It's a known fact that Facebook currently dominates the social networking community. According to studies held in June 2012, Facebook has an estimation of 955 million users and it's also the 3rd largest U.S based web company with a value of 41 Billion $$$$. Myspace, a social networking site which is often compared to Facebook (by the media) is currently on a downward spiral, since Facebook's rise to prominence. The difference between these two networking sites is the customization of a user's profile. Myspace essentially encourages it's users to decorate and design a webpage that either reflects themselves or show how the users are incredibly inept at web coding (HTML & CSS). Whereas, facebook has more of a simple approach to social networking, enabling it's users to use various features of interactions (status update, poking, personal messaging, wall posting and commenting), thus the basis of it's appeal. I suppose overtime, people got sick of customizing their Myspace pages and decided to use a simple form of social networking. However, because of Facebook's constant updating and add placements (reeling in the dough), users, like myself are getting frustrated with the site. That being said, I predict Facebook, like it's predecessor (Myspace) before it, will soon plunge, as it constantly loses users everyday. Also, I heard Twitter is becoming popular that I'm actually considering to leave Facebook for Twitter!
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Nice blog! I totally agree with your outlook on social networking sites in these modern times. Due to the intricate html/css application shebang used for myspace, it has resulted into many noob users such as I, resorting to simple and easy to use social networking sites such as facebook, which has dramatically pawned myspace...like a bauwwss...yolo..
ReplyDeleteAnd lastly, I'd also concur with you resorting to twitter as a new means of social networking (: Facebook is just too mainstream nowadays.. xD