[Sigia-l] Your take on MySpace

[Lee Hsieh]

It mitigates teenage angst in the form of public self-expression and
recognition.  Design per say, for many of the users, does matter but takes
place in the form of personal interests displayed(eg, fashin, music,
friends, etc).

In terms of critical mass, it was achieved through 'low barrier to entry.'
It may not be the best user experience to UX folk but is good enough for
many who regard it as a 'sandbox' of sorts where it doesn't feel overly
groomed and ok to 'get dirty' so to speak...


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OK, why does it have 50 million users?

What would one have to smoke to grok it? Does it have any architectural,
functional or UX competitive advantages? Is it a fad? Anomaly? Can one be
over 23 and still get it? Do you?

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Ziya

Heterogeneity happens.