What exactly is the draw of MySpace.com? Many people saw that the design of the site is garish and hurt the eyes and the site has definitely had more than its share of layout issues. Perhaps there is more than one reason why it draws so many people in and keeps them coming back for more. Let us take a closer look.

As with any popular site that take off right away, MySpace has its share of knock-offs and other websites that are cashing in on the social networking concept that has evolved as a result of the younger set. MySpace presently has over 95 million users and the tracking service Hitwise has deemed it the “most visited domain” on the Internet. MySpace has ousted Yahoo Mail out of the top spot for visitors. While many young people enjoy MySpace for communicating with friends, and finding out lots of information about hit music and the hottest bands other websites are gaining in popularity as well. Four of the biggest knock-offs to MySpace include Facebook.com, vMix.com, Xanga.com and Whyville.net.

MySpace is taking America by storm, at least American youth, that is.  An entire generation of adolescents and 20-somethings are taking to the Internet in order to stay in touch with new and old friends and to live their virtual lives.  MySpace is just one of the virtual Internet platforms that are so commonly used among this generation of Americans, but it’s one of the fastest-growing online communities at present.  Ten years ago, few high school students had their own email address and five years ago all high school students had their own address and their own chat name. In today’s virtual world, it’s the MySpace account that comes to mind first when this generation is getting online.