Comments on: Social networking - MySpace (pt.2) http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm Ecommerce, web marketing and development news and research by Michael Bloch of Taming the Beast.net Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:32:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Michael Bloch http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-11627 Michael Bloch Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:30:09 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-11627 Hi Steve, it's a good point; there's certainly a lot of fake profiles out there and I think MySpace tends to guard this sort of information pretty tightly; but stats from some of the research agencies certainly put it up there in terms of daily traffic. .. but there's traffic and there's traffic I guess. From the people I know with MySpace profiles, ranging from teens to mature age people and from all sorts of backgrounds, they do use it quite regularly - in the case of the teens; pretty much daily. It's become an integral aspect of their social lives. Hi Steve, it’s a good point; there’s certainly a lot of fake profiles out there and I think MySpace tends to guard this sort of information pretty tightly; but stats from some of the research agencies certainly put it up there in terms of daily traffic.

.. but there’s traffic and there’s traffic I guess. From the people I know with MySpace profiles, ranging from teens to mature age people and from all sorts of backgrounds, they do use it quite regularly - in the case of the teens; pretty much daily. It’s become an integral aspect of their social lives.

]]> By: Steve Crocker http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-11597 Steve Crocker Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:19:18 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-11597 I would really like to see some stats on users versus usage. I mean, how many of these "registered users" are even people, versus bots. How many of them are people who signed up for an account just to look around and never went back. And among those who actually do use the service, how many go on several times a day, versus once or twice a month, or less. The huge user figure is impressive, but I'm not sure anybody knows what it actually means. -Steve P.S. There is a famous Steve Crocker who helped invent the Internet. I'm not him. I would really like to see some stats on users versus usage. I mean, how many of these “registered users” are even people, versus bots. How many of them are people who signed up for an account just to look around and never went back.

And among those who actually do use the service, how many go on several times a day, versus once or twice a month, or less.

The huge user figure is impressive, but I’m not sure anybody knows what it actually means.

-Steve

P.S. There is a famous Steve Crocker who helped invent the Internet. I’m not him.

]]> By: Michael Bloch http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-401 Michael Bloch Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:12:41 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-401 Interesting snippet sourced from Adage.com (published a couple of days ago): "Today more than 22 million adults aged 35 and older use MySpace, and more than 60% of unique visitors are older than 25, according to comScore Networks" http://www.adage.com/digital/article?article_id=109811 When I first published this post, there were 66 million registered users. Not even 3 months later, there's 85,348,636 - 4 times the population of Australia :). Interesting snippet sourced from Adage.com (published a couple of days ago):

“Today more than 22 million adults aged 35 and older use MySpace, and more than 60% of unique visitors are older than 25, according to comScore Networks”

http://www.adage.com/digital/article?article_id=109811

When I first published this post, there were 66 million registered users. Not even 3 months later, there’s 85,348,636 - 4 times the population of Australia :).

]]> By: Michael Bloch http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-249 Michael Bloch Thu, 18 May 2006 09:44:09 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-249 Hi Xochitl, Thanks for your kind feedback :). I'm not aware of any services that handle social networking accounts, but it's a really good idea - I can definitely see a market for it :). Hi Xochitl,

Thanks for your kind feedback :). I’m not aware of any services that handle social networking accounts, but it’s a really good idea - I can definitely see a market for it :).

]]> By: Xochitl http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-242 Xochitl Thu, 18 May 2006 01:07:51 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-242 Great Blog! By the way do you know of any businesses that will put your company on myspace and manage your account for you? I know they exists I have doing a search but haven't found anything. thanks in advance. Great Blog!
By the way do you know of any businesses that will put your company on myspace and manage your account for you? I know they exists I have doing a search but haven’t found anything.
thanks in advance.

]]> By: Michael Bloch http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-160 Michael Bloch Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:07:30 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-160 Heh, yep, you're probably right - but this will be a generation of kids fully trained in utilizing social networking applications; gotta try and keep up with the young 'uns :). There does appear to be an increasing number of "oldies" signing up too. I spoke to someone today who's doing ok from their company page on MySpace; but their product is more targeted towards a youth market. I did notice quite a few tech oriented groups out there, but haven't delved into any of them as yet. I'm justing generally poking around at the moment; learning about what works in that sort of environment and what doesn't. That's the gold that can be taken into other projects I guess. Heh, yep, you’re probably right - but this will be a generation of kids fully trained in utilizing social networking applications; gotta try and keep up with the young ‘uns :). There does appear to be an increasing number of “oldies” signing up too.

I spoke to someone today who’s doing ok from their company page on MySpace; but their product is more targeted towards a youth market.

I did notice quite a few tech oriented groups out there, but haven’t delved into any of them as yet. I’m justing generally poking around at the moment; learning about what works in that sort of environment and what doesn’t. That’s the gold that can be taken into other projects I guess.

]]> By: Roy http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-157 Roy Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:28:55 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/myspace-social-networking-0406.htm#comment-157 Hi, Michael, MySpace.com isn't for me. Too many kids! Or should I say, MySpace has found a very specific market. Good luck to them, but when these kids get a little older, they'll probably drop it like a hot rock. (On the other hand, Dick Clark is still around, so who knows?) Hi, Michael,

MySpace.com isn’t for me. Too many kids! Or should I say, MySpace has found a very specific market.
Good luck to them, but when these kids get a little older, they’ll probably drop it like a hot rock. (On the other hand, Dick Clark is still around, so who knows?)

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