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Michael Jackson Live on MySpace: Memorial, Music and Videos Posted: 06 Jul 2009 03:45 PM PDT In addition to the broadcast networks and the movie cinemas that will be showing the Michael Jackson memorial service tomorrow, MySpace will be live streaming the event as well. This is fitting, as social media has all but helped to immortalize the King of Pop, from Facebook to MySpace to Twitter. Especially fitting as MySpace is still a social network with a heavy emphasis on the music industry. At 10 a.m. Pacific Time, MySpace can view Michael Jackson’s memorial service, which will be live streamed here from the Staples Center, courtesy of AEG. As MySpace is still a social network, users will be able to share the streaming event with friends and fans via comments and status updates. Also, MySpace Music is further commemorating Michael Jackson by providing 31 of the musician’s albums and 20 of his music videos for full free streaming domestically. Check out Michael Jackson’s official profile to access the free streaming content. From the first news of Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest breaking online, the talk has yet to die down across all major forms of media communication. The news, mainstream and otherwise, hasn’t let up the mourning and the speculation around Michael Jackson’s death. And the same goes for his memorial service tomorrow. In terms of the sharing capabilities and the social aspects surrounding the live streaming of Michael Jackson’s memorial service tomorrow, it appears to be organized in a very similar manner to what we’ve seen on Facebook. Especially in conjunction with major news network CNN, Facebook has become a standard of sorts for major event coverage, combining mainstream news with the user-generated content submitted by individual users. While MySpace is unikely to display user comments outside of the social network’s live coverage, the provision of this streaming service is indicative of the power and influence of social media. Earlier today we reported that Michael Jackson has officially become the most popular person on Facebook, demonstrating the ability for the web to become a virtual “gathering place.” Admittedly, tomorrow’s memorial service on MySpace will be competing with the rapid growth Michael Jackson’s page on Facebook has seen. With the free streaming content MySpace will be offering on Michael Jackson’s official profile, there will be several gathering places honoring Michael Jackson across the web.

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