Myspace: When the Internet Became Personal
In short: How Myspace, founded in 2003, let teenagers and young adults design their own pages, gave new bands a free stage, and grew to 55.8 million monthly visitors before Facebook supplanted it.
A 1:40 short film in the series “Being Social Online”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Myspace | Website, History, Creators, & Facts | Britannica”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Computer - Social Networking, Connectivity, Interaction | Britannica”; Reuters, “Special report: How News Corp got lost in Myspace”.
Sources used in this film
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Myspace | Website, History, Creators, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Computer - Social Networking, Connectivity, Interaction | Britannica · View →
- Reuters — Special report: How News Corp got lost in Myspace · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Myspace | Website, History, Creators, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Computer - Social Networking, Connectivity, Interaction | Britannica
- Also: Reuters: Special report: How News Corp got lost in Myspace
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