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Canada:Social network launched for girls; boys banned

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London, Dec 18: A social networking website- Luluvsive.com has been launched by a 30-year-old Canadian woman exclusively for females.

The website went live on Dec 17 and has been described as "Sex And The City marries Facebook".

According to The Daily Mail report, the site Luluvise.com bans males from joining. Interestingly, more than 500 men sent their emails to get access to the site but instead received an email reading- "Hey Dude, you're a dude."

"Luluvise uses Facebook to make registration easier. We do not post to walls or make Luluvise information public anywhere or to other Facebook users," said creator Alexandra Chong.

Meanwhile, the site has around 1,000 users in 69 countries.
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The Daily Mail report however, said that men can also access the site but they need to set up a fake Facebook profile as a woman and make friends with themselves on that social network.

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