Is Facebook the New MySpace? Your Kids will Decide.
Neil at The Interactive has some food for thought. While MySpace is still ahead in terms of eyeballs looking at the site, current trends indicate that Facebook is gaining, and fast.
The culture at Facebook is more tightly knit, whereas the fake profiles, spammers, and corporate profiles on MySpace are pushing users away.
Linda at The Social Networking Weblog has a different take. She feels that in order for Facebook to make significant gains on MySpace, they’ll have to start making their profiles more customizable, as MySpace pages currently are.
I personally think that the site that ends up with the most kids, wins.
Facebook is driving hard for the younger market. With new widgets like Fluff Friends, it makes you wonder: What 10 year old girl could resist a cute furry creature for their Facebook profile?
MySpace isn’t slacking in the battle for your kids eyeballs either. Just yesterday the entire MySpace homepage was pushing the new Simpsons cartoon movie.
Regardless of which site wins, parents need to be aware of both sites and know just how hard they’re trying to get your kid to sign up.
July 6th, 2007 at 7:55 am
I just think a little color, a way to change the order of your profile, and a few fun features would be a great thing for them. This is just the kind of thing Facebook needs. Fluff Friends, how cute! They’re also doing things like gift giving and the fun wall. I think these are the kinds of things that will take Facebook far.