" “They went to Friendster and found all the hot girls who got kicked off Friendster. You may remember Tila Tequila. She was a very very big deal on MySpace. But she was a Friendster user,” he said.
“They kicked her off because she was just too damn sexy. "
UH OK?
I think that we are missing part of the story here. I mean, come on! I stopped reading at this point.
Why do you find it unthinkable that Friendster might ban users for posting racy pictures?
Of course he is painting in broad strokes in the interview, but MySpace's 'in' was that they started by attracting creative people, such as wannabe models, musicians and photographers.
I don't remember anything even remotely shocking on MySpace, but the mere presence of people like Tila Tequila was a 'important' factor in MySpace fame at that point. Wasn't it the first breach between remote celebrities and you on the web ? Before that all you had was tiny bits of medias, and all of a sudden, you get to comment on their page. Not even an official website, but the same website you have a profile on.
“They kicked her off because she was just too damn sexy. "
UH OK?
I think that we are missing part of the story here. I mean, come on! I stopped reading at this point.