Myspace vs. Photobucket

Larry Dignan and Steve O'Hear from ZDnet.com recently wrote two interesting pieces shedding light on the battle of a powerful social networking site (Myspace) and a useful widget (like Photobucket). So the question is how will people respond? My view is similar to what Larry and Steve have written. If Myspace or any other big name site starts to restrict creativity or charge fees, things will change for the worse. Look at AOL for example, I use and like AOL while most tech people do not. (Full disclosure, I also own a bit of Time Warner stock, the parent of AOL). Funny thing is that now AOL is coming out for free, more people are taking another look and saying its not so bad (to use and as a stock). What made it bad was the pricing that seemed to rise every year and novice computer people like myself were hooked in and could not or would not leave the service. Which brings me back to the original post. If people get fed up with the services or activities of a major site like Myspace they will simply move on. Below is the text from Larry's article and well a link to my Myspace page. Everyone is free to add me if you wish or e-mail me.

Myspace.com/Bmwbob

The big picture: Photobucket vs. MySpace by ZDNet's Larry Dignan -- MySpace has pulled millions of Photobucket video from its site. That's the headline of the moment, but the real interesting developments occur when you zoom out a bit. The big picture matters a lot more than the initial story (Techmeme discussion). Here's why: Web 2.0 business models. Photobucket clearly depends on the MySpace ecosystem. However, one [...]

MySpace blocks Photobucket videos; the end of the wild west of social networks? by ZDNet's Steve O'Hear -- MySpace, the 100 pound guerrilla of social networking, is at it again -- this time blocking Photobucket videos from being embedded on the site. MySpace has always been like the wild west of social networks, but now that the site's owners, News Corp. are acting like a belligerent dictator -- how long before its users decide to leave town?