Jackson`s death gives birth to new generation of fans

San Francisco, July 10: MySpace said that Michael Jackson`s death has given birth to a young new generation of fans of the artist at the online social networking site.MySpace, which launched in 2003, has lost ground in recent years to the spectacular rise of Facebook, which claims 200 million users compared to MySpace`s 130 million leading the older site to reposition itself as a music-oriented community for artists and fans.

The number of comments and messages regarding Jackson at MySpace has topped 8.5 million since the "King of Pop" died on June 25th, and nearly 75 per cent of all related status and mood updates have been from users ages 13 to 24, the site said. MySpace Karaoke has logged 4,000 new videos of members singing Jackson songs since his death, with "You Are Not Alone" among the most popular. And Jackson`s works have remained six of the Top 10 professional music videos at News Corporation-owned MySpace for about two weeks. Previously, Jackson wasn`t among the top artists at MySpace, where favorites were more along the lines of younger favorites Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and the Jonas Brothers. Bureau Report