Mashable reports that MySpace France came out of beta testing yesterday: "The significance of MySpace France is that it competes against Skyblog, the undisputed champion of the French blogging scene. Skyblog is owned by French radio station Skyrock, and has its own plans to expand across Europe and even launch a US version. The question is whether MySpace, which had 1.3 million uniques in France in November compared to 7 million unique visitors to Skyblog, can make any progress there."
TechCrunch asks whether older people really need their own set of web 2.0 sites, as another site for over 50s - a search engine called Cranky - launches.
Mashable reports the beginnings of a fashion-based social network called Shoutfit: "Users can upload images to create an “online closet” of the clothes they own, start a trend (a group of outfits on the same theme) and build a network of fashionable friends. You can also create a profile page with an About Me section, a list of your favorite designers, your favorite stores, your favorite colors, a wishlist and polls." It's currently in closed beta testing.
Webomatica reports the fairly unsurprising news that YouTube is now receiving more traffic than MySpace.