A MySpace alternative for people who miss the old social web
MySpace launched in 2003 and changed music discovery forever. Today it is a shell of its former self · a music platform with social features, not the profile-driven network it once was. If you miss the personal homepage, the top friends, the bulletins, and the feeling of a place that was yours, Ginza tries to bring that back · with a different lineage.
What MySpace was · and what it became
MySpace was the biggest social network in the world from 2005 to 2008. Then Facebook overtook it, and a series of ownership changes turned it into a music-focused platform. The profiles, bulletins, and communities are gone.
How Ginza recaptures the feeling
Ginza does not clone MySpace. It is an Orkut-inspired network that happens to share the same values: profiles matter more than feeds, friends are real people, and communities are small enough to feel like rooms rather than stadiums.
- Profile as the centre of the experience · not a feed
- Scraps and testimonials · personal, handwritten, public to friends
- Communities anyone can start · like the old topical groups
- No algorithm · chronological order, always
- No ads · the product is the product
- Bilingual · English and Portuguese
MySpace vs Ginza · the honest comparison
MySpace was about self-expression through customisation. Ginza is about self-expression through conversation. If you loved coding your MySpace layout, SpaceHey is probably closer to what you want. If you loved the community, the scraps, and the feeling of a small town online, Ginza is closer.
FAQ
Is MySpace still active?
Technically yes, but it is a music platform now, not the social network of the 2000s.
Does Ginza let me customise my profile with HTML?
Not yet. Profiles are consistent for readability.
Is Ginza affiliated with MySpace?
No. Ginza is an independent project by Kraftwire.
What about SpaceHey?
SpaceHey is a great MySpace revival. Ginza is an Orkut revival. Different lineages, same nostalgic impulse.
If you miss the old social web, Ginza is worth a try.
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