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"The biggest factor in myspace's downfall was that it was perceived as a "ghetto" (I had multiple people describe it to me as such). " and FB isn't? "People d
by VladRussian 15y ago
"The biggest factor in myspace's downfall was that it was perceived as a "ghetto" (I had multiple people describe it to me as such). "
and FB isn't?
"People didn't join facebook because it was more compelling,"
exactly!
"they left myspace because it had degenerated to a ghetto and facebook was the most viable option."
And now there is even more viable option on the horizon...
- hackinthebochs 15y agoNo, facebook is not in any way a "ghetto". If you saw what myspace degenerated to, to warrant the comparison, you wouldn't even begin to try to place that label on facebook.
- nhangen 15y agoexactly, and Google+ isn't so good that it's going to sweep FB users away. It's FB for geeks, and that's why this crowd likes it, but I don't think it's going anywhere close to where Facebook has gone.
- Caballera 15y agoI agree, I find Google+. I don't see my non-Geek friends asking for invites to Google+, if anything they would be like "what's Google+?". Half the people I invited don't even use Google+ after the first day, but they are still religiously visiting FB.
- jamwt 15y agoJust wait until that red box on that gray bar hovers over their every search. Their email. Maps. Maybe calendar. It's like we've all forgotten who the 800 lb gorilla is! Google's launchpad is tree-mendous. The show is just getting started.
- nhangen 15y agoGoogle doesn't have a history of successful product dev in the social space, so I don't know why everyone assumes this time will be different.
- JanezStupar 15y agoWell, if Google can't make it then everybody doing any kind of social networking software should just quit. Right Now.
- nhangen 15y agoI don't agree. The reason Google wouldn't make it is not because they don't have the firepower, but because they don't have anything to add to the space that isn't being done already. They just aren't sexy. Will people use it? Sure, but I doubt that millions of users will actually leave FB for Google+.
- whatusername 15y agoThis (with the links to the dissertion) gives a pretty thourough background: http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2007/06/24/viewing_america.html http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2007/06/24/viewing...