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Over the past few years online social networks -- sites like MySpace and Facebook -- have grown exponentially to the point that that they've caught the eyes of the more "traditional" media types. MySpace was purchased by Fox who launched MySpace TV to bring bit-sized entertainment to its users. Now, Nokia is predicting that within five years social networks like MySpace will out-pace even traditional television networks and record labels, something the company calls "Circular Entertainment."Nokia says that people will become more interested in sharing entertainment created by their friends for their friends including videos or music that will get passed around social networks and continually refined within small groups.
That's an intriguing concept, but we can't help but think the folks at Nokia and the Future Laboratory, who ran the study that came up with these findings, have far more talented friends than we do. We like independent programming as much as the next person, but regardless of how stale Saturday Night Live has become, we'd much rather sit down and watch that than vids of any of our friends acting goofy before a camera.
At least for now.
From Tech Digest
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Subscribe to commentsascatalDec 3rd 2007 5:43PM
i seriously doubt that sites like myspace willever replace tv networks
Rev. Ed HubbardDec 11th 2007 10:51AM
Actually, this makes a lot of sense. I see it already happening with my own company Witch School International, Inc., with the development of a school, blog sites, video sites, etc. that feed into each other.
The thing that is likely not seen is that the Networks themselves will be bought out by a handful of older players and a handful of newer players, just as Radio, Television, cable, and the Internet were when they matured.
Entertainment as we choose when we choose, or so we will believe.
Blessings, Ed
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Arthur BaconJan 15th 2008 11:23AM
This is very disturbing; we all might as well stay in our houses and extend virtual hugs to our friends and family. Come on, folks, grow up.
I hope that the social networks will not take over as a form of mass communications. I'd rather get my "news" from people who know what they're talking about, not just from people I know.