Playboy magazine's website plans to publish a photo spread of "Girls from MySpace," featuring women from the social and blogging site, according to MediaPost (via MediaBuyerPlanner). While Playboy has often tapped into pop culture for photo spread features - having published in the past photo spreads on Enron, Starbucks, and the Ivy League - the move is not necessarily a happy one for MySpace. The social networking site has come under scrutiny lately for exposing teens to danger.

A 14-year-old girl was murdered last month, allegedly by a man who met her through the site, and advertising has recently dropped.

Pete Blackshaw of Intelliseek is quoted as saying the Playboy.com spread "complicates the debate." While MySpace is not primarily a teen site, "it's a site typically associated with teens, music mavens, and by and large younger segments."

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