Outsourced Social Networking: It’s Just Like Regular Social Networking!

Last year, two New Jersey teenagers were complaining about how overpriced the school yearbook was. Rather than forgetting it 25 minutes later, these young go-getters decided to boost their college resumes and create their own social network! Ta da!

Catherine and Simon Cook, of Stillman, N.J., created myYearbook.com. Well, they didn’t “create” it so much as have their older brother invest a cool 250k and hire programmers in India to make the Myspace- and Facebook-like site. (But, actually, that’s even more impressive. No programming work to do themselves!)

So what makes this different from any other social networking site? The Inquirer sat in on a meeting of the site’s employees, where they discussed ideas, including a “social safety” card that will certify that a student is enrolled in a certain school. (One possible slogan for such a card is: “Get independence and smell great!” Naturally.)

Body odor aside, if you haven’t heard of myYearbook, you should check it out. (Especially if you like social networking site 9/11 memorials.) I mean, look at the members featured on the front page:

Three blurry photos of girls trying to look cute, and a profile created for a a video game character. Fits right in!

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