Is MySpace becoming So Yesterday?
Scott Karp over at Publishing 2.0 (no service mark claimed) points to a panel of teenagers interviewed by Guy Kawasaki. These are tech-hip teens and they seem to think MySpace is no longer at the center of cool in the connected kid universe. Scott also shows a downturn trend graphic which may be attributed to spring break or final examines or maybe even spring fever.
This seems to me to be no great matter. First, if the coolest kids are moving on, there are a great deal of kids just getting on. But even if MySpace fades from its current frenzied glory, what is relevant is that today's adolescents are a Connected Generation.
As they grow older, graduate college and enter into the workplace, the connection part is what is relevant, not the MySpace allegiance. This generation gets information online, uses blogs and doesn't very often read a newspaper or get news from broadcast media. They will take jobs where they are allowed to use blogs. It will be a communications tool along with a cell phone and email.
MySpace is merely interesting. Connection is what's important.
I think its time we Listen to teens
Posted by: /pd | May 30, 2006 at 12:43 PM
I agree - the "cat is out of the bag". Kids know that anything common is generally not cool (by definition), so they'll likely find a "New Space", and evolve it in ways we probably can't guess. I can't wait to see it.
Posted by: Ed Terpening | May 30, 2006 at 05:37 PM
I agree. The fact that MySpace is trendy is merely a starting point. Kids will continue to remian connected and blogs will certainly be a part of that.
Posted by: Tim Draayer | May 31, 2006 at 12:54 AM
myspace is still in top5 according to alexa, but there will probably be lots of similar and may be even bigger sites that will follow the same path
Posted by: Mike | June 08, 2006 at 04:14 AM