MySpace webmail looks to be live according to this post. Even though the anticipated screaming of the tech savvy crowd will be FAIL, I think we should take a slightly deeper look. While everyone is all about Facebook these days, the facts still show that MySpace has a huge audience.

There are many like me that use MySpace for one type of friend, and Facebook for another, and even LinkedIn for a third type. Let’s not even try to figure out where AOL Bebo fits in! There are probably only a few people that are loyal to only one social network.

The point is, while many of the tech crowd are so over MySpace like back in 2006, there are many first timers that are just signing up in late 2008 and early 2009 for their first MySpace account. Many average citizens still use MySpace daily. I know, this sounds like science fiction to some of you readers, even a bit archaic. Truth being told, it really is not. While many of you that are reading this have grasped the simple social networks and media tools such as twitter easily, there are many in the mainstream that are just getting on board.

Why is this webmail on MySpace a good thing? Since there are many first timers being introduced to social networking, they will want things to be easy and familiar. Webmail is likely one of those familiarities and something they have been introduced too as well as understand. Personally speaking, I seem to benefit from being able to look at this objectively from both sides.

I know people that are super smart and tech savvy such as my last company. I also know people that are down to earth like my brother in law, who I go camping with out in the woods of Missouri where there isn’t even cell phone reception! Gasp! No cell phone?!

What do you think? Do you believe that MySpace was wise to spend resources working on a webmail system? Or do you think like most of the tech crowd that it is a pure waste of time and that Facebook is going to crush them at the end of the day? Whatever you believe, we welcome and encourage all comments!