Here is a great list of non-MySpace looking MySpace layouts. Some are really clean, some are calling out the fact that MySpace layouts usually look terrible. Goes to show you that given a web2.0 platform, you can really go in any direction you want.
I never got into the whole MySpace thing and probably never will. Having checked out various MySpace pages, I figured this would be a great article to post given that most MySpace pages I've seen are hideous -- no offense.
Well, I'll confess I've been a member of FTJ since about 2001. I've actually come rather attached to it. Warning: cheezy pick-up lines, superficial judgment and jealous downvoting ahead! .... but that's the fun, right? Oh and no -- this probably won't replace your MySpace, but I don't use MySpace anyway, so...
Fox, Carat Study Tries to Quantify Return of Social-Network Marketing. The value of an ad interaction in the social-media space has been somewhat of a mystery. While most suspect the highly engaging environment might be a good place to reach consumers, there are also questions about ad receptiveness on personal pages -- there's no ready-made means of measurement because it's a new channel.