MySpace
by Jeremy Alessi · 12/22/2005 (3:43 am) · 7 comments
Well, I don't know what other developers here are on MySpace.com but it's basically something that cannot be ignored. There are 45,000,000 members and it's growing everyday It was originally intended it would seem to promote musicians and that's still a large part of it but anyone can use it to increase their social and/or marketing network. Other games such as Perfect Dark Zero and World of Warcraft have been displayed prominently on the site (Joanna Dark has her own page) and with the ability to create in browser game loaders etc... there's no reason not to create pages for all our games/companies/developers with interactive showcases. Indie bands (such as Hawthhorne Heights ... featured in Wired for their MySpace success) have been using it to gain popularity and there's no reason for us indie game developers to miss out on this opportunity.
If you're on there add me!
www.myspace.com/jeremyalessi
If you're not on there ... get on and then add me!
I hope to actually add Leadfoot game content to my page soon and/or also create a site for Leadfoot ... or Jet Pack Guy ... whatever. Once I have my in browser solution setup I can allow people to add the code to their page to run the game ... and it will work just like the music & video codecs that people display ... people that like your game will feature the in-browser demo and advertise your game for you. The possibilities are huge!
If you're on there add me!
www.myspace.com/jeremyalessi
If you're not on there ... get on and then add me!
I hope to actually add Leadfoot game content to my page soon and/or also create a site for Leadfoot ... or Jet Pack Guy ... whatever. Once I have my in browser solution setup I can allow people to add the code to their page to run the game ... and it will work just like the music & video codecs that people display ... people that like your game will feature the in-browser demo and advertise your game for you. The possibilities are huge!
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#2
12/22/2005 (6:44 am)
Yeah but myspace is like the fastest growing internet site right now I think.
#3
12/22/2005 (6:51 am)
You know, seems like you could do good advertisment there. Keep everyone in the loop on your company's works and post all sorts of pictures without havin to flood GG with .plans.
#4
We need more of that kind of plan.
I think what Jeremy is saying is that developers need to use more than one place to advertise that kind of stuff, though.
12/22/2005 (9:24 am)
"Keep everyone in the loop on your company's works and post all sorts of pictures without havin to flood GG with .plans."We need more of that kind of plan.
I think what Jeremy is saying is that developers need to use more than one place to advertise that kind of stuff, though.
#5
He get the majority of his traffic, and therefore revenue, which is substancial, from the MySpace crowd. I think he mentioned the demographics are mainly teens to early twenties (prime gamer market). There are a suprising number of girls using it too, and he is either planning or has implemented a girls version of his site, though I think the traffic will be dwarfed by the males looking at pics of the latest 'hot' girls.
And just before anyone says, its promotional pics of celebs, in no way to be confused with pr0n. Unless you are extremely prudish, in which case, you dont get out much.... :-)
Its an amazing way to network, hell I'm even looking forward to JYNXT releasing an album through it. But then I always had a soft spot for Fleetwood Mac, so its nice to see son of (or daughter of) taking off, even if it does leave me feeling old.
12/22/2005 (9:38 am)
I know a guy who runs a site showing celeb pics, I'm not going to advertise it for him though :-)He get the majority of his traffic, and therefore revenue, which is substancial, from the MySpace crowd. I think he mentioned the demographics are mainly teens to early twenties (prime gamer market). There are a suprising number of girls using it too, and he is either planning or has implemented a girls version of his site, though I think the traffic will be dwarfed by the males looking at pics of the latest 'hot' girls.
And just before anyone says, its promotional pics of celebs, in no way to be confused with pr0n. Unless you are extremely prudish, in which case, you dont get out much.... :-)
Its an amazing way to network, hell I'm even looking forward to JYNXT releasing an album through it. But then I always had a soft spot for Fleetwood Mac, so its nice to see son of (or daughter of) taking off, even if it does leave me feeling old.
#6
John
12/22/2005 (12:55 pm)
Dude, all you got are chicks posting in that space of yours! Will turning up the geek meter on that site scare your little friends away...haha!John
#7
12/22/2005 (5:23 pm)
Nah ... they know I'm a closet geek! I try to think of myself as a renaissance man though ... so I'm only 1/8 geek or something ;) 
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