I’ve often heard conversations about launching a social networking site at a newspaper start with the words “Not that we’re trying to be the next MySpace, but…”
And it always begs the question, well, should we? Should a newspaper-hosted site be the social networking spot for your geographical area?
Here’s a few variations on an answer:
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