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At one point in modern history, Myspace was just about everyone’s favorite place to get social and make friends. However, in the time since then, a lot of people have defected to places like Facebook, Twitter and even the fabled “real world.” Sometimes it seems as if the only people left on Myspace are either in a band or like to collect friendships with bands. One wonders if there is any other appeal to this prodigal child of early social networking.

While Myspace was defiinitely not the first social networking site, it was early enough to beat Facebook but late enough to be little more than a clone of Friendster. Naturally, the fact that Myspace was only coded up in about 10 days didn’t help its staying power or ultimate functionality very much. Over time, less and less people have used Myspace, to the point where it is easy to wonder if the site still has a purpose. However, one part of society has found great success on this social network: bands.

While being in a band naturally confers advantages to one’s success at attracting members of the opposite sex and not having to hear during old age, Myspace confers advantages to a band who seeks to use it. If you are a part of a band on Myspace, you tend to attract the attention of potential fans and promoters, which can result in more shows and better ticket sales in the process. However, the bands themselves and their hangers-on seem to be the supremely dominant group who still cling to Myspace, in spite of the pressure to go elsewhere.