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"No doubt following in the footsteps of their US counterpart Facebook, Aussie university network StudentFace just opened up to everyone - if you didn't get a chance to test it last time, you can today.  The new global network allows student members to connect to non-students, which might widen their appeal, but could also turn them into yet another undifferentiated social network.  Since they haven't even built up critical mass with the colleges yet, it may be too early to open up to everyone else.\nThey've also announced new features today.  First off, there's a new mass uploader for photos, although annoyingly this seems to be implemented in Java (for some reason Java is guaranteed to crash my browser).  Secondly, they've added video.  Just like the video offering from Bebo, you can either insert URLs from YouTube, or upload clips using VideoEgg, a service that seems to be appearing on virtually every social network these days.\nAs I've said in the past, I don't think StudentFace has what it takes to gain traction - either in Australia or worldwide.  They need to gain critical mass in one university, then build out, as Facebook did - I don't see that strategy in place.  Other Facebook alternatives like USpot, Phatcouch and CommonRoom, and national versions like Unilife (Italy) and Univillage (UK) might also struggle.\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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