TecTrends Reporter

Title:The MySpace Phenomenon
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Publication Date:Dec 01, 2007
Source:Information Sources
Author:TecTrends Staff
Abstract:MySpace is hands down the most popular social networking website on the Internet. Among the half-dozen most popular websites in the world, MySpace currently boasts more than 100 million members. That level of membership puts MySpace in line, population wise, with most European Union member nations. Why is MySpace so popular, so valuable, and so controversial? Why, in the vast ecosystem of competing social networking sites, has it prevailed?
Brief Excerpt:...MySpace is hands down the most popular social netwo rking website on the Internet. Among the half-dozen most popular websites in the w orld, MySpace currently boasts more than ### million members. That level of member ship puts MySpace in line, population wise, with most European Union member na tions. In ####, the site was sold to Rupert Murdoch s media empire News Corporation f or $### million, which is more than most countries annual GDP. Teenagers call it cybercrack and major news organizations like USA Today have labeled it a phe nomenon. The United States Congress recently passed a bill to keep students fr om using the site at school. It is simultaneously rated one of the best and worst site s on the Internet. Why is MySpace so popular, so valuable, so controversial? Why, in the vast ecosystem of competing social networking sites, has it prevailed? To answer those questions, it s important to know h ow MySpace works. The site is built around some sophisticated...
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Length:15 Pages
Document ID:165169
Industry:Online Services
Country:United States
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