The days of posting anonymous comments on NewsOK are no more. Digital Managing Editor Alan Herzberger announced Tuesday morning that the site will be switching to Facebook commenting.

“We care about the conversation. We care so much about the conversation that we are willing to give up quantity for quality. We expect this change to result in fewer comments on our site. But we also expect this change to encourage more users to participate. And we’re confident that we will see more constructive discourse about issues in Oklahoma.” – Herzberger

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The new Myspace from Myspace on Vimeo.

MySpace is prying its way back into the social network industry with another new design, but it’s a tarnished brand that is seen as irrelevant and uncool by millions. At this point, is it even possible for the 2008 fad to make a comeback and compete against its social media rival, Facebook?

Well, let’s take a look.

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The chief digital officer for The Washington Post and Oklahoma native, Vijay Ravindran, stopped by The Oklahoman newsroom Friday to discuss some of the initiatives his team is working on.

When the multimedia showcase was announced earlier this week, I knew it was something I couldn’t miss. I’ve been following some of the Post’s products for awhile and was eager to hear about new projects the paper is working on.

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Happy social media day! Use the hashtag #smday to follow the conversation.

Too bad Instagram couldn’t join in on the celebration today. Mashable reports that the social photo network is still down after violent storms knocked out the cloud computing servies that run it. #Bummer