In the everyone's doing it so we'll do it too category - we don't have one but we'll pretend - is this latest entry into the world of social networking. http://www.auctioncities.com announced this week that it has launched its new service to the world.

The World’s Only Member Owned Online Auction Community
Get your free private labeled auction site today.

While I don't think MySpace is particularly elegant it's hard to argue with success. This site, on the other hand, makes one wonder if the bubble era is indeed back. There is no pretense at designing something that is compelling to use. The site's user interface is poorly done. Where did it come from?