MySpace + Cell Phones = ???
MySpace, the social networking site/massive network, just annouced that they would be kicking off a cell service, which would let users post, read, etc to their MySpace accounts for free. This is a great step for web/mobile convergence - just the MySpace brand is enough to make these guys fly off shelves - there’s also the troubling flipside of the recent press sites like MySpace and Facebook are getting regarding online safety and their teen users. On one hand, MySpace moving to mobile is a timely move - targeting a HUGE memberbase that is already comfortable with new technology and gadgets and much more likely to be interested in communicating via mobile tech. On the other hand, I’ll be very interested to see how the very important issues of safety and use are taken from a “sedentary” web site and imported into a mobile technology - one that isn’t always easy to monitor.
