Is myspace.com a huge marketing scheme?

Question

Call me crazy, but I think that myspace.com is simply a massive marketing scheme. At this point it is owned by News Corp. News Corp. is one of 6 huge corporations (the others are Viacom, NBC, Disney, Sony, and of course AOL Time Warner) that own nearly all media outlets in the U.S. including almost all major newspapers, record companies, radio stations, television channels, publishing companies, etc. (check out http://www.cjr.org/tools/owners/newscorp.asp for more info). Anyway, these "Big 6" Corporations dropped from 10 to 6 in less than a decade, and seem to be narrowing down even more. Many people using myspace.com don't realize who owns. If users display all of th music, films, tv shows, etc. that they enjoy as well as posting pictures to display how they like to be portrayed to the rest of th world, don't you think this is a fool-proof marketing tool for News Corp?

I wanted to add, I'm not afraid of being advertised to, it's unavoidable. I'm also not saying "let's get rid of myspace" i was just wondering what others thought about this.

also, i wanted to add i'm not only talking about ads on myspace. i'm saying that they own so many difrent forms of media that thy can tak this info. and advertise it to us anywhere. after all, we are exposed to 3000+ ads per day. Oh Oh good idea! I want to add a question to this question, you can answer either. Where is the best place you've seen an ad?

Answer 1

It certainly is, but you fail to realize that the site also acts as a self promotional tool as well. Most of the people who join that site create profiles out of a desire to show others what kind of person they are. In that respect, myspace is a tool for self-expression (however shallow that may be) and some utilize the site even further to form new friendships and romantic relationships.

Kudos to you for pointing out Newscorp's suspicious motives on Yahoo Answers, a site long regarded as the pinnacle of independent media.

Answer 2

Yes, it's a marketing scheme...of course it is. You see many muscians (both independent and big artists), movies and such that are promoted through the website. If a large corporation such as newscorp wants to invest in it, obviously there is a great need for a page like myspace to help with the marketing of products, people, etc.

Answer 3

MySpace started as a way for bands to get noticed by writers, record labels, investors, etc.

You're right in that now it is huge and they have profiles for movies, TV shows, etc., but you can still use it without worrying about all of that.

My advice to people who feel they're being "advertised" to: don't pay attention. I use MySpace to contact my friends, but I don't pay any attention to the "hot, new users" and the advertisements they try to show you when you sign on. You can skip those.

Answer 4

Well i just have to say i Love having myspace for my band site and personal site i have met awesome people there have alot of fun and advertise my business it's free and great

Answer 5

Dude, every frikkin think you look at in America is a huge marketing scheme. Literally.

myspace.com included.

Answer 6

Sure, it could be, but as long as it's just them advertising, it causes no problems for us that use it to talk to friends. It doesn't cost anything. I'm not too worried.

Answer 7

I think they should due away with myspace. look how many problems it has caused all ready.

Answer 8

I dont think so, and simply i dont care because its free!

publicity occurs everywhere