I just wanted to chime in and say that the space that MySpace once dominated is an entirely different one now.
MySpace is the underdog here. They will have a very hard time convincing people to join them.
I've used SoundCloud since 2008, when it was invite only and mainly known on obscure electronic music production forums. Sure, way back in the stone age musicians and producers used MySpace, but most of us were happy to get away from it as far as we could the moment an alternative appeared. SoundCloud is minimalist in nature. It focuses on the music. That's why it wins. MySpace started to look like GeoCities.
Nowadays MySpace is a wasteland, you have some big media content and thousands of dead accounts.
Arctic Monkeys were the poster child of a successful MySpace band and their last login was over a year ago.
And anyways, judging from the new look, the new MySpace still focuses on looks. Do we need another big content outlet? Shit, if you are into pop music you've probably already subscribed to VEVO's YouTube channel.
Virb tried to pull a MySpace and they failed.
Soundcloud + Bandcamp offer enough for most musicians. Add Facebook, YouTube and iTunes and most users will be happy too. Why would we need anything else?
MySpace is the underdog here. They will have a very hard time convincing people to join them.
I've used SoundCloud since 2008, when it was invite only and mainly known on obscure electronic music production forums. Sure, way back in the stone age musicians and producers used MySpace, but most of us were happy to get away from it as far as we could the moment an alternative appeared. SoundCloud is minimalist in nature. It focuses on the music. That's why it wins. MySpace started to look like GeoCities.
Nowadays MySpace is a wasteland, you have some big media content and thousands of dead accounts.
Arctic Monkeys were the poster child of a successful MySpace band and their last login was over a year ago.
And anyways, judging from the new look, the new MySpace still focuses on looks. Do we need another big content outlet? Shit, if you are into pop music you've probably already subscribed to VEVO's YouTube channel.
Virb tried to pull a MySpace and they failed.
Soundcloud + Bandcamp offer enough for most musicians. Add Facebook, YouTube and iTunes and most users will be happy too. Why would we need anything else?