members can post comments to blog posts, photos, videos, or other users. Members can also tag and rate content, allowing users to quickly categorize and rank all the content on a network.

Privacy & Security
Members can set their blog posts, photos, videos, and entire site to be viewable only by friends or only to themselves. Members can moderate comments and tags posted by others on their sites and content.

Aggregation Pages
These pages allow members to quickly browse content from across the network. They include all of the photos, videos, blog posts, and users that are part of the network.

PLUS...... 

UNLIMITED INTERACTION with other members including the following services:

Message Board
Every group comes with a standard message board that includes many of the features found in complex message board systems. Group owners are able to create multiple messages boards for their group. Owners and Moderators are able to set topics to stick and group members are able to create their own topics and posts.

Moderators
Group Owners can assign moderators to help control the shared content of a group. Group moderators can remove forum posts, blogs, photos, videos, and events as well as have added permissions to post content themselves.

Private Messages
Members are able to send private messages to one another using the built in messaging feature. Messages use the same WYSIWYG editor used in the blog posts and can include photos and videos

Content Management
Members can also send out messages to multiple users at once. Broadcasts can be sent to all of a member's friends, a particular group of friends, or simply several friends at once.

Shared Media
Group members can post blogs, photos, videos, and events to shared blogs, galleries, and calendars. Permissions can be set the Group Owner as well as any assigned Group Moderators.

Permissions
Group Owners can set their groups to be open and viewable to the public. Groups can also be set to invite only or to have the Group Owner and Moderators approve members before they become part of the group.

Broadcasts
Members can also send out messages to multiple users at once. Broadcasts can be sent to all of a member's friends, a particular group of friends, or simply several friends at once.

My Hub
The Hub allows users to quickly have access to activity and content associated with them on the network. They can see the latest activity from their friends and groups, latest messages and comments, or read the latest headlines from their favorite RSS feeds.

Customization
Members can completely customize their site's look and feel, choose from templates or set their own colors and backgrounds. Members can set permissions and other settings easily with their control panel.

Unleash your creativity in an enviornment of people with similar interests and promote and educate yourself at the same time. Knowledge is power and we want to welcome you to the city!

ENJOY!