Tom Anderson and MySpace

In the video above, Tom Anderson, the founder of MySpace, is talking to a tv show host about his "creation". While a lot of the interview is general MySpace information, I was surprised by a few main discussion topics. Anderson speaks on how MySpace differs from Facebook, and one of the key distinguishing factors, he identifies, is the element of music and video. MySpace has clearly had a massive effect on the interconnectedness of media. It has also made it considerably easier for emerging artists and bands to get noticed. If one was to look at the date of the interview, they'd notice it took place in 2007; far before presidential election last year. In the video, Anderson foreshadowed the key role myspace and other social networking sites would play in this election, noting that every single one of the candidates already had myspaces in 2007. We all know how important this tech-savvy element was to the election as well, having seen the outcome, thus epitomizing how central technology has become to our lives.