Ask HN: Why is Facebook still wildly popular but MySpace, not 9 points by CapriciousCptl 6y ago ↗ HN Friendster, MySpace and others have come and gone but Facebook is still here and extremely popular. Why?
[–] sevensor 6y ago ↗ One of my favorite pieces about this is Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace: http://www.danah.org/papers/essays/ClassDivisions.htmlThe short of it is that during a crucial point in time Facebook positioned itself as a high-class alternative to MySpace. But the article puts it better than I do. [–] runawaybottle 6y ago ↗ I agree with this, but fashion happens in cycles. The trend shifted from the classiness of Facebook, to the quirkiness of Insta or TikTok.Somewhere towards the end of this cycle, we’ll probably want something a little classier again (a new classy, not the old classy).
[–] runawaybottle 6y ago ↗ I agree with this, but fashion happens in cycles. The trend shifted from the classiness of Facebook, to the quirkiness of Insta or TikTok.Somewhere towards the end of this cycle, we’ll probably want something a little classier again (a new classy, not the old classy).
[–] tejas3732 6y ago ↗ There is an interesting article on Forbes on Exactly this -> https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2011/01/14/why-face...
[–] peruvian 6y ago ↗ MySpace Tom peaced out after its purchase and News Corp. didn't really know what to do with it. [–] catacombs 6y ago ↗ He laughed his way to the bank.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 24.1 ms ] threadThe short of it is that during a crucial point in time Facebook positioned itself as a high-class alternative to MySpace. But the article puts it better than I do.
Somewhere towards the end of this cycle, we’ll probably want something a little classier again (a new classy, not the old classy).