Leaked MySpace photos reveal underwhelming redesign

October 20, 2010 7:41 PM
Anthony Ha
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We’ve just received photos that supposedly show MySpace’s upcoming redesign. They look legitimate, and they include the new logo that MySpace has already unveiled, but it’s not clear whether these are the final designs.

The redesign, which was reportedly scheduled for mid-October (I assume it has hit some delays), has been described as the News Corp-owned social networking site’s last stand to stop the loss of users and ad revenue. (comScore reports that Twitter recently passed MySpace in traffic for the first time. And the company has seen a number of executives leave.) Chief digital officer Jon Miller said last month that the redesign is “a full swing of the bat” that will initially scare some users away.

After all that buildup, I find the images kind of underwhelming. I mean, they look fine, and the slideshow interface for updates seems slick, but I’m not seeing anything radically different. Then again, I’m not a MySpace user. If you’re more familiar with the site than I am, please let me know what you think in the comments.

I asked MySpace whether these pictures are an accurate representation of the redesign, and the company responded: “The redesign is coming; stay tuned.”

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  • http://www.KingSidharth.com King Sidharth

    The artists page is very impressive. But not built like a template for all. Rather than a focused website. All else is BAD UI and possibly what My Sapce is know for – bad ux.Sad. It might end up like DIGG.Any change of you getting into LinkedIN's pants to see what are they upto? I herd some news of redesign there to :P

  • http://twitter.com/mark_lopez Mark Lopez

    the navigation/search bar sort of looks like twitter's new design. Can't wait.

  • http://www.venturebeat.com Anthony Ha

    I got nothing on a LinkedIn redesign, though if I find anything, you can be sure I'll post it!

  • http://www.forvae.org/ Erhan Karadeniz

    I thought mySpace was dead? I'm not convinced these redesigns can make a big difference for them.

  • http://www.buzzfarmers.com Amanda @ BuzzFarmers.com

    I don't use myspace anymore, but this is looking pretty slick, especially for artists. MySpace gets a bad rap for how sloppy MySpace's profile designs were, but that's actually the reason why people liked MySpace over Facebook in the beginning – the ability to customize and be creative (even if it meant your mom's page would take 5 minutes to load).I truly believe Facebook only took over because they started adding good enough features to switch over before MySpace got to building them. The reason why I switched? Picture tagging. By the time MySpace implemented it, I had already adopted the Facebook platform. I actually hated the Facebook notion of “everything looking exactly the same” and out of the box.I think if MySpace takes themselves out of the “people” social networking game and focuses on being a social network for musical artists, they'll be coming right back up the ladder. They can't reclaim the people they lost from Facebook, but they can certainly take the niche they're good at and run with that.

  • http://twitter.com/JMAN707 Joseph D Funderburk

    I Am A MySpace User and have been since the redesign was started on. I have seen alot of changes and have worked on some changes with a developer over the last few months. Seen some great ideas. Most have been taken into effect. I Cant Confirm nor deny that any of the pictures that you have posted are true pictures of the redesign or not. And the only thing that I'm Going to say is that the New “My____” is coming soon! Just like MySpace has told you “The Redesign is coming, stay tuned.”

  • http://twitter.com/YoYoMel YoYo Mel

    Very laughable. What Myspace needs is not a better looking cover page instead they need a complete overhaul on their business model and core proposition. Myspace's functionality is sadly one-dimensional compared to FB and no amount of “redesign” is going to save them at this point. This is just another example of how clueless Murdock and his aging and out of touch operation is when it comes to the online world.

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