Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Why is MySpace popular ?

A brief analysis of why MySpace is successful as a space for music (for which it was originally designed):

1.You can listen to full tracks by each band.
2.There's no need to find and navigate complex Flash-based artist websites.
3.There's a direct communication channel to and from the artist - via the blog outwards and via the comments inwards.
4.You can see the band's social network in context - their friends, people who like them.
5.There's a standard gig listing template (though this is the weakest point, it should really be location-aware and aggregatable to show you which of your favourite artists are playing nearby in the next few weeks

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