News Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out - GoFuckYourself.com

fris · 11-04-2010, 07:45 PM

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?We?ve been clear that MySpace is a problem.?

?The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable.?

They must show improvement in ?in quarters, not in years.?

News Corp. president Chase Carey spoke to investors earlier this week and everyone is talking about it. He made it clear that the 70 million drop in ad and search revenue wasn?t going to be tolerated and that without a major improvement MySpace?s days were numbered.

http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2010...-ship-out.html

Barefootsies · 11-04-2010, 07:47 PM

MySpace has been dead for years as a competitor in the social networks.

DateDoc · 11-04-2010, 07:48 PM

MySpace needs a complete overhaul

blackmonsters · 11-04-2010, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by fris

http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2010...-ship-out.html

I haven't surfed Myspace in a long time.

There was a change or something, I don't know what, but I didn't like
using like before.

I didn't try to analyze it; just drifted away.

fris · 11-04-2010, 07:55 PM

not very user friendly, facebook is, if i could compare it to something its like the geocities of interfaces.

im sure someone will buy it then redirect the traffic or mail the hell out of the users.

NaughtyRob · 11-04-2010, 07:57 PM

They are dead in the water.

Barefootsies · 11-04-2010, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

MySpace needs a complete overhaul

Right. Starting with their code.

It's loaded with errors, crashes out, spyware, etc.. I do not know anyone who openly admits they use MySpace anymore.

DateDoc · 11-04-2010, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Barefootsies

Right. Starting with their code.

It's loaded with errors, crashes out, spyware, etc.. I do not know anyone who openly admits they use MySpace anymore.

they should ditch allowing ppl to customize their profile pages 1st

Agent 488 · 11-04-2010, 08:05 PM

still has alexa 35 and is great for music. they just have to make the design more minimal, kill all the clunky custom layouts and ten music players loading when you open the page and focus on the entertainment/artist aspect.

PornMD · 11-04-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

they should ditch allowing ppl to customize their profile pages 1st

I'd agree if that wasn't the reason they had grown to what they were in the first place. They should just remove the ability to openly CSS one's profile and just have an interface where people can change appearance. They should do away with allowing autoplaying videos or music for that matter too.

Agent 488 · 11-04-2010, 08:07 PM

supposedly they gave it a huge overhaul but if pages like this still exist what did they do?

http://www.myspace.com/thelastfelony

Agent 488 · 11-04-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by PornMD

I'd agree if that wasn't the reason they had grown to what they were in the first place. They should just remove the ability to openly CSS one's profile and just have an interface where people can change appearance. They should do away with allowing autoplaying videos or music for that matter too.

they could easily kill custom layouts now.

http://www.google.com/trends?q=myspace+layouts

DateDoc · 11-04-2010, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by PornMD

I'd agree if that wasn't the reason they had grown to what they were in the first place. They should just remove the ability to openly CSS one's profile and just have an interface where people can change appearance. They should do away with allowing autoplaying videos or music for that matter too.

True that did spur a lot of growth but people are now used to not being able to change their profile because of facebook. If they wanted to they could get a few 1000 profile types made and host them themselves which should cut down on slow loading pages that rely on loading graphic after graphic from 3rd party websites.

Kingfish · 11-04-2010, 08:14 PM

Anything Republicans take over turns to shit.

Coup · 11-04-2010, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingfish

Anything Republicans take over turns to shit.

This, Unironnically

PornMD · 11-04-2010, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

True that did spur a lot of growth but people are now used to not being able to change their profile because of facebook. If they wanted to they could get a few 1000 profile types made and host them themselves which should cut down on slow loading pages that rely on loading graphic after graphic from 3rd party websites.

Something like that...I realize that people are used to FB now but changing MySpace to be exactly like Facebook would be a huge mistake given they would have to somehow regain people. TBH I'm not even sure they shouldn't just rehaul it into a completely new site and do away with a profile site altogether...there hasn't really been a case yet of a social media site dropping off the map that's been able to regain stature.

Gouge · 11-04-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingfish

Anything Republicans take over turns to shit.

The GOP owns MySpace?

Dodododa · 11-04-2010, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Gouge

The GOP owns MySpace?

News Corp also owns Fox News. Murdock is a huge GOP supporter.

PXN · 11-04-2010, 11:09 PM

FB kill them long ago, no one returning to Myspace.

GatorB · 11-04-2010, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

they should ditch allowing ppl to customize their profile pages 1st

actually for me that why it's better than facebook. facebook everyone's profile is the same bland shit. Also facebook search sucks.

GatorB · 11-04-2010, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodododa

News Corp also owns Fox News. Murdock is a huge GOP supporter.

and that's when MySpace went down. So this News corp moron saying what he said is a joke. it's news corps fault to begin with.

Gouge · 11-05-2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dodododa

News Corp also owns Fox News. Murdock is a huge GOP supporter.

I know News Corp owns it, you missed my point totally.

96ukssob · 11-05-2010, 10:43 AM

myspace is dead and full of spammers. sell it off now and cut your losses

minicivan · 11-05-2010, 11:01 AM

myspace is like any business that rocketed to success due to circumstances and not by design (i.e. facebook). bad habits become institutional as does a general lack of direction, innovation and poor concept of why users are there to begin with and what their actual needs are.

GTS Mark · 11-05-2010, 12:36 PM

Facebook should buy Myspace and integrate the music portion of Myspace into Facebook.

That's one area on Facebook that is sorely lacking.

myneid · 11-05-2010, 12:44 PM

Myspace is rolling out a complete re-vamp of everything this month

they are not trying to compete with myspace but trying to bring themselves into a whole new niche.

they are still pretty huge with music and band sites and a lot of their revamp focuses on that.

i think it looks promising

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Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	still has alexa 35 and is great for music. they just have to make the design more minimal, kill all the clunky custom layouts and ten music players loading when you open the page and focus on the entertainment/artist aspect.

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Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	supposedly they gave it a huge overhaul but if pages like this still exist what did they do? http://www.myspace.com/thelastfelony

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Kingfish Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 668	Anything Republicans take over turns to shit.

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PXN Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,548	FB kill them long ago, no one returning to Myspace.

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minicivan Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 943	myspace is like any business that rocketed to success due to circumstances and not by design (i.e. facebook). bad habits become institutional as does a general lack of direction, innovation and poor concept of why users are there to begin with and what their actual needs are.

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GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	Facebook should buy Myspace and integrate the music portion of Myspace into Facebook. That's one area on Facebook that is sorely lacking.

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myneid Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 736	Myspace is rolling out a complete re-vamp of everything this month they are not trying to compete with myspace but trying to bring themselves into a whole new niche. they are still pretty huge with music and band sites and a lot of their revamp focuses on that. i think it looks promising __________________ Tanguy 0x7a69 inc. Programmer/President/CEO http://www.0x7a69.com A Leader in Programming since 1996 PHP, Ruby on Rails, MySQL, PCI DSS, and any Technical Consulting