Article: A MySpace odyssey: Tijuana Flats tries to connect with its customers by spotlighting unknown, cutting-edge musicians on MySpace.(MARKETING)

Social networking sites such as MySpace.com and Facebook are still relatively untested territory for many companies. Not that there aren't restaurant chains on MySpace, but whether that presence is contributing to their brand-building objectives remains to be seen.

The degree of viral feedback available on such sites means a marketer gives up the level of control available in traditional While feedback and backlash is a possibility with any marketing effort, it is more likely on social networking Web sites. That, combined with the preponderance of college drinking photos that get linked to a page through "friends," make MySpace a potentially successful tool for ...

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