MySpace to Get a Facelift

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Nov 19th 2007 at 5:06PM

Rumor around the Internets is that MySpace is getting ready for a major facelift. Word is News Corp is looking to hook up with Zach Klein, the designer behind YouTube-clone Vimeo, to clean up the hodge-podge of disparate design elements that a lot of people are complaining about at MySpace.

Users have been fleeing MySpace en masse for the more respectable and less spam filled Facebook. A bit of a redesign will be good for MySpace, but will it be enough to save the site clearly in its death throes?

From Mashable

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Tags: design, facebook, myspace, vimeo

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Jim @ Nov 19th 2007 6:21PM

Myspace was very popular until facebook started taking over. I prefer to blog at http://www.thoughts.com myslef...

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Josh @ Nov 19th 2007 6:29PM

there isnt anything wrong with how it is anyway so why change it, must been a democrat who thought of this lol we all know how stupid these dumba**es are haha

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jmf @ Nov 19th 2007 6:35PM

What's wrong with myspace? I have no problem with it!

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LuC3lLYs @ Nov 19th 2007 6:38PM

MySPACE IS jUSt MAKiiN EVRYTHiiNG CONfUSiNG FOR THE US3RSz THAT R USED 2 THE OLD LAYOUT....FAC3BooK IS A FAK3 MYSPACE ND IT SUXx...SOo I DUNT THINK THE NEW WALLPAPER WHATEVER WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENC3...

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megglez @ Nov 19th 2007 6:46PM

hi! =oD

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morgan @ Nov 19th 2007 6:47PM

too many spam hackers stealing passwords are so
bad and PEDOPHILIA RUN RAMPID MEN OVER 18 PICKIN
UP KIDS 14? COME ON NOW,AND 15 WITH 20 PLUS YEAR
OLD MEN OFF MY SPACE.COM THAT SITE NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN I CANNOT WAIT TILL THEY ARE FINALLY
NON EXISTENT.

ADIOS!

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Kate @ Nov 19th 2007 6:47PM

DIDN'T YOU EVER HEAR THE SAYING, "if it's not broken, don't try to fix it." It usually ends up screwed up and people lose interest in it. That seems to be what happens on here all the time.

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Liz @ Nov 19th 2007 6:48PM

I think facebook should be kept for college students only; its just creepy when you see older ppl prowling around on there

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panopticon7 @ Nov 19th 2007 6:52PM

this is an asinine article. "internets"? you just totally wiped out your cred, man. pfft, gone. "clearly in its death throes"? lol--from a guy on an aol partner? LOLLLLLLLLLL stop, you're hurting me, i'm laughing too hard!!!!!!!!

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Paradiseland @ Nov 19th 2007 6:54PM

Hey Josh isnt Newscorp considered a republican Media outlet?

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Ned @ Nov 19th 2007 6:58PM

Myspace has its strengths just like Facebook and YupYap, which cater to different groups. To me ... I see them as graduating from one site to the next. Now I use YupYap.com to network since I am out of college now.

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cyndy @ Nov 19th 2007 7:15PM

..i am one of the older people on myspace, you can't beat it for connecting to your favorite musicians, it is very cool

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S @ Nov 19th 2007 7:24PM

I prefer a new social site that has video dating, resumes and emails that pay you to share it. http://www.friendswin.com/view_profile.php?member_id=3949

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jason @ Nov 19th 2007 7:33PM

i have a facebook and it rules so much better than myspace!!

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Lisa @ Nov 19th 2007 7:37PM

Myspace was never suppose to be what it is today. It was originally for bands to promote their music. I say why change it, re-designs just confuse people. If people are leaving in droves it's because of something else.

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Michael G in Big D @ Nov 19th 2007 7:38PM

As a social engineering site, MySpace was first on the block to really catch on. There's a LOT of things MySpace does really well. The problem is in the structure of the underlying HTML code. If you know *anything* about CSS design, you'll know that it's REALLY hard to do a *good* design of your MySpace page because it's nearly impossible to create CSS rules for certain page elements. If you want to see how MySpace *should* model their HTML and what can then be done using CSS, go to http://www.csszengarden.com/ and click on the various design links along the side. Every design on this site uses the same exact HTML page... the only thing that changes is the CSS.
THIS is why (and how) MySpace needs to change... everyone with a MySpace profile wants to do what folks are doing at CSS Zen Garden! :)

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DAVI @ Nov 19th 2007 7:48PM

MYSPACE WAS #1 AND IT'S BETTER THEN FACEBOOK AND THOSE OTHER COPYCATS.

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aly @ Nov 19th 2007 7:55PM

I actually like MySpace, however, I am in the real estate business. I haven't had much luck networking on MySpace so I found www.WannaNetwork.com. They are a real estate specific networking site where I don't get bothered by 16 year-old kids when I am trying to establish working relationships! I love WannaNetwork!

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Erin @ Nov 19th 2007 7:57PM

I like MySpace the way it is...Facebook is way too boring and not enough options and puts way too much crap on your profile...It is about as fun as Hi5..Snoozefest!

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Tanya @ Nov 19th 2007 8:04PM

I think there are pros and cons to both and a lot depend on the maturity of the user. the site should not be blamed for what they do wrong. Personally I seen a new documentary of an actually face book user and wut happened when her account got hacked a nd posted all kinds of nasty stuff they where very un cooperative and slow responding

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