I love MySpace. I really do. But as much as I've been enjoying it and all the cool audience members and friends it's allowed me to connected with, it saddens me to hear the following story from the AP.
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Two teenagers were charged with setting fires in suburban Washington after they bragged about the blazes on MySpace.com, authorities said.
Stores, vehicles, a bowling alley and two school buses were set on fire between Jan. 20 and April 16. Investigators got a tip to check out the online social networking site MySpace.com, where they found photos and descriptions.
"The significant thing is they posted on the Internet, and bragged about the fires, and that certainly allowed us to break the case," county Fire Chief Thomas W. Carr Jr. said. "They posted photos of these fires."
I feel bad because it's not Tom's fault. It's not MySpace's fault. But every month it seems like two things always happen:
1) MySpace climbs closer and closer to 100 million users.
2) I seem to read another crime-related story about these morons who get arrested via MySpace, which reaffirms my hypothesis:
IN 2007, MYSPACE WILL BECOME TOO BIG AND TOO CONTROVERSIAL THAT IT WILL SELF-DESTRUCT.
You heard it here first. That's my prediction. Sorry, Tom! I love MySpace, but I fear for its future.
LET ME ASK YA THIS...
What lies ahead for MySpace?
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Scott Ginsberg
Author/Speaker/That guy with the nametag
www.hellomynameisscott.com
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
I really think MySpace is going to self-destruct
8:09 AM
5 comments
5 comments:
I totally agree. Some say it will be taken over by MSN and just suck so horridly that everyone will leave, but I think it will crash before then. Have you ever tried to log in at like 5pm? Good luck, EVERYONE is on myspace then.
That picture of Tom cracks me up. I wonder if he regrets keeping his main picture what it is, because he will forever be seen with that smirkish grin in an emo-tight white tee and jeans. :)
I still love MySpace, but you're right.
Back before Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood, PR flacks used to use the phrase "Banned in Boston" to let Middle America know that content was improper and a little racy. I think this is just the type of stories that kids will seek out. Kinda like trying to sneak into an X rated movie or buy booze before you are of age. Otherwise known as yearning for the forbidden fruit. I think MySpace has some legs on it.
I would think that Google will take them into the fold. Their Orkut site just never took off.
Great Optimism,
OOH! If goggle bought them, I'd log in 5 more times a day than usual, just because they're the greatest ever. :)
on the note of social networking...Scott go to http://9rules.com/submit/ and send in your blog to be added to the 9 rules network. The deadline is midnight tonight.
peace
Scott,
Another Scott on the 'net had you beat. He's been talking about the MySpace timebomb since March. Here's his post at the Publishing 2.0 blog.
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