MySpace is going LOCAL

[Lidador]

MySpace is now set to launch a Spanish-language Mexican version, the company said today, following rumors on Tuesday. Although the URL mx.myspace.com doesn’t work, we were able to find the site and grab screenshots by clicking the “International” link at the bottom right of MySpace and choosing Mexico. This sets a cookie so that when you return to MySpace, you’ll see the Mexican version - you’ll need to return to the International page and choose the US site to reset the cookie.

MySpace say they’ll test the site for 2 weeks before releasing a beta and that any MySpace users based in Mexico will be automatically redirected to the new site once the beta is ready - about 1 million MySpacers are located in Mexico, they say. It’ll be a few more months before the site is officially launched.

We’re losing track of the number of International versions either launched or planned for the next few months - that’s largely because they stagger the launch dates and re-announce the launches when the sites leave beta. Among the MySpace sites that have made headlines recently: MySpace France, MySpace Australia, MySpace Japan and MySpace China (not yet live). Those sites are in addition to the German, Irish, Italian, Spanish and British versions that were already established. MySpace plans to “more than double” the number of international locations it currently serves by the end of this year - with most of the major countries already accounted for, we’re looking forward to the launch of MySpace Lichtenstein.