WSJ + MySpace = WySpace?… J
// January 9th, 2009 // Social Media
The Wall Street Journal and MySpace announced the merging of properties (although both are owned by Rupert Murdoch anyway) in order to hold a contest that would allow one privileged person to attend The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
I know this blog is not exactly recognized for ever truly praising MySpace when it comes to quality of content, so we found it a tad bit odd that WSJ would be teaming up with our favourite provider of clashing colours and the Comic Sans font.
The strategy is a good one, you’re essentially crowdsourcing for somebody who can offer a different take on a typically staunch event, and we applaud both organizations for that… But couldn’t WSJ have merged with maybe Digg? Digg’s been pimping out Walt Mossberg as of late, and it would certainly fit their current agenda to bring more credibility to their space… But I digress.
This is hopefully a sign of the times where we begin to see some velvet ropes start to drop for individuals that society might not have been exposed to before, but thanks to the beauty of crowdsourcing we can now spotlight as a diamond in the rough.
If you’d like to see a great example of how YouTube is finding hidden gems in the orchestra space, check this nifty video out:
