Modern Voices

My Space Stats

"Forty percent of all mothers in the U.S., believe it or not, are on MySpace. Twelve percent of all Internet minutes are spent on MySpace. Forty-five percent of all the users on MySpace are over the age of 35"

"If you look at the Internet generation, where it went mainstream was around 1995. So if you were 25 years old in 1995, you're now 38, which would be right in the sweet spot of where a mother would be."

--Chris DeWolfe, CEO MySpace

E-mail's Dying

``It's too complicated to send e-mail.  I have to go in and type it, and send it, then wait for a reply.''

Jennica Paho, 14, San Jose

Digital Socializing

    "This is the first generation for which it is entirely natural to socialize in a digital environment. Mobile phones, instant messaging, texting and being online really are their life support."
--Ross Dawson, chairman, Future Exploration Network
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If MySpace Were A State

"If MySpace were a state it would be twice the size of California, but the crime associated with it would be a five-block area of New York City."
--Shawn Gold, marketing director, MySpace
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