MySpace Is Like, So Last Week Already
from the over-it dept
Is the tide turning for MySpace? Like all social-networking sites, its biggest risk was that it would be little more than the latest blip on fickle surfers' online radar, like so many of its predecessors. It looks like the tide might be turning for MySpace, with a growing number of stories saying it's not cool any more, and plenty of papers looking to pile on, and talk up MySpace's myriad competitors. It's similar to how they all fell in line with the "dangers of MySpace" stories, but really, this cycle shouldn't be surprising to anybody that remembers Friendster, Orkut or any of the other hot new social-networking sites that came before. But, if MySpace is on the downslope, there may be some hope that these things are just cyclical -- just witness the recent resurgence of Friendster. One final question -- if MySpace takes a nosedive, does it still mean Rupert Murdoch gets the internet?Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Yeah no way
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Depends what segment...
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the downfall of MySpace?
I for one do not fit into MySpaces perceived demographics (I am a 40 year old guy) and I have personally found it the most effective way to keep up with long distance friends as well as re-connecting with people I have known through the years. Plus the networking possibilities are great as well.
Just because any business can't continue growing at the rate they were growing at in their heyday doesn't mean its no longer relevant.
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MySpace Get Over It
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Now they have broadband accounts, but they still need a place where they can post about how cool they are and show that they have 100 "friends" (that they have never spoken to in real life).
When Kevin Federline has an account on your service, where is posting his latest "hit", you have definitely jumped the shark.
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Re: MySpace Get Over It
Are you kidding me? Maybe businesses should relocate brick and mortar locations because one pedophile hit on a kid on their street. I think they should all abandon the internet since everyone knows the internet is the method most used by the kiddie-porn peddlers. Perhaps we should all give up email since its a method pedophiles have of communicating with their victims. Pedophiles also enjoy malls, Disneyland, and Chuck E. Cheese's, so let's all abandon those too.
What we don't need is alarmist rhetoric like yours!
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If its on its way...
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There are some people on there making a killing off of spam profiles though. They simply find a picture of a cute girl to put on there, put some cheesy info there about how they love sex and want to hook up with guys real soon, add a link that says "click here to see my other profile with my nude pics" and then that URL redirect to some dating website with a promo code (hence the get kickbacks for driving traffic to that site), and then just send out firend requests to every guy on there from the ages of 18 and up... You would be amazed at how many people fall for that.
I have to give these people credit for taking advantage of stupid people. :)
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MySpace is Stickier than Friendster
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LONG LIVE FRIENDSTER!
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Myspace Decline? Doubt it
The ability to stay in contact with family and friends that you've been out of touch with for a while is great. I can't see myspace declining any time soon, if anything, as the demographic of its users changes, you might see it grow even more.
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Most myspace fans just migrated over from the chat room scene. I feel it's mostly a time waster.
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local daily paper?
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ggggggggggggggggggg
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Just did a Myspacecide
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200,000 a day, huh?
Myspace will fall. That doesn't mean everyone will abandon it, but it will stop being the defacto method of online socail networking because someone else will come along that can do it better, easier, or cheaper.
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badow
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Myspace is trash
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Myspace popularity
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Myspace is Their-rubbish.
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get in myspace chat lineing
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jkkxfgefrtjui
stupid grown ups need to stop freaking out about myspace, it's not that bad.
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wowwwwwwwwwt
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hop off.. seriously .
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stupid fucking people.
you dont wanna fucking go on it, THEN STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SHOULD GET OFF OF IT.
NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU THINK.
AND LET THE PEOPLE WHO LIKE IT, ENJOY IT.
jesus christ.
you people are so fucked up.
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Mike Paahana
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