Monday, June 8, 2009

Canceled MySpace


I canceled my MySpace account. There's really no reason to have it anymore. In case you were curious, here's what I told them on why I canceled it:

While MySpace certainly revolutionized social networking, it fell behind in terms of usability and design. The site has become clunky, slow and looks piecemealed together. The only thing that this site has become good for is hearing a few tracks from a band and then leaving, because if you accidentally friend a band, lord knows you'll get 1000 updates from them a day (pardon the hyperbole). While MySpace certainly was a leader in social networking, it quickly became an also-ran, trying to play catch-up to the features of Facebook. Instead of being revolutionary, it has become outdated. MySpace needs to find its priorities again, namely helping people connect with their friends and brands that they enjoy, and stop simply bombarding them with terrible ads.