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After six months of beta testing, the new MySpace is finally opening its doors to the public: now, anyone who wants an account can trot over to the site and sign up.
Though, uh, you may not want to. Because, in our considered opinion:
New MySpace offers nothing but a brief “Huh, this still exists” moment of perverse gawking. If you want the friend stuff, keep using Facebook. If you want the music stuff, use Spotify or Rdio. It’s just not any better than what you already have. Not even close.
Throw into the mix the fact that the launch appears to be timed to coincide with the release of Justin Timberlake’s new single Suit & Tie, and we’re already feeling nauseous. Still, if you’ve got the stomach, why not go take a look at what the updated site has to offer. [MySpace via Verge]
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*Tumbleweed*
Myspace Kid will be happy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7wWC0tfJZY
I got an invite. Not impressed. It’s like Facebook/Tumblr/Pinterest with the deckchairs rearranged. You can see how they’ve optimized it for touch screens but guess what? I DONT HAVE A TOUCH SCREEN, GENIUSES. I guess those who do can pretend they’re working for the pre-crime division, everyone else can point and laugh at the fail.
Could they not have just tied every social network in together in one single space and one feed?
Shhh… that’s what my social network does!