So would you say Myspace is dead?

by Thomas Michal

Posted: 14 years ago 12 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Does anyone here do any marketing there?

#dead #myspace

zaki 14 years ago

MySpace plans in coming months to roll out new applications for cellphones and to overhaul its site, possibly including a new logo.

MySpace also has cut about 30% of its work force, and News Corp. took a $450 million charge last year to write down the value of MySpace and other digital businesses.

More than a year into its shift, MySpace attracted 109 million unique world-wide visitors in May, down nearly 13% from the same month last year, according to comScore Inc.

Facebook had more than 548 million global users, up 74%.

MySpace executives say they are focusing on increasing the percentage of the U.S. population of 13- to 34-year-olds who visit the site each month to 75% from 50%.

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- streamline1 14 years ago
  
  Hi,
  
  I have not marketing anything there for a long time...
  
  But,
  
  The big draw...is music and bands I think...unsigned & new bands especially...
  
  So I think it really still has a huge music following....
  
  I hope that helps.
  
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TheNewGuy2010 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Thomas Michal

Does anyone here do any marketing there?

Dead?

No way. Myspace is still in the top 30 sites for the most traffic. It's far from dead.

Facebook is getting a lot of attention but Myspace is hardly dead.
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- Bill Farnham 14 years ago
  
  If you're talking about MS from a marketing standpoint, I think the lack of interest on this forum alone should be a indicator of how 'alive' MS is.
  
  You rarely see MS being bantered about here.
  
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Steven Fullman 14 years ago

Perhaps we should ask...given 57 million active users...

...well, I'll leave you to answer that.

(57 *MILLION*)

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- Bill Farnham 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Steven Fullman
  
  Perhaps we should ask...given 57 million active users...
  
  ...well, I'll leave you to answer that.
  
  (57 *MILLION*)
  
  Steve
  
  Down from what?
  
  And where is the trend heading?
  
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Colin Palfrey 14 years ago

It isn't 57 million users really though. A big chunk of that is bands using automated software to promote themselves to...other bands automated software!! Think Twitter LOL

I am a musician myself, and know a lot of supposed fans are invented to make the bands look better.
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williamrs 14 years ago

MySpace still is a big community and I think that there might be good opportunities there. However, I'm currently focused on other platforms and don't promote offers with them.

Everybody is using Facebook now, and I can't deny that it has a greater potential. However, sometimes we need to find alternative ways and do not simply follow the crowd. For this reason, I think that MySpace can be worth a try for people marketing CPA offers (mainly the ones related to mobile and entertainment).

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ryjo 14 years ago

Under 30 is big for myspace still....it might be dead if you are selling spaces in old folks homes.
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bizfox 14 years ago

It's hard enough to create conversions on FB what more on myspace?

If it's not dead, let's say it's in ICU critical condition
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- abednego 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by bizfox
  
  It's hard enough to create conversions on FB what more on myspace?
  
  If it's not dead, let's say it's in ICU critical condition
  
  The purpose of social networking was never to sell... it has always been to promote something free - with a possible back end sale.
  
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jjpmarketing 14 years ago

It is all about demographics. MySpace is, was, and will remain the playground for the younger crowd... particularly highschoolers, garage bands, etc.

Or that is what used to be the case. Now Facebook is the one on top.

This is most likely a side effect of the tremendous amount of spamming that goes on at MySpace. Another potential cause is the fact that MySpace never really tried to market itself to other demographics. They have their niche locked down.

But it will never be above Facebook, mainly because Facebook has a much better platform. MySpace has a very junky, disorganized looking site. Not exactly the best way to attract the professionals, businesses, etc. Facebook has a clean professional layout.

Of course one could look at the downturn of MySpace to be the direct result of the NewsCorp purchase. Mis-management can cause problems for any business. NewsCorp hasn't invested the resources necessary to compete with Facebook. Now they are going to make an attempt at it, but it is probably too little too late.
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