Myspace hasn't proved that design doesn't count. It proved that you can make something really popular by letting people with bad taste express it. Though that of course is nothing new.

The difference is that news.myspace is designed by Myspace, not its users. Standards are higher then. People may be amused by their own farts, but they're generally disgusted by other people's.

iPods would not be so popular with Myspace users if they looked like they'd been designed by Myspace users.