Steve Jobs was a no-show at Apple's annual shareholder's meeting today. The Apple co-founder and CEO is on a five-month medical leave due to end in June, so his absence wasn't a big surprise. It's believed to be the first time as CEO Jobs hasn't attended a shareholder's meeting.

Apple execs consistently kept to their well-worn, detail-lite, script in answering questions about Jobs' health, according to Reuters. They also declined to comment on whether the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating how Apple handled the release of information related to Jobs' health --  i.e. sparingly!

When he announced his leave in January, Jobs also handed over day-to-day operations to chief operating officer Tim Cook. "Nothing has changed" since that announcement, co-lead director Arthur Levinson, was quoted by Reuters.

There was at least one, quasi-spontaneous moment. In recognition of Jobs' 54th birthday yesterday, shareholders joined in a sing-along of Happy Birthday.

Despite our collective economic woes a Web site that caters to the rich seems to be doing quite well. Traffic at Affluence.org grew to over 80,000 unique visitors in January, according to analytics at Compete.com; a nice spike from its launch in September.

Affluence touts beating out other players in the “elite social networking space” including asmallworld.net, Spire.com and DiamondLounge.com. I’ve never heard of any of these sites, probably because, at least in the case of Affluence.org, I just barely (insert heavy sarcasm), qualify to join.

Affluence said its site is for individuals who make $300,000 a year or have a household net worth of over $3 million and those figures have to be verified to be accepted for membership.

“Being able to locate charitable events, utilizing our concierge services, and networking with other individuals with similar incomes have proven to be exciting and rewarding for our unique clientele,” said company CEO Scott Mitchell, in a release.

And if the Bernie Madoff scandal cost Affluence any members, Mitchell is still bullish. “Becoming the largest network of our kind is not only an indication of our early success but also of the viability and scalability of this market,” he said.

So if you dodged Madoff, weathered the housing crisis and stock market fall and still make a healthy six-figure income, head over to Affluence.org where you’ll be able to “attend the most exclusive parties and events in the world” and “Receive priority access to the world’s most exclusive nightclubs, hotels, and restaurants.”

And best of all (it is a social network after all), you’ll be able to “Find other millionaires, billionaires, and socially elite people to network with.”

Finally! No more mixing with the MySpace masses or fending off friends on Facebook. That alone warrants Affluence’s .org designation along with other .org sites “trying to make the world a better place.”

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the press room with Craig Newmark, the ‘Craig’ of Craigslist, who’s prepping for his talk here at the User Generated Content Conference and Expo. He’s chatting with a few reporters and Evan Forster of TuffBreak who will be introducing him. No CEO title for him, Newmark is careful to note, his title is Customer Service Rep and founder. The site’s CEO is Jim Buckmaster.

It was a busy morning for Newmark who drove down from San Francisco to speak at the event after checking his many bird feeders. Newmark’s a big Kindle fan and said he already ordered the new model announced today. “I’ve already read 44 books on the Kindle so it’s paid for itself,” he said. Last book read, The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly.

Someone asks if she can connect with him on LinkedIn. “You can,” says Newmark in his distinctive, well-modulated voice. “But I don’t use LinkedIn much and I probably forgot my password. I’m not a good networker.”

In his talk, Newmark said he grew up a classic nerd, complete with pocket protector and the issues of social skills.

So what helped drive the creation and growth of Craigslist? “You grow up and feel what it’s like to be left out,” said Newmark. “That very much informs what Craigslist is. The thing about the Internet is it’s about inclusion. No one should be left out, it’s he biggest tent possible.”