Goodbye MySpace

I was pensive to do it, but I'm happy to report that I'm no longer a MySpace member.  That's right, I just canceled my MySpace account.  Not sure how I'll feel about it a week from now, but right now it's pretty liberating.  I was on MySpace at least since freshmen year of college.  Actually, I think I joined Facebook and MySpace at about the same time. 

I've always preferred Facebook for it's aesthetics, design, and overall how information is laid out and navigable.  I never really understood MySpace.  You'd think with billions of dollars behind them, they could develop a better overall product.  It's unfortunate that too much customization has taken away from the overall experience.  I've never liked the major inconsistencies from page to page.

Furthermore, not many of my friends use MySpace any more.  Fortunately, most everyone is on Facebook at this point.  The spam is what pushed me over the edge, I must have been receiving at least 10 spam friend invitations per week.  On top of that, there's been the consistent spam posts on the wall.  It's just ridiculous, when I was going through the cancellation steps, the spam issue was addressed on the site, as if they knew that's why I was canceling. 

Unlike many other web brands that I associate with (Flickr, Technorati, Typepad, Ebay, Facebook, and of course Forums...Forums...Forums), I finally realized that for me, there is no long term value to remaining a MySpace member.  Here’s my reasoning:

• It’s hard to do most anything
• All the services MySpace provides are available elsewhere (e.g. Facebook)
• I don’t need to be a member to take advantage of their media (i.e. music)
• Almost all the friends in my network I can communicate with using other means

So I guess that's it. Goodbye MySpace, its been fun, I just wish it could have been more.

Comments

[Kyle Cherrick]

Zach,
I'm with ya bud. I cancelled my MySpace account last fall. I basically believe that 90% of the site is just unhealthy. Facebook is far superior, as are the new brand of niche social networking sites such as ClubENetwork.com Still in Beta the site has built a network of 1300+ nationwide entrepreneurs coming together in person and on the web to do business and share stories.

P.S. Long time no see bud.

[Zach]

Thanks for the info Kyle. The next time your up North let's meet up for sure. I'll surely be checking out ClubENetwork.