For Teens, MySpace.com Is Just So Last Year

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When it became all the rage to have a MySpace page, Luly Larios joined the social networking Web site.

She rarely posts on her MySpace page, though. Instead, the high school sophomore logs on to Bebo.com, a site for high school and college students. The interface is simple, the graphics are better, and she finds more of her friends from school there.

"I'm computer illiterate," Larios said. "The easier it is to work the better."

Losing Appeal

MySpace recently eclipsed more traditional Web sites to become one of the Top 10 Internet destinations. The site has also raised concerns about user safety, thanks to several widely publicized incidents of cyberstalking.

However, the biggest social-networking spot may not stay on top for long. Teens like Larios are increasingly finding other social networks that meet their needs -- and that aren't as well known to their parents.

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