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How to Reach the MySpace Generation

Business Week has a very interesting--and comprehensive--article covering what it calls the MySpace generation, which moves seamlessly between online and real-world interactions, largely ignoring the difference. For them, the Internet is a virtual community center, while older generations still regard it as more of a utility. Not only are big media firms like Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. responding to this shift in usage, but so are marketers. The article profiles the marketing dollars companies like Coca-Cola are spending with a variety of social networking sites, from MySpace to BuzzOven to Facebook, as well as the young entrepreneurs responsible for the success of these sites.

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