Media Convergence Darwin Award
These two quotes from a USA Today story on MySpace loom like a dark haze:
“Among recent investigations was one in January in which a 14-year-old girl was found strangled in a garbage bin in Newark, N.J. Media reports have linked MySpace with her death. Essex County prosecutors would not comment, citing an ongoing investigation.”
and
“In Middletown, Conn., police suspect that in the past two months, seven girls under 16 have been sexually assaulted by men they met on MySpace.”
Around this bright spark from Playboy magazine, who decided to recruit models for an upcoming issue from MySpace, a predominantly teen-related or at the very least very-near-18 site:
“Thomas said that the response thus far has been good. “This ranks up there with the best searches we’ve done,” he said. “We’ll probably shoot more than we usually do. We’ve been overwhelmed with the number and quality of submissions that we’ve gotten.” He estimated that the site could have up to 30 different young women in the feature.”
