Originally Posted by Matt 26z

The problem with MySpace is that what you see is what you get. Online communities have a long history of sitting idle while someone else comes along and tops them.

That's a big problem because their core userbase is very trend oriented. Mostly teens to mid-20's. All it takes is the "popular kids" to make the switch to another service and everyone follows them.

This is not a hypothetical situation either. It's exactly how MySpace got their userbase, and how the popular spot before them got theirs.