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Redesign of My[insert ad here]Space

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A summary of MySpace’s redesigned hp:
Less Clutter. More Advertising.

Hmm. Is there a paradox in there somewhere? It’s been said that the redesign addresses a nagging problem that beleaguers social networking sites: pages have “the aesthetic appeal of the locker door of a 14-year-old high schooler.” Which led me to imagine the site as the voice of a 14-year-old whining to its parent, Fox Interactive Media.

“Why can’t I be pretty like X website?”
“I want to make money like the other websites.”
“Can I have a new navigation bar? A search tool? A video player? I need these in time for school to…