New Social Networking Site for Grownups

In these days when Orkut and Facebook are ruling the online social networking scene, a group of people have come together to form iYomu .

This month-old international social networking site claims to target those who feel they are too old for Orkut or Facebook. It was started by David Wolf-Rooney and Frances Valintine with a view to creating a platform for grownups in the sphere of social networking.

iYomu users can enjoy a "vault" with 1 GB of free online storage for documents, photos, videos, e-mail and music. Users have the option of buying additional storage space in their vault. iYomu promises users privacy in terms of their saved content.

"iYomu stands for I, You, Me and Us, suggesting the type of relationships people can form using iYomu . The name is designed to appeal to people internationally in any market or language," said co-founder David Wolf-Rooney.

As part of its promotion, iYomu recently announced that it will ask its online community to choose one member to receive $1 million in the iYomu.com Challenge. After completing a series of puzzles and tasks to earn points, three finalists from anywhere in the world will explain why they should receive $1 million and how it will change their lives.

The ultimate decision will be made by online voting in the iYomu community. The iYomu.com Challenge began on August 13, and points can be accumulated until December 31.