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I disagree with the statement that there's no way Facebook will go the way of MySpace. It most certainly can. Indeed there are all sorts of strong arguments fo

I disagree with the statement that there's no way Facebook will go the way of MySpace. It most certainly can. Indeed there are all sorts of strong arguments for that, from FB no longer being cool, to reaching the top of the mountain (only one way to go), to Facebook's failure to build good mobile products (leaving them weak there), to the need to substantially boost monetization of the platform (likely pissing off users in the process), and I'd also argue their core product is getting worse as they clutter it up.

soup10 14y ago
Alternatively, people could just get bored of facebook and stop using it. It's hard for me to point to any killer feature facebook has. Photo's can be shared a number of other ways, same with text and status updates. If facebook didn't exist tomorrow would it really matter? Despite their corporate motto of bringing the world together or whatever... I feel like Facebook is entertainment for most people and could easily go out of fashion.
omegant 14y ago
I had myspace but always felt highly unusable and impractical. I don´t feel facebook is that way, in fact the opposite is true (at least for me), maybe it doesn´t have all the features possible but it is terrible useful to be in contact with your friends (mostly for all the stupid things we like to share). If they keep facebook centered on the costumer, the young people dont migrate to cooler spaces and don´t get lost too much trying to monetize, I think they will be around for quite some time. It is also true that right now it is maybe on its peak of popularity and public exposure, and its user numbers will be lower or at least growing more slowly. Note: I find their mobile app awful, it has so many bugs regarding comments, pics... it is almost unusable. I don´t know why it is that bad..( to be honest I have to upgrade it on my Iphone so maybe all this problems have been solved)
- moreorless 14y ago
  "If they keep facebook centered on the costumer, the young people dont migrate to cooler spaces and don´t get lost too much trying to monetize, I think they will be around for quite some time. It is also true that right now it is maybe on its peak of popularity and public exposure, and its user numbers will be lower or at least growing more slowly." I think you've mixed up the product for the customer. The users are NOT their customers.

soup10 14y ago

Alternatively, people could just get bored of facebook and stop using it. It's hard for me to point to any killer feature facebook has. Photo's can be shared a number of other ways, same with text and status updates. If facebook didn't exist tomorrow would it really matter? Despite their corporate motto of bringing the world together or whatever... I feel like Facebook is entertainment for most people and could easily go out of fashion.

omegant 14y ago

I had myspace but always felt highly unusable and impractical. I don´t feel facebook is that way, in fact the opposite is true (at least for me), maybe it doesn´t have all the features possible but it is terrible useful to be in contact with your friends (mostly for all the stupid things we like to share). If they keep facebook centered on the costumer, the young people dont migrate to cooler spaces and don´t get lost too much trying to monetize, I think they will be around for quite some time. It is also true that right now it is maybe on its peak of popularity and public exposure, and its user numbers will be lower or at least growing more slowly. Note: I find their mobile app awful, it has so many bugs regarding comments, pics... it is almost unusable. I don´t know why it is that bad..( to be honest I have to upgrade it on my Iphone so maybe all this problems have been solved)

moreorless 14y ago
"If they keep facebook centered on the costumer, the young people dont migrate to cooler spaces and don´t get lost too much trying to monetize, I think they will be around for quite some time. It is also true that right now it is maybe on its peak of popularity and public exposure, and its user numbers will be lower or at least growing more slowly." I think you've mixed up the product for the customer. The users are NOT their customers.