Is Myspace returning to glory? The forgotten social network has made a lot of changes over the years and it is slowly gaining back its user base. The site reports that nearly 1 million people have registered within the last 30 days.
The Guardian reports that Myspace has been adding about 40,000 users a day since it introduced new ties to social networking giants like Twitter and Facebook.
Tim Vanderhook, chief executive of Myspace, said:
“The numbers tell an amazing story of strong momentum and dramatic change for Myspace. And the 1 million-plus new user accounts we’ve seen in the last 30 days validates our approach.”
Myspace once claimed close to 100 million users. Today, the site has about 25 million users.
But Vanderhook says that the number is steadily rising. Myspace has become more focused on bands and musicians and has introduced a new music player. Vanderhook said that Myspace currently offers a music collection of more than 42 million songs. Spotify, on the other hand, has a catalogue of around 15 million songs.
Vanderhook said:
“Myspace is building meaningful social entertainment experience around content, where consumers can share and discover the music they love… Consumers are getting excited about Myspace again – a testament to a great music product.”
The music player isn’t the only thing bringing in new users. Myspace’s Facebook app, which allows people to join Myspace directly from Facebook, has jumped from 900,000 users on January 14th to 1.6 million users on February 14th.
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