There’s one problem with being trendy: Trends only last so long. In the trendy world of social networking, Friendster has already come and gone, and MySpace is showing signs of jumping the shark. Both of these sites allow people to create their own personal sites, link to friends, upload photos and other media, and generally create a virtual home for themselves online for free. Sites such as Xanga and MySpace have become especially popular among teens. And MySpace says it has tens of millions of users, and was bought recently by News Corp. for $580 million. But now ABC News Radio is doing a series on MySpace, questioning its popularity and staying power.
Do you think MySpace will last, or has it lost its street cred? What about social networking sites in general? Which ones do you like and use regularly? Use the comments below to share your thoughts, and I’ll quote the best ones in next week’s Your Take Roundup.
View Comments (29)
MySpace will find a way to kill itself off.
i have a myspace it wont be a thing in the past i know 5th graders and 4th graders who are waiting to get a myspace when they get into the 6th grade. myspace is enjoyable and fun and i can say it will not be a thing in the past
Myspace may be fading, but a similar site called Vampirefreaks is just growing, its never gonna end. A 23 year old male from Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada met his 12 year old girlfriend on Vampirefreaks, and are both being charged for murder, According to the site founder, it does not condone death and violence, but a lot kids talk about that sorta stuff anyways. I once had a VF account but I deleted it recently, realizing all the kids on that site are a bunch of losers who need to get a life.
My friends and I use Myspace.. we're all 13 and fourteen. I myself think that Myspace is just a danger route, since it asks for so much information! Based on the abduction reports that Myspace has gotten, it isn't looking to good on the news right now. I use Xanga since I've grown used to it's html setup. I probably wouldn't be using any of these weblogs if I hadn't found joy in making "layouts". My father and I always watch out for people that we don't know lurking around the net. I have a lot of Xanga trackers that I put on my site to track peoples' I.P addresses. It works very well. [:
almost 100 million people and growing. i think its here to stay for a long time
I met my boyfriend on MySpace... Actually, he found me, added me as a friend, and started emailing me every day. I had no intention of ever meeting him, but we talked for 3 months and I realized he wasn't going anywhere. He really wanted to get to know me! I agreed to meet him and we've been together going on 4 months now.. And still going strong. Even if things don't work out between us in the end, this relationship wouldn't exist if it weren't for MySpace. If MySpace ever does fade away, I'll never look back on it as JUST a "passing trend." It brought me great happiness, and maybe lifelong happiness..
What is Myspace?
Repeat. What is Myspace?
Second Repeat. What is Myspace?
the only thing keeping myspace alive is the music part. once facebook gets the music part down. myspace will die.