Everyone is entitled to my opinion...

 

Those of you who have previously read this blog may be aware that I find Myspace to be the most annoying user interface known to man. In my more charitable moments, I have been known to refer to it as a “dogs breakfast”.

 

I have spent the better part of the entire day updating two of our Myspace profiles. Two! A whole day!

It’s like some Orwellian maze that once you’re in, it commences to crush your soul and you can’t seem to escape. Then when you finally see a light at the end of the tunnel, it turns out that the connection has crashed and all that information you’ve just “uploaded” has been lost.

 

And now the majors have done a deal with Uncle Rupert and launched Myspace Music. I checked it out today… same old slow loading player, same old crappy MP3 quality sound and lots of KFC ads. Ripper!

 

I know it was never intended that Myspace be anything other than the new FM radio, but come on, who REALLY spends time checking out new music on Myspace out there? Come on. Hand ups… that’s right, both of you!

 

If you want to read about the battle between the Evil Major Record Labels and the Benign and Gentle Independent Labels as they battle over the fate of the fabled Queen of Advertising Revenue in the Kingdom of Myspace, you should read Christie Elizer’s column here.