As anything that achieves a level of success, MySpace
has become another tool of commercialism. Utilizing its ability to connect and network with so many people, advertisers, especially pornographic, are just bombarding us with friend requests we can't even keep up with. Offering a revolutionary style of connection, MySpace set the standard for social networking, and made us all feel computer savvy. The site itself inspired me to learn HTML, just so I could customize my profile. Yet after two years now of being a MySpace user, the luster, and functionality seems to be leaving. People are not checking their profile as often, and the comments are dwindling away to nothing.
So what does this mean to MySpace's future, aside from the fact that I am growing unpopular? With so many other sites springing up, and taking advantage of MySpace's shortcomings, its hard to think that the curve will be met by this online conglomerate. Facebook
is now the leader with activity, without the adds, and plenty of customization. Yahoo's 360, Virb, and so on are starting to hand out much more customizable and user friendly sites that can be more than what MySpace has only dreamed of.
In the world at large you must adapt or die. If the competition starts breathing down your neck, you need to buckle in, and start pushing to raise the standard again. Otherwise it is time to decide that it is time to put this old dog down. If MySpace can't cleanse itself of the adds, add some more components with a better look, and make its users feel more obligated to use the service it offers, they may find themselves caught in the dust of Facebook's path.
