Myspace The Walmart Competition Of Bboards?

[PennylessZ28]

I just finished reading this article over at the Admin Zone a day or two ago and I just wanted to take the time to repost it and start a discussion here for those of you not on that site or aware.

The orginal article: The Downfall of Mom and Pop Operated Communities?
By: [Zoints]DChapman

Has the number of members who login to your forum on a daily basis hit a plateau? I stay in contact with a lot of forum owners, and the answer for many of them is "yes". Sure, new members are joining your forum all the time, but old members are leaving at the same rate. Where are they going?

Poll the members of your community and ask how many have MySpace profiles. The numbers might surprise you. MySpace has over 40 million members who take part in its vast social network. And more importantly and pertinent to us forum owners, MySpace has over 1 million "groups". What is a group? A group is a forum like the one you run; only not quite as advanced or userfriendly. Yet. Do any of these topics look familiar?




Does this general look ring a bell?




....... READ THE orginal article: The Downfall of Mom and Pop Operated Communities?

Fact is, this article got me thinking of some serious challenges facing many of us.

So I wanted to start some discussion to see what most of you think? Do you think communities like Myspace are a treat?

What about trying to get new members who might already be using myspace? Specially if myspace is your competition. Remeber how many of us are trying to create a "Myspace Profile".....

Discuss.