"We'll probably shoot more than we usually do. "This ranks up there with the best searches Thomas said that the response thus far has been good. Pictorial per se-but they are, as I understand it, with us being embedded in their site." "The company is not working with us on this, and is not embracing the "It's a little bit different on MySpace," he said. "We don't consult with the companies," Thomas said.
Generally, Playboy's "Girls of" features do not partner with Thomas said that MySpace is not participating in the pictorial, but hasĮstablished its own MySpace page, which is promoting the search for women to pose also has purchased ad space on MySpace. Into teen culture-that is without question that is not to say that MySpace only represents teens." Venues such as MySpace have fueled those percentages," he said. "We're in an environment where half of all teens have created blogs or personal home pages. Majority of the site's user base was at least 18 years old.īlackshaw said that although the site might not be teen-heavy demographically, teens are nonetheless avid blog-and therefore "Because MySpace is so popular with teens, you might have a higher degree of sensitivity."Ī MySpace spokeswoman disputed the characterization of MySpace as a "youth site," saying that the It's a site typically associated with teens, music mavens, and by and large younger segments," he said. "There's no question that it complicates the debate. The upcoming spread could now pose additional challenges for the site, said Pete Blackshaw,Ĭhief marketing officer of Intelliseek.
The site's high of 12.4 percent in September, according to data from Nielsen//NetRatings.
In December, MySpace garnered about 4.8 percent of all online display ads-down from MySpace has also recently had a drop-off in advertising on the site. Last month, a 14-year-old New Jersey girl, Judy Cajuste, was allegedly murdered by a man "Be it Enron, or Starbucks, or 7-11, or whatever-what they've always done is focus on cultural flashpoints."Ĭomes at a dicey time for MySpace, which has found itself under scrutiny for exposing teens to possible danger. "MySpace is a very hot piece of pop culture," he said. Editor John Thomas said the magazine has always attempted to draw on the cultural zeitgeist for photo Photo spread, featuring women from the social and blogging site. Now, the magazine's Web site,, is tapping into the Internet for a "Girls of MySpace" Playboy magazine has devoted photo spreads to the women of Enron, Starbucks, and the Ivy League.
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