MySpace

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MySpace

• 40 Million Spaces

Still Growing.
Taken from MySpace.com. Accessed November 27,
2005.
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MySpace is a free social networking internet
service which enables its registered members to
communicate through blogs, an internal e-mail
system, web forums and more. Members can also
upload and display photos and other information
on their profile. - Wikipedia.com
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Features

• Personal Profile
• Blog
• Message Board
• Chat
• Send Messages
• Post Comments
• Post Pictures

• Upload Videos
• Download Songs
• Customize Pages with HTML coding
• Bands
• Tour Dates
• On-the-road journal
• 4 songs for free

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Tom Anderson
"I saw how hard it was for even really talented
bands to reach an audience." Tom Anderson,
Wired Magazine
Taken from MySpace of Tom Anderson. Accessed
November 27, 2005.
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The Music Scene

• MySpace Records is a music label signing artists
  who have been successful through MySpace.
• Released its first compilation CD on November
  15, 2005.
• Receive 4 more photos for your MySpace profile.

Taken from MySpace of Tom Anderson. Accessed
November 27, 2005.
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MySpace Stats

• Only 20 months old
• 14 million unique visitors a month (market
  researcher comScore Media Metrix in Chicago)
• 9.4 billion pageviews in August 2005 (Wired
  Magazine)
• 3.5 million new users per month (Wired Magazine)
• To date there are over 40 million MySpace users.
  (Wikipedia.com)

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MySpace

• Hosts 12 percent of all ads on the Web. (Wired
  Magazine)
• 2. 20 million in ad sales this year from Nike,
  Proctor and Gamble and Sony. (Business 2.0)
• 3. MySpace should gross 30 million to 40
  million this year. (John Tinker, ThinkEquity)
• 4. Parent company Intermix Media was bought in
  July 2005 for 580 million by Rupert Murdoch's
  News Corporation. (Business Week Online)

Other source Wired Magazine
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MySpace Beats Competition
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What Your Profile looks like
Adding Personal Information
Uploading Photos
Finding Friends
Source www.myspace.com
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www.pimpwebpage.com
Make your Page Stand-out!
Source www.pimpwebpage.com
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Finished Profile
Source www.myspace.com
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Alternative Social Networks
FaceBook
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FaceBook
Login Screen
Features
Profile
Taken from Facebook.com
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Login Page
Source Xuqa.com
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Source friendster.com
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Personal Profile Page
Source Hi5.com
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www.myspace.com