Comments on: With MySpace Changes, a Social Networking Era Ends

By: Social Media Evangelist

Social Media Evangelist — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:16:14 +0000

“Folks, what we are seeing is an end of general purpose, broad social networking.” I could not resist raising my hand in agreement. In retrospect, this was expected. The herd mentality of people across the world means every successful model has about 9 million clones, thus reducing the chances of any one to be in a leadership position.

Good or bad, this is the way businesses are.

Eventually each business has to find more value additions and in finding so they finf themselves becoming a niche entity. Frankly I feel it is good for them as well as its customers.

Manish Pahuja

By: ML

ML — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:00:13 +0000

I don’t see anywhere the arguments that suggest general purpose social networks will not survive. Why so? If general purpose social networks provide a solid and real value, I don’t see why they can’t exist. I do think there’s a need for general social network: just to keep in touch with your friends.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:54:57 +0000

I can’t see how MySpace evolving into a LastFM/Imeem type website would help revenues.

All is not lost. Clean up the place with a beta transition and overhaul, advertise the crap out of MySpace with the emphasis that it’s where your friends and your favorite bands are, ignite the developer network, and work towards some type of identity network that’s interoperable with Google, Yahoo, and even FB Connect. There’s no reason why MySpace can’t continue to share the social network space with FB with MySpace capturing the pre-teens + teens + music/entertainment space and FB holding onto the college and up + professionals space.

By: Gadget Sleuth

Gadget Sleuth — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:30:40 +0000

MySpace is becoming less and less relevant with the rise of Facebook/Twitter; they’ll have to find a new model and method of making themselves stand out from those giants to go anywhere.

By: online free games

online free games — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:03:36 +0000

So bottomline, Myspace is off the shelf with friendster. I wonder when is it Facebook and twitter’s turn! And then whats next?

By: Krishna Baidya

Krishna Baidya — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:03:26 +0000

Social networks in general found the going tough once the initial buzz fizzles down and really points finger on the business model (more specifically monetizing model). And I guess thaz the biggest question for today’s social networking sites ….struggling to remain relevant and ticking the cash register before another fad comes and sweep them away. And that is when they need to create that niche through either music, video, or gaming or some other innovative offerings to bring back the diners at the restaurant.

By: thetruthlv702

thetruthlv702 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:25:59 +0000

Someone should create the Short Attention Span Social Networking Site. The site would constantly change, with all the apps, tweets, and bruhaha’s the Internets offering. Realistically, it seems like everyone’s hitting the end of the road regarding the Internet. It’s been awhile since something’s really impressed Me.

By: Bacchus

Bacchus — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:06:41 +0000

Social networks are a huge waste of time and now that people are realizing that, they are starting to get out of their houses more and live.

By: mrblogdotorg

mrblogdotorg — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:18:55 +0000

What were the “MySpace Changes” referred to in the title of this post? I don’t see it defined out clearly in the post itself.

By: ajolie1

ajolie1 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:36:28 +0000

I have to agree with your assessment of MySpace. The experience is just so bad because the UI is so bad. And I suspect the underlying architecture is even worse than bad.

At the same time, because it seems more like a site to vent and hound, not to actually accomplish something. Facebook is getting used for some serious work – like spreading democracy ideals, not just in the US in really closed societies.

In short, MySpace was a fad, just like the music it pushes. Without any serious utility and a sound platform, it was bound to decline. It fit Rupert’s cheesy media, but cheese only goes so far. Time to chuck the cheese.

By: 0rohit

0rohit — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:33:10 +0000

I for one am looking forward to the post-social web. I want to go to where (sorry 30rock) my social connections, data, media, and communications are not hostage to the next cool webtrap. Social is what we all are – not courtesy Facebook or Hi5 or MySpace, rather its a realization of all that the web always promised.

By: G

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:03:06 +0000

OM- Whay dont you call Richard Greenfield @ Pali – and ask him what he thinks now. :-)

http://gigaom.com/2008/10/10/for-news-corp-myspace-offers-hope/
“MySpace is one of their BEST-performing assets right now…MySpace is doing great.”

http://gigaom.com/2007/08/24/myspace-has-what-facebook-will-ad-targeting/
“MySpace remains the industry powerhouse with a huge advertising opportunity in front of it,” wrote Richard Greenfield, an analyst with Pali Research, in a note to his clients this morning. He went on to predict: “The most valuable advertising real estate across MySpace should become targeted over the course of the next 6-12 months –- meaningfully increasing the advertising opportunity.”

From a money making perspective, MySpace Music wont make it Brother OM – at least not enough to make hold up Rupert’s Dream…. I have seen this script many times over – let’s just leave it at that for now.

By: Adam Jackson

Adam Jackson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:51:39 +0000

Sorry netik but I think the place of musicians on Twitter compared to their presence on Myspace is drastically different.

I feel that they go hand in hand to compliment each other (twitter+myspace) as far as music goes.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:15:17 +0000

Count me as one of those who doesn’t understand. How can Twitter supplant the social identity replication serviced by a social network?

Twitter is a content publishing service that, due to the liberty of its usage, has been applied by early adopters as a method of communication, like e-mail. A social identity is much more encompassing than that.

By: deb

deb — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:37:30 +0000

Inresting article earlier this week in NyTimes about the coolness factor fading away for Tweeter.

By: netik

netik — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:23:24 +0000

Really? No music pages?

Imogen Heap, Trent Reznor, ACDC, Britany Spears, and many others are on twitter.

http://thelistenerd.com/2008/12/29/musicians-who-twitter/