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{{Infobox Website
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|name=Late Night Shots
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|owner=[[LNS Media]]
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'''Late Night Shots''' is an exclusive, invite-only [[social networking website]] based in [[Washington DC]].  The site was created by Reed Landry and Neel Patel in 2006 and currently boasts over 20,000 members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pamelaspunch.com/late-night-shots-and-buyyourfriendadrink-partnership/|accessdate=2008-07-31|title=Late Night Shots and BuyYourFriendADrink Partner Together|author=Pamela Sorensen}}</ref> Its features include a series of [[message boards|message board]], member profile pages and a "Spotter" through which members are encouraged to report spotting other members at various DC hot spots. Although Late Night Shots remains focused on Washington DC, other sites have been created for [[Charlottesville]], [[New York City]], [[Atlanta]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Charlotte]] and [[Dallas]].

==Criticism==
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In July 2007 the ''[[Washington City Paper]]'' published an expose about Late Night Shots and the associated scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=2008|accessdate=2007-07-12|title=Members Only|author=Angela Valdez}}</ref> Late Night Shots members reacted angrily in a series of comments on the ''Washington City Paper'' website, calling into question writer [[Angela Valdez|Angela Valdez's]] journalistic integrity and credentials. The accuracy of the ''City Paper'' article remains in dispute. Valdez later left the ''Washington City Paper'' amid its chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in October, 2008.

Founder Reed Landry has faced extremely harsh criticism regarding the organization of the LNS New Years Eve party at the [National Building Museum]. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/profile/new-years-eve-at-the-national-building-museum,1159576/reader-reviews.html]

==Television==
In September 2008 filming for a [[Reality television|reality show]] based on [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown's]]
elite social scene called ''[[Blonde Charity Mafia]]'' began.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/20/AR2008082003774.html|accessdate=2008-08-20|title=D.C.'s a Party Town? On Lifetime, It Is.|author=Lisa de Moraes}}</ref> The show is stated to air on the [[CW]] on July 7, 2009 with an order of 6 episodes spanning 5 weeks. Casting calls for show characters were open only to Late Night Shots members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbandjtv.com/pbandjtv/Be%20on%20TV.html|title=Are you the next Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari or Brody Jenner?}}</ref>, and was narrowed down to [[Katherine Kennedy]], [[Krista Johnson]], and [[Sophie Pyle]]. Late Night Shots will be prominently featured on ''BCM''.{{Citation needed| date=May 2009}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.latenightshots.com Late Night Shots]

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[[Category:Web 2.0]]