Micro Persuasion: Myspace Launches Ad-Supported IM

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Myspace Launches Ad-Supported IM

The juggernaut continues. MySpace has launched an instant messaging platform, Mashable reports. if you take a look at screen grab below you will note that there's space for a banner ad. It is fascinating to see AOL and MySpace going head to head after each other's turf all in an effort to court marketers hungry for teens. It's like a Web 1.0 company (aspiring to become a 2.0) taking on the crowned prince of Web 2.0.

Speaking of Pete Cashmore and Mashable, he's got an interesting experiment going with IndieKarma, a new service that allows its members to automatically pay a penny to the blog owner whenever they visit.

(Fine print: MySpace is an Edelman client but I have no involvement with this account)

Technorati Tags: IndieKarma, Instant Messenger, MySpace, AOL

Posted at 05:54 PM in Advertising, Community, Social Networking, Web 2.0, Weblogs | Permalink

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