Post by JCD - NomadWarrior on Apr 14, 2006 15:45:08 GMT -5
Lend from this article in the The Observer (The London Guardian) this small article of myself is about how Myspace went down after going corporate, being bought by big media companies.
In my opinion, I think it's great to see that it's not that easy for big companies to get to the young masses.
Myspace got in the news because of all sorts of stuff; The focus on members went down while the focus for profit, however, has been booming, ever since a big media company bought them up. I guess they don't really know what the youth want, do they?
So now a small, nearly unnoticed website just took over Myspace's 'rule' showing that big doesn't always means good. Or to quote:
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Rupert Murdoch spent £334m to buy the similar site MySpace last year, but it seems new media cannot be controlled as easily as the traditional press. 'Cat', 19, says: 'I definitely prefer Faceparty to MySpace. MySpace is all corporate now.'
Well, it seems like that was a waste of money, then! But if you are able to pay that amount of money, then I guess it doesn't even bother you. Or at least, not too much.
I've always liked the 'underground' feelings of websites that show, in my opinion, the power of democracy. It's stubborn, free, and made and controlled by people like you and me, not going over profits and budgets, but just for fun to give people a nice service.
And when a company cruises drastically through it coming with ads and thousands of "great deals" and more priviledges...I guess it leads to such a response.
So who are those guys/gals who run Faceparty, and when, if the big companies dare, will they be offered to be bought up? How long will a community stay free and truly democratic, until it turns in one big moneymaking machine?
Guess we'll just have to see. Maybe you can add something to it, or think you can answer this question? Feel free!
I'd like to end this post with the following quote.
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Nick Barham, [...] says: 'Online communities are all about sociability. It's just a different kind of sociability. You decide how the world will see you - your best-looking, or stupidest, photo. Your favourite phrases, not your embarrassing silences.'
- JC
In my opinion, I think it's great to see that it's not that easy for big companies to get to the young masses.
Myspace got in the news because of all sorts of stuff; The focus on members went down while the focus for profit, however, has been booming, ever since a big media company bought them up. I guess they don't really know what the youth want, do they?
So now a small, nearly unnoticed website just took over Myspace's 'rule' showing that big doesn't always means good. Or to quote:
QUOTE
Rupert Murdoch spent £334m to buy the similar site MySpace last year, but it seems new media cannot be controlled as easily as the traditional press. 'Cat', 19, says: 'I definitely prefer Faceparty to MySpace. MySpace is all corporate now.'
Well, it seems like that was a waste of money, then! But if you are able to pay that amount of money, then I guess it doesn't even bother you. Or at least, not too much.
I've always liked the 'underground' feelings of websites that show, in my opinion, the power of democracy. It's stubborn, free, and made and controlled by people like you and me, not going over profits and budgets, but just for fun to give people a nice service.
And when a company cruises drastically through it coming with ads and thousands of "great deals" and more priviledges...I guess it leads to such a response.
So who are those guys/gals who run Faceparty, and when, if the big companies dare, will they be offered to be bought up? How long will a community stay free and truly democratic, until it turns in one big moneymaking machine?
Guess we'll just have to see. Maybe you can add something to it, or think you can answer this question? Feel free!
I'd like to end this post with the following quote.
QUOTE
Nick Barham, [...] says: 'Online communities are all about sociability. It's just a different kind of sociability. You decide how the world will see you - your best-looking, or stupidest, photo. Your favourite phrases, not your embarrassing silences.'
- JC
