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		<title>Chictopia Takes On Sugar Inc With &#8220;Everybody is Ugly&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Kincaid</dc:creator>
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Chictopia, a social network focused on fashion, has launched a new online publishing network dubbed &#8220;Everybody is Ugly&#8221; that aims to take on Sugar Inc&#8217;s empire.  The network features a number of online magazines directed towards various demographics, including Male Ugly (for men), Coed Ugly (college students), and Brit Ugly (for Europeans).
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<p><a href="http://www.chictopia.com">Chictopia</a>, a social network focused on fashion, has launched a new online publishing network dubbed &#8220;<a href="http://www.chictopia.com/user/blog/EverybodyIsUgly">Everybody is Ugly</a>&#8221; that aims to take on <a href="http://sugarinc.com/">Sugar Inc&#8217;s</a> empire.  The network features a number of online magazines directed towards various demographics, including <a href="http://www.chictopia.com/user/blog/MaleUgly">Male Ugly</a> (for men), <a href="http://www.chictopia.com/user/blog/CoedUgly">Coed Ugly</a> (college students), and <a href="http://www.chictopia.com/user/blog/BritUgly">Brit Ugly</a> (for Europeans).</p>
<p>The company says that each blog will be edited by experienced fashion writers who will also be accessible through Chictopia&#8217;s social network.  Because each writer&#8217;s profile will be made public, readers should be able to selectively choose the articles that correspond best to their styles &#8211; something that can be hard to do with the faceless authors found in fashion magazines.</p>
<p>Chictopia&#8217;s flagship social networking site, which launched two months ago, allows users to upload their style photos and browse through outfits their peers have shared.  There are a number of similar fashion sites on the web, including <a href="http://stylemob.com/">StyleMob</a>, <a href="http://www.shareyourlook.com">ShareYourLook</a>, and <a href="http://www.mystylediary.com">MyStyleDiary</a>. </p>
<p>The new blogs may be enough to separate Chictopia from these relatively small networks, but the company may be in for a rude (and dare I say, ugly) awakening when it faces off with Sugar Inc, which has over 8 million unique visitors across its blog network every month.  </p>
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