Could it be the burnout from the hundreds and hundreds of media stories on sexual predators lurking in the MySpace shadows?
Seriously. Could someone ‘localize’ this one more time? I got another news scoop for you–How about a story about how expensive gas is?

Could be all the whiney emo kids?
Despite all their rage, they’re still just a rat in a cage. They were cute for a little while but Morrissey seriously sucks. One can only take so many unique and beautiful snowflakes.

Could it be the thousands of fake friendships?
Who has the energy to approve a dozen new friends each day? I’m just going to go listen to some Morrissey.

Could it be the square hamburgers trollin’ for marketing booty?
Once marketers start saying ‘Fo schizzle’ and create a MySpace profile, it’s the end.

Could it be the parents getting wise to your activity on there?
Once your parents say ‘Fo schizzle’ and learn how to watch your MySpace profile, it’s the end.

Now, the news report confirming stuff is happening:

Tech News reports “For Teens, MySpace.com Is Just So Last Year”

MySpace recently eclipsed more traditional Web sites to become one of the Top 10 Internet destinations. The site has also raised concerns about user safety, thanks to several widely publicized incidents of cyberstalking.

However, the biggest social-networking spot may not stay on top for long. Teens like Larios are increasingly finding other social networks that meet their needs — and that aren’t as well known to their parents.

MySpace’s notoriety could be a turnoff for young people who are looking for an online community of their own, said Amanda Lenhart, a senior researcher for the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Lenhart has studied teens’ online behavior since the late 1990s.

“Teens will go where their friends go,” she said. “They’re always looking for new places to gather. If those places become viewed as more regulated, they’ll move on.”

MySpace may be reaching that point for its young users. Some no longer think it’s cool, while others prefer more closed communities like Bebo and Facebook.com, which target their age group.

Also, the Consumerist comes out swinging in “Fuck MySpace, we’re deleting our profile”

We just canceled our Myspace profile. Or at least, initialized the proceedings. We are scheduled to receive an email shortly containing instructions we must follow to complete the cancellation. Thank you.

We don’t even use Myspace anymore, really. It was cool two years ago when we promoted parties. It helped get the word out and we could “monitor the scene.” Now that we have a real job *cough cough,* it sits as an internet artifact to a life we once led, a vestigial ligament, and a catch basin for the odd acquaintance who decides to send us a message through it, arriving with the charm of a telegram.

But mainly it’s a way for crappy bands and stupid people we’ve never heard of to market themselves to us. Which we were relatively okay with, we just set it so we don’t get notifications anymore. But then Myspace got creepy.