If I were Google, I wouldn't worry about competing with a product from a dying company that doesn't make any money, though I have to admit, this profitless arms race between Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and occasionally Apple over worthless page impressions is fun to watch.
Everything Yahoo does kind of sucks eventually. They either don't have the resources or don't deploy the resources that are needed to live up to their grand plans and by the time users notice the grand planners are off working on the next big thing. Of course by now many of the grand planners are probably interviewing.
Hmmm The way Jason Calacanis has been no commenting all week and his list mail was talking about My Space I thought for sure he was taking over. I wonder what happened there?
I would have thought MySpace was dead but they have one advantage over a fresh startup in trying to take advantage of Facebook's recent suicide (um, redesign): a lot of people already have accounts, have uploaded pics, etc. All they have to do is clean it up and turn it into Facebook circa March 2009. The music interface is a plus, so is the absence of zombies and ninjas.
I don't know why I haven't killed my MySpace account. It would be great if he rechristened it 'MySpaceBook' just to take a jab.
I do think however that Myspace's advantage is the music service. It's useful for keeping in touch with bands you like and knowing what their dates are.
I'd sooner go back to AOL's webmail than start using MySpace again. I'm no Captain Creative, but I can't fathom how MySpace could be useful and attractive.
watch the rest all fall: Jeff Berman is first. When Miller referenced inspirational leader he was directing that at him. If he tells the McDonald's special sauce song contest story one more time he should be banned from every industry conference. Dani Dudeck should pack up her oversized office and look forward to never working in this industry again, she is the most hated person in PR. I could go right down the list but I don't want to scoop anyone...
The SF office is pretty small. The job of the execs would still be in the main office in LA where the majority of the company (~80%) is at.
But there are actually a number of execs at MySpace who live in SF or Seattle and commute to LA every week. So to answer your question, no it's not uncommon.
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I see what you did there! Har.
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I do think however that Myspace's advantage is the music service. It's useful for keeping in touch with bands you like and knowing what their dates are.
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The SF office is pretty small. The job of the execs would still be in the main office in LA where the majority of the company (~80%) is at.
But there are actually a number of execs at MySpace who live in SF or Seattle and commute to LA every week. So to answer your question, no it's not uncommon.
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I swear I've seen that guy in a hardcore M-on-M porn cut. Not that I dig that stuff.
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I understand that facebook's only true virtue is the "Here, know and it's real" deal, but honestly. Screw these hubristic cunts. Screw its users.
If we ever get population issues on Earth, Facebook people gotta go.
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