It's amazing how students can sit in a dorm room and create such incredible tools for advancing technology. I didn't realize Facebook was so new, only a little over two years old and has grown to be the "social phenomenon" that it is.
It seems Mark Zuckerberg's goal was to take the users of MySpace and lure them over to Facebook. With the experience I've had with Facebook so far, I think his problem is that Facebook seems to be for a more mature user. From what I have seem of sites that teens create on MySpace, there's a level of excitement and beauty. The teens love to decorate the pages with all sorts of photos, backgrounds, and flashy things. I haven't seen that in Facebook. But since I'm new to it, I have yet to experience all that Facebook has to offer. The teens love MySpace and that's all I hear them talk about. They enjoy viewing pages their friends create.
Turning down 1 billion dollars?! I know I would have taken it, and whatever Yahoo decided to do with Facebook would be their business. However, Zuckerberg proved he is serious about the product he created and is willing to hold out for the right buyer who can make his dream a reality and make his baby, Facebook, all that he wants it to be.
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I totally, absolutely agree! While reading those articles I thought the exact same thing...Facebook is more mature. When I think of MySpace I think of those flashy pictures and backgrounds, and how every time I go to a friends page I am blasted in the ear with whatever song they chose for the week.
I signed up for MySpace about 3 years ago and used that to keep in touch with friends and family after I moved to Florida, and also to catch up with friends from high school, etc. I got used to MySpace so when I heard about Facebook it looked boring and more business-related. I realize now that it is more mature, and I don't really need to hear my friends music (or clips of music) and see flashy backgrounds just to find out what they are up to. I am moving more towards Facebook as I learn more about it.
You know your right, I didnt realize Facebok was that new either. I agree Facebook is a little more mature than Myspace. Myspace people can say anything to you, but Facebook you have to atleast be a college student.
But I still like my Myspace, but that because I've been using it for so long. I donkt know why, but for some reason it just seems less complex than Facebook. Most of the people I know arent even on Facebook.
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