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As for MySpace.. that's a different thing. Those random "Be my friend" requests are simply to build stats and nothing more. The entire "friends" phenomena was a great idea for MySpace to build networks and numbers, but it means nothing. I know artists with well under 1000 friends who sell a LOT of CD's and get a LOT of people out to shows.. I know people with literally 50,000 friends who can't sell a single CD to any of them or get anyone to ever see a show. MySpace is a useless waste of time and as I predicted, the MySpace Music scam has finally exposed itself for what it is. They built it on the activity surrounding Indie Artists so they could have FREE musical content on the site.. and now that they've hit critical mass, they are pissing all over the indie community to kiss the ass of the majors. If all the indie artists pulled their stuff off tomorrow.. the site would collapse and disappear. But they won't. Musicians rarely do what is really best for them. They prop up scam artists and those that abuse them and they tear down their best friends and their best resources and would stab them all in the back if the "industry" ever batted an eye at them. It's always been that way sadly enough.
Brian
I have been thinking about this all weekend. I feel that I WAS hasty in my decision to step back from "OurStage" and am ready to "Eat Crow". Brian can write the reasons why we should support them until he's blue in the face and some of us still won't listen. Here is why I changed my mind. I have been a part of JPF for a couple of years now. I come to this site every day and have made who I consider "Real" friends even though I have never met anyone. I believe that this organisation is truly "Grassroots" and have been able to have my music listened to by others who are more discriminating then the average music fan which gives you a more honest assessment of what you are offering. MySpace doesn't do that. OurStage probably does that in a way because you are being judged by other writers and musicians along with the regular fans. The most important reason that I changed my mind is that OurStage is a JPF sponsor. Daniel has posted answers to questions. I don't believe that this "Tom" guy from MySpace has ever done that. Daniel even commented on one of my songs. MySpace is looking phonier to me every day. I may drop them if I keep getting Spammy friend requests. After my hasty retreat from OurStage, I began thinking about what I did and reread this whole thread. I will reenter my song "The Rainmaker" in the Americana contest for June. Ben
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