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"Fifteen months after its acquisition by Specific Media, we're finally getting a sneak peek at the new MySpace.\nJustin Timberlake \u2014 who took an ownership stake in the new MySpace \u2014 tweeted a link to a video previewing the new service.\nTHIS IS MYSPACE vimeo.com/myspace/the-ne\u201A\u00C4\u00B6 #NEWMYSPACE\u2014 Justin Timberlake(@jtimberlake) September 24, 2012\nAlthough Timberlake and members of the MySpace team were at CES 2012, most of the discussion was about a partnership with Panasonic and not the rebirth of the new service.\nThe video points to a new MySpace URL, New.MySpace.com, where users can give their email address for an invite to the new service.\nWhat Is the New MySpace\nSo what is the new MySpace? The video overview doesn't go into a lot of detail, but this is what we can ascertain so far:\n\nUsers log in with Facebook or Twitter and can then choose to bring photos or other information with them.\nStatus updates look similar to the mobile app Path, with photos largely displayed and user comments showing up underneath.\nThere is a large music component the service, which includes a way to browse albums, find popular songs and artists and more.\n\nThe music component is interesting \u2014 especially since this was historically always one of MySpace's strong suits. What is less clear is if MySpace is building its own music service or if it has partnered with a provider such as Spotify, Rdio or Rhapsody.\nThe interface looks clean and attractive \u2014 but obviously we'll have to wait for the beta launch to understand more about how this works.\nDoes the MySpace Brand Mean Anything?\nThe biggest question I have about the new MySpace is whether or not the brand is worth anything. I've argued in the past that the biggest asset of MySpace is also its biggest liability.\nWhat the new owners will have to do \u2014 celebrity investor or not \u2014 is prove to users why this MySpace is worth a user's time.\nLet us know your thoughts on the new MySpace in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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