Fighting for MySpace | Dr. Larry Rosen Diagnoses Social Media | 5

Business Movers

Wondery

History, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In this interview episode, Dr. Larry Rosen, author of The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World, talks about the past, present and future of social media.

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0:11.0	It's early 2007 in Crystal Wolf's MySpace office in Beverly Hills, California.
0:31.0	Chris is amped up.
0:32.0	He has an idea to get MySpace involved in an entirely new space, presidential elections.
0:38.0	As Chris excitedly paces the room, Tom leans back in his chair, puts his feet upon Chris's desk.
0:44.0	You really want to get into politics?
0:46.0	Absolutely, Tom. I think it'll be a big win for us.
0:49.0	Haven't you ever heard that you're not supposed to talk about politics or religion with your friends?
0:53.0	That might be true for our parents' generation, but I think our users want to talk about politics.
0:58.0	Chris can tell Tom is still skeptical, but you hate the idea, don't you?
1:02.0	No, I don't hate it. Then what's the problem?
1:06.0	I don't know, it feels gross.
1:08.0	A political presence will open up new advertisers and take us one step closer to being a full-scale media outlet.
1:14.0	Tom sighs. He still isn't sure.
1:17.0	Look man, this is happening with or without us.
1:20.0	And what do you mean by that?
1:21.0	I read an interview where Jen Socky said MySpace is going to be one of the tools they use in the primaries.
1:26.0	Jen who? Jen Socky.
1:28.0	She's a spokesperson for Barack Obama.
1:31.0	Someone from John Edwards campaign said something similar in St. John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani.
1:37.0	They're all setting up MySpace profiles.
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