eikichi

April 12, 2011 at 9:34pm

MySpace was a fad, just as I believe FaceBook is a fad.  I had a MySpace page, deleted it a few years ago and never fealt the need to make a FaceBook page. I really no longer see the point, but then again I'm also married now and not looking for dates...

The only way that a site like MySpace or FaceBook would be successful is by being the biggest.  Who wants to manage accounts on several different similar social websites to comunicate with friends who are spread out across multiple sites?

As soon as any other site starts to gain traction and attract users the shift of power will start again.  Be it diaspora or something else, the cycle will continue.

What I really can't wait to see is the first company to get burned by having a social following.  When having a social following in such a fickle and un-controllable format becomes a liability for large corporations just watch as they all jump out of the pool.  Nothing is more obnoxious to me than having respectable companies beg me to "become a fan" on their corporate FaceBook page.  Is being a corporate shill the new fad?

D00dlavy

April 12, 2011 at 9:18pm

I lost my virginity to a man on MySpace.  It will always hold a special place inside of me.

ShyLinuxGuy

April 12, 2011 at 8:06pm

I remember when everyone had to have a Myspace. I had one, too. Then, I switched to Facebook. Then, I figured how Facebook (and social networking in general) was a WOT. Don't know why I signed up for one, I had friend requests from people 20 or 30 miles away that I didn't even know, and the people I did know didn't prove to me that it was worthwhile to use. Add the fact that you waive your rights to privacy using FB, and I am a private dude by nature, not that I have anything to hide. I don't like the fact that companies capitalize on content within someone's page.

Was thinking for a while about Twitter, my gf is begging me, but that's a WOT too...oh, I picked my fork up to eat my first bite of spaghetti...I set my fork down...I grabbed my glass of water...I am now taking a sip...I now have discovered I have to take a piss...(pass on to 5000 people)

Facebook, in about five to ten years, will be pushed to the side, either because something better will come out (count on it), or because people will come to terms that Facebook isn't all that.

nHeroGo

April 12, 2011 at 4:49pm

You have to dim a lot of lights to save $200M in expenses. 

Does MySpace have a FaceBook-page? Just an idea to "amp up their social" as the hip people say.

I just noticed that this articla can be shared using the "share button" and clicking on MySpace. Salty.

hammeredtoast

April 12, 2011 at 4:15pm

I have never used Myspace, and I've only known one woman who ever has. I know they had a great 2008, apparently, but honestly, from my perspective, they've never been a major player. They were never part of my world.

 

They were never huge in Canada. We had alternatives.

 

To be fair, I think Myspace is a good name. It is, period. The problem is, is that we associate it with the cluster-**** that it was in the mid-2000's.

 

They either need to re-brand the site entirely, or auction the name off for a pretty large penny.

 

Then again, I'm not sure what my ill-informed opinion matters.

Andacious

April 12, 2011 at 3:37pm

As far as I see it, myspace was just a temporary placeholder used only because there was no good alternative. The birth of facebook and many other social networking sites filled the void that myspace couldn't fill (ie. security, ease of use, quality of content...). What killed myspace for me (I rarely used it to begin with...) was the utter insanity that came from custom html pages. My favorite thing about myspace was/is the Music pages, they are great for new bands seeking someplace to show off their talents.