It is official – Facebook dethrones MySpace as a social network in the U.S. In fact, MySpace has announced a “Mashup with Facebook” that is already in progress. The two sites a joint announcement about the move late last week, and the service has now rolled out world-wide. Have you taken advantage of it yet?
How Facebook MySpace Mashup Works for Users
Basically, the mashup is going to allow users to connect between the two sites. MySpace is officially calling it quits on being a social network. They were a pioneer in the area, but Facebook has blown them away in popularity. MySpace is turning itself into an entertainment site. In fact, the CEO, Mike Jones, called the site, "one of the largest entertainment experiences on the Web." That was probably a smart change of pace since there is no hope of MySpace competing seriously with Facebook.
This move was not a surprise to anybody. Facebook had obviously dethroned MySpace and become the king of social networking a while back. However, it is good that MySpace has moved on. Hopefully the site will be able to continue offering valuable information to its users in the future. There is likely still a place out there for MySpace especially now that they have defined exactly what their new space is.
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