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Wiliam Shatner launches social network. Siriusly

William Shatner
Star Trek's William Shatner … boldly building his own social network online. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

The internet. The final frontier. To boldly go where no one with a little too much time on their hands in the office has gone before. Yes, it can only be one thing – William Shatner's sci-fi social networking site, myouterspace.com. Get it? "Welcome citizens of the Myouterspace United Planets," says Shatner. Planets? Oh yes. As well as the one you're reading this from, there's Creatia, Triton, Sirius and, well, lots of others too, and starships such as Republic, Aurora and Nautilus. No Battlestars, alas – probably a rights thing – and no base ships either, thank goodness. The site also has a serious side, hoping to give people a leg-up into the sci-fi creative industry. "Register now on the planet that hosts your talents," says Shatner in a "message from the admiral". Monkey can vouch for that. We registered on the wrong one and our phone bill went through the roof.

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