Why Did Myspace Fail While Facebook Didn't?

[chinesekid]

Myspace landed up targeting a specific age group. They went for teens at the time, so they made customizable features and all these over-the-top things that really made it look immature.

Facebook however, keeps a neutral stand. Maintaining a product that is suitable for everyone.

However, I feel that once google+ starts rolling, facebook will also be flushed down the drain (fingers crossed)

meh i think google plus is pretty suckish atm. its simple, but isn't a fb killer

 

[blindkilla]

http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/28/sean-parker-on-why-myspace-lost-to-facebook/

That guy gives a good opinion on why it failed.

 

[valoriane]

"What goes up, must come down."


The question, for me, would be when exactly Facebook would "come down". I would tip the decline to start in the next year or so.

 

[mevildaygo]

"Opening up Google+ to the masses brought in a huge influx of new visits last week, finds Hitwise.

The researcher estimates the site received about 15 million U.S. visits for the week ending Sept. 24 vs. 1.1 million the previous week. The network’s 13-fold gain in visits came five days after it opened the site to the public. Research from Google+ watcher Paul Allen showed a 30% jump in users in two days and a base of 43 million users.

Google’s decision to open up Google+ came the same week that rival Facebook announced several bold changes to its site. The boost in visitors puts Google+ at number eight among most-visited social networking sites, right behind MySpace and up from number 54 the previous week.

Hitwise’s latest report is much more upbeat than one it issues in late August. At that point, the site’s growth and time on site appeared to have peaked in mid-July. Hitwise does not measure mobile traffic to the site."

 

[Sypherz]

Myspace was stupid and directed towards musicians and preteens.
Facebook is more popular, has a larger fan base. But it will die, someday.

 

[1234567188]

It was the embeded songs in peoples profiles. I f**king hate those things

 

Personally, I stopped using myspace because of all the glitter and animations all over peoples pages. I like things to be concise and uniform.

 

Personally, I stopped using myspace because of all the glitter and animations all over peoples pages. I like things to be concise and uniform.

Exactly that.
I'd say something of my own, but that's everything I would have said.