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		<title>SmutVibes is social networking minus censorship</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kingston, Jamaica based Vibesnetwork officially launched today its newest online social networking service &#8211; Smutvibes. (Warning: this site is full of very naked people.) VibesNetwork CEO and President Delroy Frazer says that Smutvibes will give many adult users what they want out of a social networking service, a place to have uncensored conversations about sex, and will create a separate space for those conversations outside of teen-filled social networking sites elsewhere. This system has got all the bells and whistles you&#8217;d expect from a social networking service, VOIP excluded perhaps. Photo upload, private chat, blogs, commenting and more. There&#8217;s also an events board that looks like its getting good use. I&#8217;ve already tested out all the features with photos of myself under a pseudonym and I&#8217;ve met a lot of really great people. Just kidding. The real pull is likely to be the fact that explicit photos aren&#8217;t pulled &#8211; they&#8217;re encouraged. The system&#8217;s familiarity and censorship free policy could really appeal to a portion of MySpace&#8217;s now 75 million users. How will teens be kept safe from SmutVibes? Laughably perhaps, registration is not allowed for those who provide a birth date indicating that they are less than 18 years old. Hmmm&#8230;don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s going to be enough. Membership is free and I can imagine ad revenue is a real possibility. See also the company&#8217;s partner site, Christianvibes.com.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.smutvibes.com"></a>The Kingston, Jamaica based <a href="http://vibesnetwork.com">Vibesnetwork</a> officially launched today its newest online social networking service &#8211; <a href="http://smutvibes.com">Smutvibes</a>. (Warning: this site is full of very naked people.)  VibesNetwork CEO and President Delroy Frazer says that Smutvibes will give many adult users what they want out of a social networking service, a place to have uncensored conversations about sex, and will create a separate space for those conversations outside of teen-filled social networking sites elsewhere.</p>
<p>This system has got all the bells and whistles you&#8217;d expect from a social networking service, VOIP excluded perhaps. Photo upload, private chat, blogs, commenting and more.  There&#8217;s also an events board that looks like its getting good use.  I&#8217;ve already tested out all the features with photos of myself under a pseudonym and I&#8217;ve met a lot of really great people.  Just kidding.</p>
<p>The real pull is likely to be the fact that explicit photos aren&#8217;t pulled &#8211; they&#8217;re encouraged.  The system&#8217;s familiarity and censorship free policy could really appeal to a portion of <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/06/13/myspace-the-27-billion-pound-gorilla/">MySpace&#8217;s now 75 million users</a>.</p>
<p>How will teens be kept safe from SmutVibes?  Laughably perhaps, registration is not allowed for those who provide a birth date indicating that they are less than 18 years old. Hmmm&#8230;don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s going to be enough.</p>
<p>Membership is free and I can imagine ad revenue is a real possibility.  See also the company&#8217;s partner site, <a href="http://christianvibes.com">Christianvibes.com</a>.</p>
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