According to Reuters, Peter Levinshon has announced MySpace’s intent to launch a Facebook style newsfeed in the next 30 to 45 days. They will also be offering multiple profile types that differentiate among your different affiliation groups. This is what I once called the LinkedIn killer. Facebook has still failed to launch this feature and it appears that MySpace has realized the importance of such a feature.
The difference between MySpace and Facebook will soon be less apparent if MySpace can successfully launch these new features. Conversely, MySpace has a much more active user base that is younger. If MySpace can maintain that user base they may be able to keep them at their site through their college years. Otherwise, MySpace is going to slowly lose their user base as new high school and college students register for Facebook.
Do I think this feature could be the LinkedIn killer for Myspace? Theoretically, but the one thing MySpace doesn’t have is business users. Facebook on the other hand has a large number of journalists and business users that leverage the social networking site. MySpace has also announced their intent to launch their application platform. That was supposed to happen weeks ago though and users are still waiting for that to happen. I’m not quite sure if OpenSocial was one of the reasons for the delay but whatever the case is, MySpace has been hyping up their new features for month but have yet to come through on their word.
Do you think MySpace will be able to hold on to their remaining user base and prevent them from leaving for Facebook?
![[Inside Social Apps 2012]](http://www.allfacebook.com/wordpress/wp-content/themes/allfacebook2/images/ISA2012_336x100_F_RegisterNow.gif)
![[AllFacebook Stats: Facebook Analytics for Your Business]](http://www.allfacebook.com/wordpress/wp-content/themes/allfacebook2/images/stpro_allfacebookstats.gif)
![[How can Facebook change your business?]](http://www.allfacebook.com/wordpress/wp-content/themes/allfacebook2/images/FMB_A_MAY2011_336x100_F.gif)
I find it interesting that MySpace is going to try to pre-empt Facebook on a feature that users have been screaming for (multiple profiles). Smart move. I'm still not going anywhere near MySpace until they remove the ugly stick.
Comment by Jason Preston — November 26, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
Do you think you could end a post without a question? A well written post should elicit comments on its own.
Comment by Anon — November 26, 2007 @ 3:58 pm
dude, if you are lookin' for well written posts, you are in the wrong place!
Comment by Mark — November 26, 2007 @ 6:05 pm
I find it interesting that MySpace is going to try to pre-empt Facebook on a feature that users have been screaming for (multiple profiles). Smart move.
I’m still not going anywhere near MySpace until they remove the ugly stick.
Comment by Jason Preston — November 26, 2007 @ 7:15 pm
Do you think you could end a post without a question? A well written post should elicit comments on its own.
Comment by Anon — November 26, 2007 @ 7:58 pm
[...] left a comment earlier today on AllFacebook, where Nick posted about MySpace’s plans to include a newsfeed and multiple profiles. At the end of the comment, [...]
Pingback by It’s not that MySpace is ugly (it is), it’s that the conventions aren’t clear — November 26, 2007 @ 8:00 pm
dude, if you are lookin’ for well written posts, you are in the wrong place!
Comment by Mark — November 26, 2007 @ 10:05 pm
Yeah, I've noticed. Any suggestions for other places to get Facebook news?
Comment by Anon — November 27, 2007 @ 8:55 am
Yeah, I’ve noticed. Any suggestions for other places to get Facebook news?
Comment by Anon — November 27, 2007 @ 12:55 pm
I've never even heard of LinkedIn
Comment by Dean — November 27, 2007 @ 2:09 pm
I’ve never even heard of LinkedIn
Comment by Dean — November 27, 2007 @ 6:09 pm