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BabyTac 
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| How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:05 am)
In the world of social media... always thought several years ago that Myspace was pretty cool. Had so much more to offer from interaction, personalization, connection with media, bands, etc. than plain jane facebook. Why did myspace basically become non existent?
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Boomhauer
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:05 am to BabyTac)
MySpace was just so damn sketchy
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CE Tiger 
New Orleans Saints Fan
Metairie
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:05 am to BabyTac)
facebook started off exclusive and you needed a college email to sign up
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TulaneUVA 
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:06 am to Boomhauer)
facebook simplied things and made it easier to search and to connect with people within your realm of societal reach
Myspace was just too damn tl;dr
This post was edited on 2/3 at 1:07 am
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carbola 
Michigan Fan
Middle East
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:06 am to BabyTac)
Too much custom shite. I hated opening someones page with the backgrounds sparkling and some crappy song would start playing.
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LSUcdro 
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:07 am to CE Tiger)
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facebook started off exclusive and you needed a college email to sign up
Yeah I had a buddy that was in the first 1000 users and I thought it was dumb (I was still in highschool so I couldnt join)
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TigersRuleTheEarth 
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:08 am to LSUcdro)
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Yeah I had a buddy that was in the first 1000 users
You had a buddy that went to Harvard?
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Zappas Stache
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:10 am to BabyTac)
I still like MySpace for local bands. Don't have Facebook.
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JimMorrison 
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:10 am to Boomhauer)
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MySpace was just so damn sketchy
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Boomhauer
how the hell would you know?
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nolanola
Member since Nov 2010
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:35 am to BabyTac)
It was easily the most ghetto large website in the history of the web.
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TulaneTigerFan 
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:36 am to BabyTac)
Exclusivity combined with a clean, simple interface. Myspace was a damn disaster. I didn't want to see 900 pictures in the background, a bunch of scrolling text, and some terrible rap/pop music every time I tried to e-stalk someone
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siliconvalleytiger
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:43 am to BabyTac)
Better marketing. The backing of the biggest venture capitalists in the game. Excellent targeting - didn't just go after young people.
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UltimateHog 
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 1:45 am to BabyTac)
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How did facebook overcome Myspace?
It was better.
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GCTiger11 
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 2:51 am to BabyTac)
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How did facebook overcome Myspace?
It's simplicity. Which ironically, it's getting farther and farther away from. Facebook is slowly evolving into Myspace. Just today I realized when you receive a comment on a status, it's beeps now.
I liked Facebook because it was easy to navigate. I remember when notifications were in the bottom right corner. Now with the timelines, SHARE THIS IF YOU LOVE GOD, aborted fetuses, abused animals, it's becoming damn unbearable.
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Dark Tiger
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 5:21 am to LSUcdro)
So he was in it when it was The Facebook? Sweet....
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MrSmith
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 5:33 am to BabyTac)
This can't be explained in a post...marketing, programming, usability, their open graph API platform, community development, etc.
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PrimetimeDaBoss
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 6:38 am to BabyTac)
Facebook wasn't the downfall of myspace, myspace screwed itself when it started trying to become facebook.
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Ric Flair
LSU Fan
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 7:25 am to BabyTac)
Does anyone remember Friendster? I think they predated both MySpace and Facebook.
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gmrkr5
LSU Fan
BR
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 7:29 am to Ric Flair)
facebook will crash and burn just like myspace. cant wait
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Tiger in NY
LSU Fan
Neptune Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2003
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| re: How did facebook overcome Myspace? (Posted on 2/3/13 at 7:50 am to Dark Tiger)
Yeah, Facebook started out with upper crust college kids. The kind of people that have money, and that marketers want. MySpace was a bunch of broke people. Facebook was way more legitimate as a business tool because of its clientele of college kids and better even, recent college grade.
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