Andrew Chen: Do you ever say, "MySpace is sooo ugly?" This blog's for you...

Why is MySpace popular? Why is trashy tv popular? Why is McDonald's popular? <p>Wait wait wait wait... <p>You mean geeks really don't get what most of average folks want but are snobby shits about it? Wow! Here in the valley that's called echochambering.

"But the rest of the world is not like us, and that's the problem."<p>That's why analysis is still more important than development. Doesn't matter how slick it is, it HAS to be something people want. If you don't know what that is, ask.<p>I could cite many examples of great products that we loved and nobody bought, but I forgot them already. (That's the whole point.)

Yes. Yes. I love you. Yes.<p>This is actually a large part of the tech talk I plan on giving on justin.tv. It's a symptom of a much bigger problem in the valley.

Don't put down aesthetics in the name of MySpace. It's simpyl a weak argument to make. I explain here: <a href="http://jtame05.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/when-you-grow-up-design-matters/" rel="nofollow">http://jtame05.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/when-you-grow-up-des...</a>

myspace is gorgeous.

&#62; This is how they want their profiles to look.<p>This doesn't take into consideration that profile layout is a pain in the ass and most people don't want to deal with the mess of CSS.<p>MySpace layouts tend not to be what people <i>want</i>, just what they <i>settle for</i>. As it is, it's too much work to get it the way you want it.<p>

Andrew chen I agree, teen market is quite difficult to tap