Justin Timberlake unveils MySpace reboot plans
Justin Timberlake has announced his big plans to revitalise flagging social networking site MySpace.com by turning it into an interactive TV service.
The pop star-turned-actor bought a huge share of the site, which has struggled to maintain as many users as its major rival Facebook.com.
Justin Timberlake told fans he would be taking time off from
performing to come up with ideas to boost the site's popularity and
return it to its former glory.
Now the star has revealed he is working with his fellow MySpace.com
shareholders to make the website a must-visit destination for
television fans.
In a statement, he says, "We're ready to take television and
entertainment to the next step by upgrading it to the social
networking experience. Why text or email your friends to talk about
your favorite programs after they've aired when you could be
sharing the experience with real-time interactivity from anywhere
across the globe?
"As the plot of your favorite drama unfolds, the joke of your
favorite SNL (Saturday Night Live) character plays, or even the
last second shot of your favorite team swishes the net, we're
giving you the opportunity to connect your friends to your moments
as they're actually occurring.
"This is the evolution of one of our greatest inventions, the
television. And, we no longer have to crowd around the same one to
experience it together."