[Sigia-l] Your take on MySpace

[Debi Jones]

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On 2/23/06, Debi Jones wrote:
> Yes, simplicity is good and discussions around MySpace and usability, IA or design always make me smile.
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> Here's an article from my blog on MySpace called, "The Site that Ate the Blogosphere" for all the reasons that have been mentioned here relative to it's size. http://www.mobilejones.com/archives/2094/
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> Now, for the design angle....  It's a little like saying, my teenager's room is a disaster.  There are posters oddly hung with no cohesive use of color, and the use of space is terrible.  Since there are so many teenagers and all of their rooms are rejecting well laid out spaces, space friendly storage and they prefer offensive arrangements and colors what does that say about the need for interior design?  Or what does it say about ergonomic furniture?  Well, frankly....nothing.
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> MySpace like a teen's room is a place to experiment with and declare identity and indepedence.  Your clients won't suddenly begin to call with demands that you create tiled $1 bill backgrounds because they saw it on MySpace.  I'd bet on that one.
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> What made MySpace a unique draw was the intentional recruitment of Indy Bands which are also a major source of identity for youngsters and a great marketing tools for less wealthy bands and labels.  Connecting at a particular URL to connect bands and fans has driven sales, and live performance attendance.  Even major music labels now ask every band or musician they meet, what's your MySpace URL.  Remember, for who knows what reason, Emo Rock is hot and a good fit for MySpacians.
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> ...Debi
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> On 2/22/06, Skot Nelson <skot at penguinstorm.com> wrote:
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