No More Space for MySpace: How PR Could Have Saved the Day

“The new MySpace is the social and music discovery destination powered by the passion of fans. Music, videos, photos, and TV, made social.”

Such is the self-described mission of the “new” MySpace, as featured on its revamped website. Some may scratch their heads, unaware that the former social media giant still exists, while others recoil in fear that a profile of their younger self lies stagnant in the shadows of the Internet stratosphere, threatening to resurrect and ruin their young professional careers.

You may have an inkling as to which reaction I had.

Once I accepted the prospect of encountering my self-portrait-snapping, fAnCiiE-tYpiiNg former online life, I took a second look at this description and was struck by a few things.