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I never understood the website besides listening to band songs. But at least it was a feature that Facebook has never really done and it took some time (for me)
by conradfr 12y ago
I never understood the website besides listening to band songs. But at least it was a feature that Facebook has never really done and it took some time (for me) for Spotify, Grooveshark or Youtube to fill in.
You heard about about a band and you could listen to some songs instantaneously without downloading it on eMule or Torrent, it was great.
- Mahn 12y agoThat was also the only use I ever got out of MySpace, checking out new bands/musicians quickly to decide whether I wanted to hear more. IIRC facebook did try a similar feature but never really catched on.
- undefined0 12y agoThis is where I think Vkontakte has got it right. It's basicly Facebook but allows audio to be uploaded into your profile. As a result, I find it to be a perfect replacement for discovering new bands in the same way I used Myspace. It's mainly russian bands who use the site, however.
- tragic 12y agoFor me it was also the 'groups', which were basically a free one-click alternative to PHPBB, albeit more primitive. For many niche interests, it was actually livelier than reddit is today. Persistent security holes plagued them, though, and it sort of disappeared shortly after the News Corp buyout. Nothing I've read paints a picture of Myspace as a classic feat of software engineering.
- conradfr 12y agoedit: should have read the whole link before posting :)