I’ve been very reluctant to join Facebook, my sister hailed its benefits (she’s in college) and Steven has been urging me to make the switch from MySpace… so Saturday I finally did it. All recent signs have pointed to Facebook, Paul called it the new LinkedIn, Jim likes that FB is free and too many to type are raving about their new platform.
Will I give up MySpace? No, not immediately. I’ve put in too much time and have too many friends there. Will they end up on Facebook? My gut today says… most of them will (or they’re already there).
Like any move, a transition can be tough. They have some UI flaws, but not near as many as MySpace. The worst part is I have to re-add all my connections! And I find it odd FB is missing a few key categories on how I know someone (Jon said this too).
So, am I just following the crowds? In some ways… yes. But it’s a massive crowd (100,000 new users per day). My business “face” is still with LinkedIn and the migration might be slow, but my social face may soon beat myspace.
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