Cyworld USA acting like Brigadoon

Cyworld USA was up and you sign up for the beta. But now its closed. You can see their page at http://us.cyworld.com/Mashable* » Cyworld US Launches - Will It Topple MySpace? The discussion notes that it has a huge potential to make money, but Mashable speculates that it will target a demographic younger than MySpace or Facebook. As I noted about Cyworld when I saw a demo at their headquarters in South Korea, they charge for everything--that is any of customization. You can't make or upload your own avatars or backgrounds. No, you must pay. It could gain a big mind hold with young and possibly with groups like seniors or stay-at-home moms. Here is another post about from Sunday Apr. 3, 2006 that shows a screengrab: http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008926.html

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