MySpace.Com still down after 'data-centre power outage'

[Bob Crabtree]

The hugely popular MySpace.Com social-networking site is still down. It looks to have been down since Saturday and there's no clear sign of when it will be live again.

On the upside, there's a rather good game of PacMan to play on the site while things are being sorted!

More in this HEXUS.headline.

[Steve B]

went on to play pacman, turns out the main sites back online, just some maintenance going on with the logins. i was looking forward to pacman too

[Bob Crabtree]

went on to play pacman, turns out the main sites back online, just some maintenance going on with the logins. i was looking forward to pacman too

Steve,

Thanks for the heads-up!

I've revised the story and given you a name-check.

Sod's Law - I absolutely KNEW that this would happen once I decided to write the story!



Hopefully, MySpace will be emailing me its thanks for my help in speeding up the recovery process!



On the upside, I think you'll find that the version of PacMan that MySpace had up is accessible directly from this page on The PacMan Website.

[Steve B]

you're a genius bob, thanks

[Funkstar]

Am i the only person that doesn't understand these social networking sites?

Sure the whole MySpace band page thing is good (me cousins band has an entry http://www.myspace.com/thephantombandpage). but i really just don't understand the appeal.

i'm getting old perhaps?

[Bob Crabtree]

you're a genius bob, thanks

Nah!

If I was a genius, I'd have pressed Ctrl+F5 before publishing the article, rather than after reading your posting!

[Bob Crabtree]

Am i the only person that doesn't understand these social networking sites?

Sure the whole MySpace band page thing is good (me cousins band has an entry http://www.myspace.com/thephantombandpage). but i really just don't understand the appeal.

i'm getting old perhaps?

In real terms, how different are they from, say, the HEXUS.community?

They have a different and wider appeal that a technology-related site such as HEXUS but, essentially, isn't it just people socialising about things they're interested in?

Or is it ME that doesn't understand them?

[Funkstar]

In real terms, how different are they from, say, the HEXUS.community?

completely different

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace

pretty good write up i think, although i just scanned through it.

[Bob Crabtree]

completely different

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace

pretty good write up i think, although i just scanned through it.

Unusually, you miss the point. Well, two of them, actually.

First, in my comment, I wasn't talking about what they physically provide but what they provide, if you like, spiritually.

By that I'm talking about how such sites provide companionship and social interaction in just the same way as the HEXUS.community does.

Second - I'd included the Wikipedia link in the original.

[Funkstar]

OK, i never thought of it like that. Still don't see the attraction of the way social networking sites work. Hexus i get (obviously), MySpace and Bebo i've tried, but just found pointless in about 10 minutes

(sorry, missed the link, my bad)