Am I the only one who had no idea MySpace had anything to do with music, much less independent bands, until all of the recent news they’ve been receiving. MySpace is being touted as this gigantic innovator within Web 2.0, yet it’s nothing more than Friendster (albeit with more members).

MySpace didn’t become popular because they featured bands no one had ever heard of, they became popular because it allowed 15-24 year olds to hook up easily.

I’m not faulting MySpace - they took the best of Friendster, Hot or Not, and every other social networking website in existence, mixed it all together and gave member’s their own customizable page - goldmine! Unfortunately, I’ve grown tired of all the big media acting surprised when a 16 year old girl finds out her 20 year old “boyfriend” is really a 50 year old child molester.

Dear Big Media: That’s what MySpace is for.