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MySpace owners tease nostalgic relaunch in new documentary

MySpace owners tease nostalgic relaunch in new documentary
MySpace set to return? What we know about the nostalgic social network’s ‘comeback’ · indianexpress.com

Imagine a very old playground that everyone used to play on a long time ago.

That playground is called MySpace, and it was one of the first big places where people met friends on the internet.

When it was most popular, more than a hundred million people visited it every month.

Then a new playground called Facebook came along, and most kids went there instead.

The people who own the old playground now say they want to open it again someday.

They are not sure exactly when it will be ready, though.

Lots of other apps like Instagram and TikTok are very popular today.

Some adults worry that these apps make people spend too much time on their phones.

The owners hope people might like a calmer, older-style place to hang out.

So MySpace might come back, but it has to do well this time or it could close again like it did before.

Key facts

Platform
MySpace
Current owners
Tim and Chris Vanderhook (co-founders of Viant Technology)
Founders
Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe (2003)
Peak period
2005–2008
Peak visitors
Over 115 million monthly visitors by 2008
2006 milestone
Surpassed Google as the most visited site in the US
Reported losses
Over $150 million
Previous relaunch attempt
2013 (failed)

Quotes

Tim and Chris Vanderhook

Co-founders of Viant Technology and current owners of MySpace

“We still own MySpace. We are stewards of the MySpace brand at this point, and we are going to relaunch MySpace. We’re just waiting for the right time to do it. And if that one doesn’t work, we’ll do it again.”
indianexpress.com

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