Mobile MySpace: A Breath of Fresh Air

I never thought I’d say this, but I found a way that I like MySpace. The mobile version (point your phone or PDA browser to mobile.myspace.com) is a stripped down version of the popular social networking site - and I mean that in a good way.

Once you log in, you can access all your profile including mini pictures of your friends, see messages and friend requests, update your blog, or change your status. Unless you have a T-Mobile Sidekick or a Helio though, you won’t be able to upload pictures directly to MySpace from your phone.

But what the mobile version of MySpace lacks (that is an improvement over the web version) is all the blinking random content that has nothing to do with what you’re looking for or trying to do. At the moment, there are no ads on the mobile version of MySpace, though I’m sure that’s coming – and will probably be quite targeted to location and interests. But if they can keep the design and navigation as clean as it is currently, I won’t mind a few ads. It’s nice to see a mobile version that’s an actual improvement over what we’re used to on the web.