Ask a Ninja why MySpace is breaking the Internet
The Ask a Ninja vlog isn't happy with MySpace. On Friday, the popular videobloggers posted a note expressing their displeasure with MySpace's policy of deleting links to other video-sharing sites.
"Right now if you link to anything at a site like "http://revver . com" (remove the spaces)," the videobloggers write, "Myspace will delete the link. Try it. That sucks right?"
The ninjas' complaints haven't fallen on deaf ears: Their post has over 2000 diggs so far.
MySpace, unfortunately, has never played well with others. The site has previously banned YouTube videos and drawn enough ire in the blogosphere to merit an article from the New York Times.
MySpace executives have previously said that blocking content helps them protect their users. That's bunk. The policy is an attempt to help them protect their ad profits. Before Google purchased YouTube, MySpace was the #2 or #3 video site. Now: #3, behind the combined power of GooTube.
The situation gets more complicated when you understand that Google partnered with MySpace last fall to provide advertising -- a deal worth $900 million over three years.
