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A Grand Unified Theory of YouTube and MySpace

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the weighty-internet-concerns dept.

Ant writes "Paul Boutin's Slate article explains the factors contributing to the success YouTube and MySpace: they are easy to use (usability), and they don't 'tell you what to do.'" From the article: "Both YouTube and MySpace fit the textbook definition of Web 2.0, that hypothetical next-generation Internet where people contribute as easily as they consume. Even self-described late adopters like New York editor Kurt Andersen recognize that that by letting everyone contribute, these sites have reached a critical mass where 'a real network effect has kicked in.'"

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  1. di3k by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    and that the floor (7000+1400+700)*4 World-s4anning Notwithstanding,

  2. Re:It's a maaaaddhouse!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I've been having a really shit day. I guess myspace does have a place....to make me laugh.

    Thanks dear kind sir or ma'am.

    ^-^

  3. Volume! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The make it up in volume!