SOUL SHINE — May 16 — As rock star Billy Corgan is helping to prove, MySpace is the new Friendster, with decidedly better benefits. More and more acts are using MySpace.com to promote themselves. Corgan is using his space www.myspace.com/billycorgan to give fans the chance to get inside his brain via his super-detailed blog, to stream songs from his upcoming solo album, to win free tickets to his summer tour, and yes, even to become his “friend.” Alongside the big names (Oasis, Weezer, My Chemical Romance), some not-so-famous artists make a home on MySpace. FULL ARTICLE @ SOUL SHINE
Mark Brooks: Musicians and DJ’s are the greatest ‘connectors’ (see Tipping Point and Unleashing the Ideavirus). MySpace captured their attention and they ‘sneezed.’