Friendster When Friendster Wasn't Cool

The most painful part of waking up old is that you don't understand "cool" anymore. No, they don't say "cool," they say another kind of "krunked up" nonsense that will collapse society. Plucking a rudely monochromatic follicle from your scalp, the twang of its exodus isn't quite loud enough to drown out the latest buzzword: myYearbook.com. And you're all: "what happened to MySpace?" The answer is that nothing happened to it. It's still there, still gaining membership, and still very, umcool. But some, like Robert Young, are Tolly Ho, I might interject). Like all thingscoolit has an expiration date, and Young thinks he's found a successor. spike in traffic last November, earning itself a spot on Alexa's top 5 fastest growing sites. Among the unique features are what you'd expect from a yearbook staff--voting for best butt and such-but users can also bully, flirt, or secretly admire someone; get a locker, share music and homework; and check to see if a classmate lives nearby with similar interests. Young believes the advantage (and staying power) myYearbook will have over MySpace and college social site not participating in an online community. The kids are going to get together somewhere, continually redefining "cool." If fear of sexual predation on MySpace drives more parental crackdowns while coolness declines, myYearbook.com could indeed be the next space they file into--as long its own coolness doesn't wear off too. Tag: | document.write("Email Murdok here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") Yahoo My Web