MySpace

Tom's social network

MySpace is a social networking website that was the largest in the world from 2005 to 2008, before Facebook overtook it.

The site was especially popular for music discovery, allowing bands to share songs and connect with fans: Every band had a MySpace page back then.

MySpace became synonymous with early social media culture, including garish profile customization and the anxiety of ranking your "Top 8" friends.

It now operates as a music-focused platform with a fraction of its former user base.

nostalgia

Tom

Masculine given name

community

profiles

Summaries of characteristics

forums · messages · networks · connections · sharing · interactions · members · personalization · blog · testimonials

music

bands

Musical performing groups

  • indieProduced outside majors
  • emoConfessional rock subgenre
  • pop-punkMelodic, energetic rock subgenre

streaming · playlist · listeners · charts

Categories
Opposites
social media dominance/relevance

MySpaceFacebook

Dominant social media platform

Instagram · TikTok · Twitter · YouTube · Snapchat

platform fate/trajectory

MySpaceFacebook

Dominant social media platform

Google · Amazon · Apple · Netflix · Spotify

Family

space

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G