Great article:The rise and fall of MySpace @MattGarrahan #myspace #wiredchurch

Many highlights that stood out for me: The company also prided itself on being able to respond quickly to the needs and demands of its community, but once Murdoch had set the $1bn revenue target, putting the MySpace community first became more ­difficult. According to former MySpace executives, the advertising on the site was making it less compelling for users. Continue Reading

No News for you says Murdoch to Google @davewiner #smchurch #wiredchurch

This is pretty much where I come out on the Murdoch thing (of course,  I’ve been reading DW for about 7 years,  and so his thinking has probably a lot to do with how I think about the net,  and content.  People say silly things like Google would be nothing without the NY Times, but it wasn’t until relatively recently Continue Reading