Tag Archives | myspace

We Want To Change The World

Posted on November 18, 2008 in advertising and marketing, word-of-mouth, youth trends

HELL: Helping Everyone Live Longer is a non-profit that gives out bicycle helmets for free, no questions asked. It started when Zack Smith was looking for a voice — a way to quell the rage felt when a girl he loved was tragically hit by a car and killed while riding her bike in Allston, [...]

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Nike Takes The “Social” Out Of User Communities

Posted on August 27, 2008 in brands, social media

As an active runner who owns a Nike+iPod Sports Kit, I find their upcoming million person race a little strange. Here’s some more backstory: Nike is gearing up for The Human Race 10k on August 31st, where 1 million+ runners will don their iPods to race in 25+ locations around the world at the same [...]

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Myspace, A Place For CAPTCHAs

Posted on August 14, 2008 in social media, usability

Using MySpace these days, you come across more CAPTCHAs than you do content. It’s frustrating “solving” these all the time, and sometimes downright ridiculous. In the words of my former boss, Harley Manning, “You can’t annoy someone into liking your brand.”

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Some Thoughts on MySpace’s Redesign

Posted on June 18, 2008 in social media, usability

MySpace is rolling out their new re-design, as of yesterday, which the brilliant folks at Adaptive Path played a large part in. I’m always impressed by their work, but I was surprised by the screenshots of the redesign I saw on Valleywag who notes: “When Fox Interactive began interviewing Web designers for the job last [...]

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lowercase letters and the new myspace aesthetic…

Posted on February 25, 2008 in design

lowercaseletters just look better. But customizing Myspace profiles with a template or silly color scheme does not. And lots of young people are catching on to that. Young people are more design-savvy and creative than ever before. They know good design when they see it. And they realize MySpace is over — it has become [...]

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