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ryanarts · 03-07-2006, 16:07

Just came accross this site:
http://www.victorme.com/

Anyone else think this site has totally copied myspace(one of the biggest fuck-up's the web has to offer)?

Allenheath · 03-07-2006, 17:47

um, how is myspace one of the biggest fuck ups the net has to offer?

Allenheath · 03-07-2006, 17:50

ooohh your probably reffering to the design of the site. Yeah myspace is defenently not the greatest in that aspect

pgo · 03-07-2006, 17:55

Haha, yes. But MySpace is so generic and hardly designed at all - usability, accessibility, aesthetics...these all fly out the window on MySpace.

cam · 03-07-2006, 21:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allenheath

um, how is myspace one of the biggest fuck ups the net has to offer?

The design & implementation of myspace are both atrocious, the only good thing about it was the concept.

jthomas · 04-07-2006, 04:54

Why pay designers when the world is already eating out of their hands? I hope to God that they use that money for an upgrade soon. I will sleep better at night.

cocknose · 04-07-2006, 05:22

..... i think i'm really OLD... read a couple of thngs they were saying in there profiles and i hade non idea what they were talking about....
and in there music preferences they were talking about australian birds "emu's"...
no ides..

Transmogrify · 04-07-2006, 09:26

You say the design/useability etc. on myspace is bad but it hasn't stopped X million people using it. So they must be doing something right.

pgo · 04-07-2006, 12:11

They are doing something right - millions of people use it because it's useful (which is different than "usable") and highly customizable. Most of my friends are on there (which means I got dragged kicking and screaming). I might find it obnoxious, but they think it's great.

Also, didn't Paul Rand say something about how people are more accustomed to bad design than good design, so they feel more comfortable in a badly designed environment? Something like that.

jthomas · 04-07-2006, 14:20

Well, the problem is that not every one of them has a good eye. All they care about is their ability to make it "theirs..." to say "look at MY space, look what I've customized and created." And when it comes down to it, they're really proud of it. So, myspace lives up to their name 100%. They give the ability to make it "your space." Unique isn't beauty, sadly. But seriously, who would be proud of customizing their font AND background color to be the same. "EVERYBODY COME SEE WHAT A CRAPPY EXPERIENCE I'VE MADE FOR YOU AT MY PAGE! What? You can't read ANYTHING. Oh, just drag your mouse across the entire page to highlight all the text.

pgo · 04-07-2006, 15:06

And that's why it's successful. It's like Geocities or AOL - it appeals to the lowest common denomenator, the technologically unsavvy masses.

Sorry, had to let out my elitist geek for a second.

pat · 04-07-2006, 18:48

Und denn, ve shall mass a small prifat army ov like-minded css-geeks who shall take MySpace by forz, und reconstruct ze vebzeite in accordancw vis w3c-validated veb standards. Today myspace, tomorrow, ze verld.

pgo · 04-07-2006, 19:05

Sieg heil!

hawken · 05-07-2006, 01:51

theres a kind of myspace thing here in Japan called "mixi". It's actually very well built and insanely popular. All you can change about it is your three profile photos and your profile text. Mainly it serves as a blog and community place. Has many of the features myspace does, some better ones in fact.

Although myspace is popular because you can customise it to death, right?

jthomas · 06-07-2006, 10:07

Hey hawken, are you native or do you just live in Japan? I've been studying the spoken language for a bit.

iblastoff · 16-07-2006, 23:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawken

theres a kind of myspace thing here in Japan called "mixi". It's actually very well built and insanely popular. All you can change about it is your three profile photos and your profile text. Mainly it serves as a blog and community place. Has many of the features myspace does, some better ones in fact.

Although myspace is popular because you can customise it to death, right?

i believe it started with friendster.com. then friendster became slow as hell and people started migrating to myspace. all of your friends are most likely using it. why join another site if you know everyones already on myspace? so yes, redundant answer: myspace is popular because everyone uses it.

it really has nothing to do with design. why would a 16 year old care if you're using tables or divs/css?

stylin328 · 16-07-2006, 23:30

There are alot out there like myspace and probably work better in the sense that myspace takes forever at night b/c everyones on there. Myspace just hit it big first. I personally hate myspace, its kinda played now.

The design sucks but like Iblastoff said, people dont care, only us designers who look into these things. LOL

roto · 16-07-2006, 23:48

I'd just like to see myspace implement a maximum width on all pages. That would, at least, be a start...
...nah, it would just confine all the bullshit.

03-07-2006, 16:07	#1 (permalink)
ryanarts ...the one & only Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow, UK Posts: 277	myspace rip-off Just came accross this site: http://www.victorme.com/ Anyone else think this site has totally copied myspace(one of the biggest fuck-up's the web has to offer)?

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hawken Cornish Pasty Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 2,892	theres a kind of myspace thing here in Japan called "mixi". It's actually very well built and insanely popular. All you can change about it is your three profile photos and your profile text. Mainly it serves as a blog and community place. Has many of the features myspace does, some better ones in fact. Although myspace is popular because you can customise it to death, right? __________________ my blog & portfolio sexy combined package

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03-07-2006, 17:47	#2 (permalink)
Allenheath Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 8	um, how is myspace one of the biggest fuck ups the net has to offer?

03-07-2006, 17:50	#3 (permalink)
Allenheath Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 8	ooohh your probably reffering to the design of the site. Yeah myspace is defenently not the greatest in that aspect

03-07-2006, 17:55	#4 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Haha, yes. But MySpace is so generic and hardly designed at all - usability, accessibility, aesthetics...these all fly out the window on MySpace.

04-07-2006, 04:54	#6 (permalink)
jthomas coffee is not a crime Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 455	Why pay designers when the world is already eating out of their hands? I hope to God that they use that money for an upgrade soon. I will sleep better at night.

04-07-2006, 05:22	#7 (permalink)
cocknose Banned™ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,708	..... i think i'm really OLD... read a couple of thngs they were saying in there profiles and i hade non idea what they were talking about.... and in there music preferences they were talking about australian birds "emu's"... no ides..

04-07-2006, 09:26	#8 (permalink)
Transmogrify Rough Creep Arse™ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,888	You say the design/useability etc. on myspace is bad but it hasn't stopped X million people using it. So they must be doing something right.

04-07-2006, 12:11	#9 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	They are doing something right - millions of people use it because it's useful (which is different than "usable") and highly customizable. Most of my friends are on there (which means I got dragged kicking and screaming). I might find it obnoxious, but they think it's great. Also, didn't Paul Rand say something about how people are more accustomed to bad design than good design, so they feel more comfortable in a badly designed environment? Something like that.

04-07-2006, 14:20	#10 (permalink)
jthomas coffee is not a crime Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 455	Well, the problem is that not every one of them has a good eye. All they care about is their ability to make it "theirs..." to say "look at MY space, look what I've customized and created." And when it comes down to it, they're really proud of it. So, myspace lives up to their name 100%. They give the ability to make it "your space." Unique isn't beauty, sadly. But seriously, who would be proud of customizing their font AND background color to be the same. "EVERYBODY COME SEE WHAT A CRAPPY EXPERIENCE I'VE MADE FOR YOU AT MY PAGE! What? You can't read ANYTHING. Oh, just drag your mouse across the entire page to highlight all the text.

04-07-2006, 15:06	#11 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	And that's why it's successful. It's like Geocities or AOL - it appeals to the lowest common denomenator, the technologically unsavvy masses. Sorry, had to let out my elitist geek for a second.

04-07-2006, 19:05	#13 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Sieg heil!

06-07-2006, 10:07	#15 (permalink)
jthomas coffee is not a crime Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 455	Hey hawken, are you native or do you just live in Japan? I've been studying the spoken language for a bit.

16-07-2006, 23:30	#17 (permalink)
stylin328 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 332	There are alot out there like myspace and probably work better in the sense that myspace takes forever at night b/c everyones on there. Myspace just hit it big first. I personally hate myspace, its kinda played now. The design sucks but like Iblastoff said, people dont care, only us designers who look into these things. LOL

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