Myspacing Out...? Perhaps Not

So I was reading an article earlier about how Myspace has become pretty much obsolete in the realm of social media. The only exception to this observation is the reigning success of Myspace Music. The writer of this article described Myspace Music as the web site's one "bright spot" in all of the darkness. I couldn't agree more. As much as I love Facebook and Twitter, I still revert to Myspace when I am looking to find new music or learn more about an artist. On Myspace Music websites, like the one for Taylor Swift , not my particular taste in music but I'll give her her props for gathering a huge fanbase of 1,607,047 friends on her Myspace site. On her site, in addition to finding full-length songs, there are music videos, blogs, pictures and a plethora of links. While this number of friends would be much larger if such a page existed on Facebook, Myspace has still stolen the spotlight on this one aspect of social networking sites. Facebook apps have attempted to fill the void from the lack of music sites, but yet I always find myself running back to Myspace. My latest, and a little shameful use of the Myspace Music has been for the Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack. Yes, go ahead and mock me, but I will say that while the acting in those movies is abysmal, the music selection is truly fantastic. I was excited to find the entire track list and full songs on Myspace. I got to listen to each track before I decided if I wanted to buy the album, which I did. The best thing from my point-of-view about Myspace Music is that they haven't forced people to stay members in order to see musician's profiles. If I had to be a member of the Myspace community, I would join, but I am so glad that it's easily accessible. All in all, Myspace Music is still a vital part of my everyday online adventures, and while most of its features are pretty much phased out now, their music section is still holding strong in my book.