I was interviewing a couple about using Facebook as a way to communicate in a long distance relationship, and they mentioned how they used to use MySpace a lot more, and how in some ways they prefer MySpace over Facebook. Then I thought, "Oh yeah...MySpace!" Wow. It has only been less than a decade, and Facebook has completely overshadowed MySpace to many, which is a true testament to how fast the evolution of the internet has progressed. So I researched how MySpace has been doing a little more and I found this article about how MySpace is trying to counter the growing popularity of Facebook and Twitter by adding new applications that make a similarity to microblogging with more "user engagement".
To me, the initial reason I have abandoned my MySpace for Facebook was because I felt it was much simpler to deal with Facebook, because of all of the hacking that was going through MySpace and difficulty to deal with editing the profile. I also thought that tagging photos on Facebook was great, and MySpace did not offer. But now, MySpace has a lot of the same options that Facebook has to offer- but I still much rather use Facebook. The main thing I think MySpace is used for now is to find new musical artists- and I feel like if it weren't for that, I would completely stop using MySpace. So what do you think? Will MySpace see its end soon?
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It seems to be the general consensus, at least among the people I know, that Facebook is more highly regarded than Myspace. I agree with you that Facebook is more appealing due to its simplistic, straightforward design. Myspace, on the other hand, does have a lot of problems concerning hacking and spamming. Most of the time the comment space is cluttered with ads or annoying music videos. Although it may be minute, I find that the difference in appeal between Myspace and Facebook depends upon the demographic. In my experience, both my friends and I think Myspace was for the younger crowd - mostly the high schoolers. However, when I joined Facebook, registration was college-exclusive. Now that anyone can join Facebook, I'm starting to see my younger teenage cousins using Facebook a lot and migrating toward that social networking site.
It's difficult to say since Myspace was arguably an extremely large phenomenon that sparked national interest in social networking, and it would be hard to dismantle. However, you raise a good point. Myspace seems to be a great medium for artists and bands to promote their music. At least for me, I tend to only visit Myspace whenever I want to check out a band. However, I still think Myspace is way too popular for it to see its demise any time soon.
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