Xmas Post-Lunch Break.

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So Xmas round 1 which consisted of a I kid you not 5kg+ turkey is done, and the afternoon break is on pre-dinner. Mashable, the best blog about social media, makes the simple, but amazingly nearly always disregarded point (by white-labelled regional social networking applications at an enterprise level that are worried about delivering infinite user choice esp at code level) regarding the ability for social media websites to be customised by its users. "You" as time magazine called youse.

The intersection of the near infinite range of MySpace themes, widgets, comment apps and LA music has been core to the uptake. Just like Hollywood though, repeating the formula is very hard and nearly always destined to fail for the imititative. Thats why the ex-Cnet guys that have done boompa.com and comicvine.com with similar functionality but different vertical applications and audiences beat to their own and hopefully successful drum.

Mashable Social Networking Awards for 2006 : "The site’s standout feature is the freedom it provides to users - you can add slideshows, pictures, custom designs and much more. MySpace is also the number one destination online for upcoming bands, and their plan to sell music from these bands next year is surely set to reshape the music industry. We see MySpace as the new MTV, with one crucial difference: the users are the stars."