The social networking sites of Facebook and MySpace need no introduction. Even if you’ve been living in a cave for the last 80 years with no electricity, you probably have at least 1 social networking page, and you’ve probably SuperPoked someone in the last 24 hours as well.
MySpace launched August, 2003. Facebook come along about a half-year after in February, 2004.
At the start of the social networking wars, MySpace took a dominant lead with users. It was the most publicized and talked-about SN site on the net. However, over the past year, things have started to change…
In July 2008, 132 million people visited Facebook as opposed to 117 million for MySpace. From looking at many different statistics, it seems Facebook is beginning to win the SN battle. Some analysts have no idea why this change in trend has occurred, but I have several suggestions as to why Facebook has become more popular than MySpace:
1. Security/Privacy
Let’s be honest: The name “MySpace” carries the connotation of perverts, pedophiles, and sexual predators in many circles. We’ve all seen it in the news–men posing as young boys to lure teenage girls. MySpace does not do much to police itself. Even though there are security checks, they are easy to bypass and it is very easy to pose as someone you are not. Read more…