Facebook could learn something

by admin on December 12, 2008

Wed. , I debated all of the features Twitter’s rivals offer that it does not.

Now I am back with a consultation about Facebook and all of the features its rivals offer that it does not.

Will it take the recommendation and start rolling them out? Perhaps Facebook’s groups feature is sufficient for some writers and musicians to get together and share their work, but I don’t believe the social network does enough. Bebo, on the other hand, does not just permit users to band together around similar interests ; it provides a writer’s nook where budding authors and possible journalists can show off their abilities by uploading their work and sharing it with the community. Granted, the facility to upload a Great Yank Novel or a poem written in just a second of despair isn’t always the most fascinating feature to most social-network fanatics, but having the choice to upload that material highlights Bebo’s eagerness to provide its users with over simply a community to split interests. Really, Bebo’s writer’s nook provides an outlet for individual members of the community to express themselves, which is a main feature in any social network. That isn’t to claim Facebook does not embrace individuality, but something so simple as an area for artists only augments an already fascinating service by providing those users with an alternate way to have exposure in the neighborhood. I do not see what’s holding Facebook back from doing the same.

What’s so bad about conceptualizing your own profile page? Facebook’s policy of causing each user into a single profile design perplexes me.

Sure, some MySpace pages are gaudy and downright hideous, but that does not imply users should not be permitted to express themselves in their profiles. That’s the reason why I enjoy Friendster’s profile layout tool, which permits users to make their own, customised profile page without conforming to the uninteresting design Facebook forces them into. They can tweak colours, select design schemes, and typically make a more aesthetically pleasing profile than what’s probable on Facebook. In reality, I believe it is safe to claim that Friendster’s profile production functionality is the best on the market and provides users with enough tools to design unique profiles without giving them too many options to turn the complete service into a MySpace freak show. Social networks are all about being “you” and connecting with other people who need to do the same. I think profile design enters into that mix. MySpace and Facebook are frequently compared when we debate social networks, but that does not imply they’ll be deemed equals. In truth, MySpace’s Music integration not only makes it an engaging social network, but it also makes Facebook’s service look relatively dull. MySpace Music is an example of the best streaming music services on the internet.

In fact, networking with buddies is fine for a whilst, but shortly enough, you are going to desire something more to keep you interested in the service, right? MySpace decided music was the way to keep you there and make you would like to continue using its service. Mark that as one ( major ) point for MySpace.

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