Before the days of Facebook, Myspace reigned supreme. These days, they have been dubbed the joke of the town within the social media community. But don’t be so quick to mock, Myspace might have the last laugh this time around with its redesign catching the attention of the world wide web.

Myspace has revamped their whole platform, imitating the likes of Tumbler and Pinterest with their highly visual setup. Quite frankly it looks fricking gorgeous.  Some of its standout features include its horizontal scrolling design, easy navigation menu and use of big pictures, making it quite the visual experience.

Their focus still remains on the music aspect allowing users to follow trending artists, create playlists that can be linked to photo albums, identify and communicate with top fans, and artist profiles containing tracks, albums and videos.

Now yes this all seems fine and dandy, but the real question is: is Myspace here to stay or will this be a short-lived attempt at regaining users of this once popular domain? On a more hopeful note, Myspace has chosen to not compete directly with social giants Facebook and Twitter. In fact, Myspace intends on complementing these platforms by giving users the option of signing in through either account, which definitely is smart on their behalf. If their intention was to go head-to-head against Facebook and Twitter, I would say they don’t stand a chance, but in this case I think they should be able to capture a portion of the market. If anything, I think musicians will be attracted to the new Myspace as it contains some unique features, new users will be attracted by its sleek design and users with dormant accounts might reactivate at least in part to the nostalgic factor.

Feast your eyes on the new design…