Ahh MySpace, one of the most popular web sites on the whole internet at the moment. Started by Tom, who ironically has a PhD in English and not in Computer Science, it has fast become one of the biggest sites on the Internet. But why? Look at it, it's ugly! Well I think there is a point to be made here – looks aren't everything. You can make the most gorgeous site but if what you offer is not what people want they just won't stay.
I'm going to make a bold statement though, MySpace itself isn't that badly designed. It may not be gorgeous but everything is easy enough to get to, it's rare you're left wandering around like a headless chicken. I think the problem for MySpace – at least when it comes to critcism from your average geek – is that they aren't very Web 2.0. Basically saying there ia severe lack of AJAX and such things (the top 8 selection was a nice addition though). As much as AJAX is a buzz word, the improvements to MySpace through some clever AJAX integration would make a world of difference. Things like adding comments should be done over AJAX, as should leaving photo comments. Another implementation of AJAX would be too introduce draggable boxes. The whole of your profile is made up of little boxes, why not let people be able to drag them about, make them bigger or smaller or simply delete them.
I think with some simple changes MySpace could be so much better, a bit more interactive and such.
