| We see it on TV everyday. On CNN, NBC, every | | | | Simpson has over 200,000 friends - that is |
| news channel, even on Martha Stewarts show | | | | over 200,000 people that get free updates and |
| -yes, she is on Myspace also. Hundreds of | | | | info from Jessica. Relatively unknown |
| thousands of bands from Kid Rock and Uncle | | | | websites and artists can now get free |
| Cracker to 50 Cent, Jessica Simpson, etc... | | | | publicity and get heard. To test this we |
| all have their own Myspace pages. Myspace | | | | started a Myspace page 1 week ago and today |
| has grown in the past 2-3 years to over 66 | | | | have over 1,000 page views and over 700 |
| million users and is growing at a rate of | | | | friends. We receive over 70 bulletins per |
| 2-10K per hour and several million per month. | | | | day with announcements on everything from |
| There are now more people on Myspace then | | | | band tour dates to concerts, special invites, |
| there are searches per day on Google - the | | | | offer for a date, business websites, etc... |
| largest internet search engine. Comedian | | | | The majority of users are teens and young |
| Dane Cook has over 900,000 friends on Myspace | | | | (under 38) adults. It seems this age group |
| now and it helped promote him from nothing to | | | | has grown tired of VH1 and MTV reality shows |
| on Saturday Night Live and a nationwide tour | | | | and the lack of music and information that is |
| under his name with many top comedians. | | | | tailored to their desires. This is what |
| Myspace doesn't charge a penny and doesn't | | | | Myspace provides. You control who is in your |
| bombard you with ads like other free services | | | | network and what information, music videos, |
| in the paste (Kazaa, ICQ, etc...). You can | | | | news, etc... you receive and subscribe to. |
| advertise for free, start a blog, start a | | | | Myspace is the next AOL, and the sky is |
| romance, build friends, network, etc... With | | | | the limit. It is rumored that a lot of |
| over 65 million users the possibilities are | | | | programming will soon be live off websites |
| endless. Its also very easy to use - It | | | | like Myspace. Maybe Myspace will become like |
| doesn't take a manual or a learning timeframe | | | | XM radio - no or little commercials, choose |
| like AOL in the past. This free service has | | | | your own programming 24 hours a day. No need |
| attracted bands in droves. There are over | | | | to pay for cable TV, or movies. You will |
| 100,000 bands, artists and similar on Myspace | | | | just pay a flat monthly fee. What ever |
| with pages showing tour schedules, factoids, | | | | Myspace's future holds, it is sure to change |
| etc... Many of these bands are using Myspace | | | | TV, radio, and our world or our space for |
| for free publicity and to grow their fanbase | | | | ever. It certainly had a profound effect on |
| and popularity. They can release videos, | | | | Dane Cook and his future is looking brighter |
| excerpts, free songs, etc... It all works - | | | | and brighter. Myspace has left its mark and |
| just look at some of the bands and their | | | | is here to stay. |
| numbers of page views and friends - Jessica | | | | |