It’s time to start thinking about who you’d place in your “Top 8” again! MySpace co-creator Tom Anderson recently teased a potential comeback for the social media platform and fans are totally on board.
Tom Anderson Hinted at a Potential MySpace Comeback
Getty“Ok – take me to 1 million thread followers. Show me you care and we will talk MySpace,” Anderson, who goes by MySpace Tom, wrote via Threads on Wednesday, January 28.
He included a sparkly image with the words, “Thanks for the add!” with his message, a common response when people would add others on MySpace when it first launched.
While Anderson was only at 188,000 followers at the time of publication, there were thousands of replies to his post with fans hoping they’d make their wishes come true.
“I need to feel this dopamine rush again,” wrote one person who included a screenshot of notifications from the early days of the app.
Another added, “MySpace got my music on MTV! I was discovered by a music supervisor after being on the MySpace music charts. I’m not in music anymore but I had a good run because [of] your platform. Thanks for that!”
“Tom no reels please, more html+ raining glitter backdrops and embedded songs,” a third person chimed in and said.
MySpace Was One of the First Major Social Networking Platforms
GettyMySpace launched in 2003 and was one of the first social networking platforms to gain mainstream popularity. Cofounded by Anderson and Chris DeWolfe, the site allowed users to create personalized profiles, connect with friends, and share photos, blog posts, and music at a time when social media was still a relatively new concept.
One of the features that made MySpace so popular was the ability for users to customize their profiles. They could edit their pages using basic HTML and CSS, which often meant adding custom backgrounds, music that automatically played when someone visited their profile and personalized layouts. The platform also introduced the “Top 8” friends feature. MySpace users could publicly rank their closest relationships and became one of the site’s most memorable features during its peak years.
Despite its popularity, MySpace struggled to adapt as social media evolved. When Facebook launched to the public in 2006, its emphasis on a cleaner design and required users to register under their real names rather than screen names, gradually drew users away from MySpace.
In 2011, News Corp sold MySpace to Specific Media, with Justin Timberlake joining the deal as an investor and creative partner. While the group attempted to reposition the platform around music and creative content, the site never fully returned to its former popularity.
Whether a MySpace comeback could thrive in such a crowded social media market remains to be seen. However, the response to Anderson’s post on Threads definitely shows that people are hungry for the nostalgia that so many users still associate with the site.
