This is sort of random, but … as I’ve been reading the portfolios and listening to what you say in class, I’ve noticed that lots of people have the very definite impression that no one uses Myspace any more. I thought I’d point out that that’s not quite true.
I guess I always associate what’s popular with how much I see or hear of something. Since myspace is more on the back burner for our generation with Facebook and twitter taking the reigns, I assume that myspace is practically nonexistent without considering the social media habits of people unlike myself, such as other cultures, age groups, etc.
I also rarely think of social media sites requiring workers. In the back of my head I know that websites need to be run by somebody, but the extent of workers it requires and the potential amount of money that a site can be sold for always surprises me when I am reminded. Most business type activity for social networking sites is behind the scenes, so a lot of it goes unnoticed by the vast majority of internet users.
I felt the same way, that since Myspace doesn’t seem very prevalent anymore in our generation, it appeared as though it had died away. That isn’t really the case though. I never had a Myspace, but one thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of bands, both well known and up-and-coming, use it to promote their music and/or at least get their name out. In high school I knew people who used it to promote and showcase their photography. People don’t use sites like Myspace only to “collect friends”, so even though it may seem like most people have turned to Facebook for the casual friendship social media, there are still plenty of other ways that people use Myspace (including those similar to Facebook).
