Difference between revisions of "Myspace"
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| + | '''Myspace''' (formerly ''MySpace'') is a social networking site that allows musicians, designers, artists, writers, photographers, and filmmakers to connect with one another and their fans to collaborate and share their work (https://myspace.com/pressroom/aboutmyspace). Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the site was founded in 2003 (https://myspace.com/pressroom/aboutmyspace) and became the most-visited website in the United States in 2006 (http://mashable.com/2006/07/11/myspace-americas-number-one/#m0jEZhHSSgq8). It was the most popular social networking site in the world until Facebook overtook it in popularity in 2008 (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348822,00.asp). Now, it is ranked as the 1,753rd most popular website globally and as the 1,549th most popular website in the United States. Most of its current users come from the United States, India, China, Russia, and the UK (http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/myspace.com). | ||
| − | EVIDENCE -- history/examples: | + | EVIDENCE -- history/examples:<br> |
| + | ==History of Myspace== | ||
| + | Myspace was first founded by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe in August of 2003. It officially launched in January 2004 and quickly had 1 million users by February(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/myspace-history-timeline_n_887059.html). In July 2005, News Corp purchased eUniverse, Myspace's parent company, for $580 million. Myspace was valued at $327 million in this deal (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/myspace#/entity). | ||
| − | ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS: | + | |
| − | Issues: Cyberbullying, catfishing, trolling, privacy, piracy, anonymous behavior/misrepresentation | + | ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS:<br> |
| + | Issues: Cyberbullying, catfishing, trolling, privacy, piracy, anonymous behavior/misrepresentation, copyright infringement (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/myspace#/entity) | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 11 February 2016
LEAD/INTRO -- descriptive first paragraph, summary, hook:
Myspace (formerly MySpace) is a social networking site that allows musicians, designers, artists, writers, photographers, and filmmakers to connect with one another and their fans to collaborate and share their work (https://myspace.com/pressroom/aboutmyspace). Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the site was founded in 2003 (https://myspace.com/pressroom/aboutmyspace) and became the most-visited website in the United States in 2006 (http://mashable.com/2006/07/11/myspace-americas-number-one/#m0jEZhHSSgq8). It was the most popular social networking site in the world until Facebook overtook it in popularity in 2008 (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348822,00.asp). Now, it is ranked as the 1,753rd most popular website globally and as the 1,549th most popular website in the United States. Most of its current users come from the United States, India, China, Russia, and the UK (http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/myspace.com).
EVIDENCE -- history/examples:
History of Myspace
Myspace was first founded by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe in August of 2003. It officially launched in January 2004 and quickly had 1 million users by February(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/myspace-history-timeline_n_887059.html). In July 2005, News Corp purchased eUniverse, Myspace's parent company, for $580 million. Myspace was valued at $327 million in this deal (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/myspace#/entity).
ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS:
Issues: Cyberbullying, catfishing, trolling, privacy, piracy, anonymous behavior/misrepresentation, copyright infringement (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/myspace#/entity)
