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  1. robJul 6 2009 2:30 PM

    I think the thing that drove me away awhile ago, we the \"mineness\" of it all. Let\'s face it, most people have really bad taste in design, or there would be no need for us. I hated when people \"skinned\" their pages. It felt like I was on a thousand disjointed websites, all with massive headache causing animated gifs, or geocities 10 years ago. Thanks but no thanks.

  2. JakJul 6 2009 3:45 PM

    I agree with Rob on personal use. Just because people can, doesn\'t mean they should.

    However, I still use myspace for music purposes. It is still a good place to find music and info bands both here in the US and internationally.

  3. David MyersJul 6 2009 4:19 PM

    I definitely think social network has migrated toward Facebook, while Myspace remains a place for bands. I agree with Rob that the \"skinned\" pages made everything very unappealing.Having a unified design throughout all of Facebook is definitely a big step up on myspace, plus its simply a much more usable site.

  4. Michael → LinefeedJul 6 2009 7:56 PM

    They missed the boat way back when they were bought out by the big boys. That would have been the time to do a massive rebrand and site overhaul as users had been crying out for. Instead they acted like an other pig-headed useless corporate entity and \'protected their assets\' instead of enhancing them

  5. Chris PorterJul 7 2009 9:30 AM

    I agree with everyone\'s comments because MySpace was on its way down once Myspace started stealing each and every new feature Facebook has. Most people never had any type of design taste, thus the Geocities/Tripod/Angelfire look of the 90s survived and people got tired of falling text, or black on black text or whatever.

    Myspace needs to rebrand itself to focus more on cleaner customization and heavier on bands and music.

  6. Kay JJul 7 2009 9:36 AM

    Myspace has long become a de-facto substitute for musicians\' and bands\' demo CDs. In this it is unique and valuable. No point competing as a pure social networking site - they should embrace their music-centric offering and build on it, integrating new and useful tools for musicians and their listeners.

  7. John Mindiola IIIJul 8 2009 10:31 AM

    I agree with Chris and Kay. If MySpace repositioned itself as music first (or only), they could have (and outside chance) at being the MTV of this generation.

  8. Joe BJul 13 2009 3:29 AM

    Really, it already is the MTV of this generation.Every small band that I know of has a MySpace page, and it\'s done nothing but good for most of them.For the first time in music history, the independent musician has access to massive distribution potentials previously only available to major-label acts.

    In the old days, when someone told you to check out Such-And-Such-Band, it was quite a production to actually pull this off.You\'d either have to personally see them play a show, or you\'d have to travel to some far-flung record shop in some distant city to find an album for $20.This could take weeks, if not months.Now, within 10 seconds of you telling me about some incredible band, I can be on their myspace page, where we can hear instantly that you have poor taste and the band actually sucks hard.I just saved myself a whole lot of work.

  9. Michael LynchJul 14 2009 4:27 PM

    I run an independent record label and have been playing in bands for years. Myspace dominates the online music market. A few years back they faced some mild competition to Pure Volume but have since overcome that.

    It is true Facebook has trumped social networking, but Myspace won\'t fall until it\'s music capabilities are outdone.

    As part of a Myspace profile, bands are asked to fill out what their website is. One profile reads: \"Website: bands still have these?\"

    What they ought to do is launch a completely new identity and branding campaign and focus their target audience on musicians and the music industry. I\'m surprised they haven\'t capitalized on torrents - this too can be something they should look into.

  10. Ryan ToyotaJul 19 2009 9:03 PM

    Well, I don\'t really have new viewpoint on this discussion, as I agree with everything said above, but I thought I\'d add to Michael Lynch\'s comment regarding the unused website field on MySpace band profiles. I know of a number of bands that used to have their own custom websites, and now when you type that domain name in, it re-directs to their MySpace page. So yeah, definitely the number one spot for bands. Kind of sad that it has, but thinking of it from their end, it\'s easier to set up, quicker to get traffic and attention, and less costly to pay for someone to design a MySpace skin than a full-on website.

    Oh, and Joe B, thanks for making me laugh out loud with your second paragraph. So true.

  11. domonique hargroveDec 7 2009 9:21 AM

    wat up

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