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MySpace the Next Friendster: Will the social networking site lose its dominance?

Fef August 14, 2008 06:13:06

I didn't make this up. I have a strong loyalty to MySpace. But I read an article that paints a gloomy picture picture for MySpace's future:
"Facebook’s visitor growth mushroomed by 153%, compared to a paltry 3% annual growth for what was once acknowledged as its top competitor, MySpace."
http://www.adotas.com/2008/08/is-myspace-the-next-friendster/
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  • +13 raves byebye ,I love you,gotta go August 14, 2008 12:01:10 (edited)
    byebye ,I love you,gotta go

    MySpace "Friendstered" and will fade out

    A lot of people I talk to switched to facebook and are hardly ever on my space anymore . My response is:I'm not on either hardly ever because I spend all my time on sodahead! LOL
    facebook friends thay space facebook response isim spend sodahead lol
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  • +5 raves
    Fef AZNange... August 14, 2008 17:20:06
    Fef
    How long have you used MySpace? Do you still?
  • +2 raves
    AZNange... Fef August 14, 2008 17:36:06
    AZNangel715
    I've used Myspace for about 3 years. I do still use it but only to keep contact with friends. Otherwise, I use Sodahead most of the time.
  • +2 raves
    Wilson August 14, 2008 15:58:33
    Wilson

    MySpace "Friendstered" and will fade out

    People know there are choices and peoples loyalty is shallow at best.
    Come on, this is America, we divorce a spouse for a 'fresh start,' hurting children we love, what chance does an internet site have?
  • +3 raves
    Fef Wilson August 14, 2008 17:21:38
    Fef
    You make a good point. Though, people get attached to all their data like an email account and don't want to have fresh start with that... or do they? I guess you have a lot more data attached to a spouse and still some leave for selfish reasons.
  • +3 raves
    The Original BonBon August 14, 2008 15:42:41
    The Original BonBon

    MySpace will continue its dominance

    I have Facebook, and it sucks!
  • +4 raves
    Fef The Ori... August 14, 2008 17:20:51
    Fef
    you also have a myspace and SodaHead. They each offer something different. What don't you like about FB?
  • +1 raves
    The Ori... Fef August 14, 2008 17:22:58
    The Original BonBon
    Honestly, I can't navigate it easy enough ..I am very impatient! lol! sodahead and myspace are very easy to access~!
  • +1 raves
    ShineFl... The Ori... August 14, 2008 22:34:01
    ShineFloyd [Ninja]™ Chi-Kung
    I agree... but SodaHead is more interactive!!
    Myspace is good... but not warm like SodaHead!
  • +1 raves
    The Ori... ShineFl... August 15, 2008 00:55:36
    The Original BonBon
    exactly!
  • +1 raves
    ShineFl... The Ori... August 15, 2008 01:04:44
    ShineFloyd [Ninja]™ Chi-Kung
    I can't believe it!!
    my daughter... just now... create an account in facebook!!
    nooo!!
    daughter create account facebook nooo
  • +1 raves
    The Ori... ShineFl... August 15, 2008 01:10:22
    The Original BonBon
    hahahaha!!
  • +2 raves
    Deborah ~AKA ~ MistressDrun... August 14, 2008 15:31:22
    Deborah ~AKA ~ MistressDrunkOnShadows♫©

    MySpace "Friendstered" and will fade out

    If they dont fix all the errors that keep happening they will, in the past 8 months have had nothing but trouble with my myspace accounts & its a real shame coz i like myspace a lot as it allows you to express your self quite freely within reason. I hope they manage to sort it coz if they dont then i can see many people leaving due to this coz i havent been using it as much as a result of all the hassle ive had : (
  • +3 raves
    Brat Simpson August 14, 2008 14:51:19
    Brat Simpson

    MySpace "Friendstered" and will fade out

    I'm not really sure it will fade out...I think young people will continue to participate on MySpace. Yes some people will leave, but there will always be people that come. I think that happens with most of these type of sites.
  • +4 raves
    Fef Brat Si... August 14, 2008 17:22:37
    Fef
    MySpace does have a gazillion users. It can afford to lose a few as long as it keeps growing with new ones.
  • +1 raves
    Brat Si... Fef August 14, 2008 17:29:53
    Brat Simpson
    I agree - how is the growth of SodaHead?
  • +4 raves
    Seasoned August 14, 2008 14:37:01
    Seasoned

    Undecided

    One thing is for sure I never embraced MYSpace as I have Sodahead so that tells me it is not the gem it is cracked up to be.
  • +6 raves
    Angel August 14, 2008 13:51:02
    Angel

    Undecided

    I read this , I think myspace will stay just as popular as it always has been, I know people on there that are very loyal and would not dream of starting a facebook account
  • +5 raves
    Deleted August 14, 2008 13:21:47
    Deleted

    MySpace will continue its dominance

    moderated...
  • +4 raves
    Fef Deleted August 14, 2008 17:23:32
    Fef
    Friendster never reached the tipping point in gargantuan size that MySpace ahs.
  • +2 raves
    Deleted Fef August 14, 2008 17:26:35
    Deleted
    moderated...
  • +3 raves
    Rileymo August 14, 2008 12:33:39
    Rileymo

    Undecided

    I think that facebook definitely has a place, but I for one am entrenched in MySpace and here at SodaHead and I don't have the time to get involved in another networking site. FB may get a lions share of new market growth, MS has a base market and will maintain a slow growth as long as they keep the site fresh. If they lose their competitive edge and stagnate, then MS will fade out. The problem with being the leader is that their is always someone to take your place if you don't remain in top form.
  • +4 raves
    cutter66 August 14, 2008 12:21:25
    cutter66

    MySpace "Friendstered" and will fade out

    Facebook seems to have more going on
  • +2 raves
    Seonag August 14, 2008 12:13:33
    Seonag

    Undecided

    I don't use MySpace or FaceBook, though I use other services. Definitely in the minority here when it comes to MySpace. I spend most of my time on SH instead.
  • +2 raves
    Saaaaaaaaaam August 14, 2008 12:05:18
    Saaaaaaaaaam

    MySpace "Friendstered" and will fade out

    I switched to Facebook a while back, but my friends are still all on MySpace. Just face it, MySpace is getting old...
  • +13 raves
    byebye ,I love you,gotta go August 14, 2008 12:01:10 (edited)
    byebye ,I love you,gotta go

    MySpace "Friendstered" and will fade out

    A lot of people I talk to switched to facebook and are hardly ever on my space anymore . My response is:I'm not on either hardly ever because I spend all my time on sodahead! LOL
    facebook friends thay space facebook response isim spend sodahead lol
  • +5 raves
    cutter66 byebye ... August 14, 2008 12:20:27
    cutter66
    I second that emotion
  • +6 raves
    roger August 14, 2008 11:14:52
    roger

    Undecided

    people are a fickled lot...eventually all new things lose their luster...and then it plummets...look at the amount of members on SH...they come and go as the seasons...
  • +4 raves
    Eddy August 14, 2008 08:51:37
    Eddy

    MySpace will continue its dominance

    Myspace is myspace and it will never "fade out."
    its email to the hundredth power!

    the only reason facebook grew is because a lot of myspacers were curious about how facebook grows.
    about a year ago, all my friends started getting a facebook account, but cuz other people were getting it. and i followed lol.
    i go on there like once a week, and so does everyone else i know, except for a few people.
    so myspace will continue to grow.

    i think that article was looking at the number of "your network" people thing on your homepage. and it says something like 240 million, and about a year ago it was at like 220 million i think, not realizing that myspace changed that thing. now it just shows the number of people that tom is friends with. and not realizing that the number of accounts is actually at well 400 million. which would mean that myspace grew from 220 million to 400 million in one year, which would mean that it grew like 80%???

    i love myspace. ha
    thank you fef!!!
  • +1 raves
    MaggieR... Eddy August 15, 2008 02:46:24
    MaggieRae17
    Myspace is better.

    Well said with that.
  • +4 raves
    TripMarz555 August 14, 2008 08:11:41
    TripMarz555

    Undecided

    I'm so suprised SH is not in the top 100 sites, myspace, frendster and face book are more boring than tv fuzz. suprised sh 100 sites myspace frendster book boring tv fuzz
  • +3 raves
    Fef TripMar... August 14, 2008 17:26:23
    Fef
    Just give it a little time :) and make sure to invite/find your friends already on SH: http://SodaHead.com/users/find/
  • +5 raves
    ಌMiss Ranaಌ August 14, 2008 07:12:35
    ಌMiss Ranaಌ

    Undecided

    I really don't know.

    I use both MySpace and Facebook ~ but for 2 very different reasons: I keep in touch with my friends through Facebook; and I use MySpace for collecting music/bands that I would otherwise have never heard on the airwaves; and indulging in my fantasies, desires and other 'underground' debauchery..

    Maybe it won't so much as die out, but will go to a particular user group..


    That, or the marketing just isn't working as well as it used to be.


    A lot of people seem to have become quite disillusioned with MySpace as well, for reasons that I don't know..
  • +4 raves
    Fef ಌMiss R... August 14, 2008 17:27:14
    Fef
    Yes, MySpace and facebook each have different advantages and reasons for people to stay/leave. Maintaining accounts at both sites takes a lot of effort, though.
  • +1 raves
    ಌMiss R... Fef August 14, 2008 22:27:45
    ಌMiss Ranaಌ
    I know. I barely use either.. I'm here more often...
  • +3 raves
    sd August 14, 2008 07:01:50
    sd

    MySpace "Friendstered" and will fade out

    I don't think it can last forever.
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