Comments on: MySpace Looks to Close Some Space

By: Professional MySpace Design

Professional MySpace Design — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:36:32 +0000

I use MySpace on a daily basis, the same as a few other social networking sites. Although, my business is geared towards MySpace design, I have personal accounts that I use to keep in touch with friends and family. Facebook, its largest rival is a monotony of application requests and poking.

By: Elidet

Elidet — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:14:54 +0000

As Ben Curnett points out, they should really focus on the music market. They have gone too wide in who they are marketing to, adding comedians, tv shows, fashion, etc. They have their cash cow right there, but they have spread themselves too thin. Elidet's last blog post..Now is not the time to stop advertising

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:16:48 +0000

MySpace was the first social network site I ever used and is now the one I use the least. I guess that pretty much sums it up for me. Alan's last blog post..New short story published at The Oddville Press

By: bencurnett

bencurnett — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:46:57 +0000

haven’t been there in a long, long time, but myspace should embrace the market they’ve been assigned by their tribe. After all, you’re not who you say you are- you’re who your customers say you are, correct?

So they have a choice: myspace can be the social music stop, or the 15 year old kid hangout.

There are all sorts of problems attached to the latter. If you don’t commit to solving them, they’ll just plague you as a social space (as evidenced).

Why shouldn’t myspace accept themselves as *the* stop in social spheres for music of all stripes, *the* place to interact w/ musicians, and *the* linkedin for musicians? If they really work to enhance the experience for those users, who says they can’t be that? They’ve only damaged their reputation by fighting the fact that they’ve been given a niche.

And they’re already at least part of the way there.

bencurnett’s last blog post..The Symbiosis of Social and Mobile

By: Laura A

Laura A — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:02:47 +0000

Unfortunately, I never really latched onto MySpace. Facebook was just cleaner, less annoying, and more user friendly. There was always a sense of MySpace being a giant cesspool of 15 year olds and creepy 40 somethings looking for 15 year olds. MySpace could never and will never shake that image – there have been far too many horror stories about MySpace stalking, etc.

The only thing I do use MySpace for is to look up obscure, up and coming bands … that is frankly the only thing MySpace is good for, anymore. I feel sorry for everyone that has or is about to loose their jobs – but hey, looks like Facebook and Twitter may take you!