Online Communities #2 MySpace

My second community I chose was MySpace The reason for choosing this site, is that it was none for its success with the musical community. According to an article located by this link the success of Myspace is due to the following.

MySpace's Success



• They made sure influentials in Hollywood (stars, bands) were among the first users.


• They listen to their users and add features frequently (usually noticeable new features every week).


• They let the users tell them what to do. He mentioned that other services, like Friendster, tried to tell their users what not to do.


• When MySpace visitors first log on they already had a friend: the founder Tom. That was in contrast to other services where you had to work to find your first friend. His page also gave you a template to get started.

What we can use



• Suggestions - I think the biggest thing we can take from MySpace is a type of 'Suggestion box' where users can add input to our system. Expanding on thier suggestions will keep users interested and add more functionality to the website.


• Versatility - The 'openness' of MySpace also plays a huge part in keeping peoples interests. MySpace allows the use of videos and music on its site. People can upload videos and music this versatility is one thing that we will also need to incorporate into our system.