As we all know when social media was becoming more and more popular, Myspace was one of the first and more successful network to really get people connected throughout the world. Then came Facebook which practically took the Myspace audience. What is it about facebook that made those who were Myspace fans make the switch? Many have stated that Facebook was less complicated. Myspace gave you the option to customize your page by adding different ways to showcase current interests and or friends. These features were a definite plus but the hassle of trying to find url and html codes became very difficult and timely. Myspace was also a way for artist to showcase new music, new videos, and share personal information with their fans. It was definitely a way to get connected.
So why did Myspace users make the switch to Facebook?
Well facebook has a more simplar way to add photo's, and find friends online. Just like Myspace when it first started, facebook gave friends the option to invite other friends through email to join your friends list and create pages. Facebook's simplicity I can personally say made them more appealing than myspace. Though I cannot customize my page with colors and music, I can find friends much easier, post photo's and videos, and put up statuses that all my friends can see and chat about that Myspace didn't offer.
What can Myspace do to gain popularity?
Personally I feel as though a relaunch of what Myspace has to offer that differentiates it from facebook is a great start. The fact that I can still create my own playlist and other's can listen in on what kind of music I'm into now is a great feature. An integration with facebook is also key so that users will not have to create a completely different profile where they would have to upload their photo's again. Will facebook realistically allow Myspace to integrate with their site is up for question? But if Myspace is serious about becoming one of the top sites for social media, then the integration would play a major part in gaining its users.
Here's a short history on myspace
http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/13478.aspx
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