Can one really blame MySpace for the perverts who are on it? Is everyone who is on MySpace a pervert just because there are a few? Is every Catholic a child molester because of a few sick priests? Are all white people racist because of a few bigots? Try not to judge an entire group of people based on a few who choose to operate outside the rules of society.

I would hardly call MySpace a "porn powerhouse". You can't judge the site based on a few idiots who feel the need to exploit themselves. Since the site launched, MySpace has been cracking down on those people and the site is being used a lot more for what it was created for in the first place. It's a place for friends and to find interesting people like ourselves that we can talk to.

I think it's hilarious to call MySpace an amateur porn powerhouse - I had to deny a webcam group invitation just today and am constantly turning down friend invites from porno boys and girls. Selling sex on MySpace isn't confined to a few idiots exploiting themselves - the advertisers are there to exploit themselves too, as is evidenced by the dating service ads with young half-naked chicks and dudes, not to mention the clothing ads featuring big boobs in tiny tops, etc. I hate those ads as much as I hate 'Katie', an 18 yr old co-ed from Blah Blah who likes to blah blah blah and oh yeah, get naked on a webcam for the 'handy' fee of whatever $ per/(blank). So there's a bunch of morons in various forms on MySpace. They're everywhere, folks, MySpace is just the next thing for mass hysteria to get off on. You can certainly use it for friends, blowjobs, advertising your band, whatever, 'cause hey, people with freedom use it. Get over it.

an obviously very fucking biased post

love your sense of humor :-)

wow wow wow - who wrote this article? Bill Gates?

uh, Tom Selleck?

Steve, Great journalism. Out of all the other stories I read about this deal, yours was the most entertaining to read. These people are very sensitive about the funny comments you make of MySpace. Why should someone be so defensive? Does it mean that maybe THEY are the pervs and pornstars worrying about being uncovered in their own little profiles on MySpace? Hmm... makes ya wonder.

Steve, I DO wonder why Google ended up partnering with MySpace instead of Microsoft. Could it be that Google enjoys challenging the monopolist in any arena possible? They aren't going to win business desktops on any meaningful level - even by giving away the applications. Perhaps they enjoy the whole David and Goliath dynamic? Could Myspace be the stone that knocks the ball out of the park in this space?

who in the world is "Steve Bryant" ? google him on myspace, he's looking for amateur porn , evidently is the most relevant thing he know about myspace. Most likely the only thing he uses myspace for. Said so, maybe Google will prove to be a useful tool when looking for perv's accounts on myspace. Eventually google could help to weed myspace out and make it safer.

Google cant really lose a technology war. They are too well positioned as the innovators