I can remember about five years ago creating my first social networking account. I logged on to Myspace and began decorating my profile page and sending friend request out. It was such a unique experience to see your friends all of over the Internet and even catch up with people I had not seen since elementary school. About the same time as I created my Myspace page I also started an account on this social school related site called Facebook. I rarely signed on to Facebook but occasionally would get emails that somebody wanted to be my friend. Years went by and Myspace basically took over every conversation. Starting about 2 1/2 years ago I found myself getting in Facebook more and more every week and eventually cancelling my Myspace account because it had begun to get so cumbersome to use and navigate.
The rest of the world must have been thinking the same way I was because for the last year Myspace has been reporting a huge loss. So this past month they released the newly revamped Myspace that Murdoch believes will bring back the coveted 18 to 35 year old market that they use to attract. This redesign now has Myspace focusing on entertainment and celebrities instead of friends. It also has taken away many features that made it hard to use.
I don't know about you but no matter what they do I will not re-join Myspace. I feel they are beating a dead dog with this redesign. Maybe it is just me though. Are you going to start using Myspace again?
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