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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

How MySpace Got Buried By Spotify

By Ricki Ted


Is Spotify Better Than Myspace?

They are quite different beasts of the internet, that's for sure, but the one thing they have in common is that they are huge sights for music. Not just huge. They are both massive. Myspace started out as a social networking site that began to specialize in bands and music after it lost mainstream social networking ground to competitors, notably Facebook. Spotify started out as a streaming music service and has stayed true to its roots while building a strong base of fans. It is popular in many countries and boasts millions of unique users to its site each month.

Who Is More Consistent, Myspace Or Spotify?

Spotify has kept the same name since it started at least and has started out by making its music platform available only by invitations. To get your account activated, you would need a spotify invite you through a website or through a friend. Myspace can't seem to decide who it is. It started as MySpace, changed to My_____ and finally became Myspace. Among users trying to find a consistent online identity, this inability to find its own identity has undoubtedly cost Myspace valuable unique users.

Does Myspace Offer More Music than Spotify?

Spotify offers tons and tons of music. Spotify offers as much or more music than any site on the internet. It offers this content as streaming content and users have subscriptions. An unlimited subscription is not expensive and costs a user less than buying one compact disc per month. Myspace doesn't offer nearly the selection of songs that Spotify does and most of the songs Myspace offers aren't from premium and recognized artists. However, there are a lot of songs available for free on Myspace by unsigned artists. Most of these songs are not available anywhere else, so Myspace does offer some unique value over Spotify in the unsigned artist category. However, a major artist's page on Myspace might only offer a few of their hits, whereas Spotify generally has all of their music available. Spotify simply offers more music and more variety than Myspace.



Does Spotify or Myspace Have The Best Social Networking Integration?

On the face of it, one might think Myspace would be better for social networking. It is not. Spotify integrates with Facebook and Twitter. Since more of one's friends are likely to use Facebook than any other social networking service, this makes Spotify superior to Myspace for sharing music with friends. Now, in fact, Spotify requires logging in with a Facebook account. This places Spotify at the front of the social networking revolution. Myspace has limited itself to one aspect of social networking and is struggling even in those areas.

Does Myspace Protect User Data Better Than Spotify?

Myspace has had a bumpy road in terms of protecting user information too. Trust is a major consideration for users of social networking and music sites. They need to know that their information is secure and not being shared or exposed in an unsafe or unauthorized manner. Spotify has an excellent track record of protecting user information. Myspace, on the other hand, has repeatedly leaked user photos and other private information to the public, to hackers and to advertisers. Spotify clearly has a better track record protecting user data.




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