Comments on: Surya on Marketing: Facebook/MySpace http://www.suryasays.com/2007/07/12/surya-on-marketing-facebookmyspace/ a blog on current events, marketing, technolgy, politics, and life. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:51:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Brian Siegel http://www.suryasays.com/2007/07/12/surya-on-marketing-facebookmyspace/#comment-769 Brian Siegel Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:09:19 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/07/12/surya-on-marketing-facebookmyspace/#comment-769 i like the new way to market your self and be a brand, and it's free... but the onslaught of invasive marketers, integrating the temptations of human actions (greed, sex, etc.) opens the doors for destructive behavior in the incorrect hands... but if used properly, facebook and myspace can be wonderful nontraditional (now merging to traditional) forms of communication... the old saying, "give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself" holds true for some, but we rarely have the treat such as a blog like this to "give rope, then use it to fish"! these social communities integrate total media, you could front your band, advertise your modeling site, "become an online star" of sorts... or use it for harm to exploit a classmate, bully, or post videos... what's sacred? Facebook has the more familiar roots for connecting/networking vs. unleashing havoc of your name, pics, and self on myspace... yet both equally entertaining. I perceive facebook as the more calm, friendly, and "homey" connecting, while myspace is the "club, entertainment, and an expose". ps Gotta love the random friend invite from Cali who is hawking her porn site , ha = DENIED, ha i like the new way to market your self and be a brand, and it’s free… but the onslaught of invasive marketers, integrating the temptations of human actions (greed, sex, etc.) opens the doors for destructive behavior in the incorrect hands… but if used properly, facebook and myspace can be wonderful nontraditional (now merging to traditional) forms of communication… the old saying, “give a man enough rope and he’ll hang himself” holds true for some, but we rarely have the treat such as a blog like this to “give rope, then use it to fish”! these social communities integrate total media, you could front your band, advertise your modeling site, “become an online star” of sorts… or use it for harm to exploit a classmate, bully, or post videos… what’s sacred? Facebook has the more familiar roots for connecting/networking vs. unleashing havoc of your name, pics, and self on myspace… yet both equally entertaining. I perceive facebook as the more calm, friendly, and “homey” connecting, while myspace is the “club, entertainment, and an expose”. ps Gotta love the random friend invite from Cali who is hawking her porn site , ha = DENIED, ha

]]> By: Mitchell Kapler http://www.suryasays.com/2007/07/12/surya-on-marketing-facebookmyspace/#comment-618 Mitchell Kapler Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:06:25 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/07/12/surya-on-marketing-facebookmyspace/#comment-618 While I believe you are 100% on the ball in your analysis I would not count out Myspace just yet. There is a tremendous opportunity online right now to integrate entertainment into the online platform to create a discourse unprecedented in media. If Myspace can tweak their MyspaceTV to have great social networking and communication application with great entertainment shows/pieces in comedy, news, music and perhaps sports then they can keep pushing their momentum forward. Naturally they need to figure out their technological glitches ASAP and of course there are a lot of holes in terms of proper execution but they still have an opportunity here. The problem is in the internet age the clock ticks really fast, so much to the point that you can't plan but have to act and if not you run the risk of losing out really fast. Side Note: A year ago my comments page on Myspace was blowing up, now it is every few days. While on Facebook I keep reconnecting with old friends. Facebook clearly has the momentum. We will see. While I believe you are 100% on the ball in your analysis I would not count out Myspace just yet. There is a tremendous opportunity online right now to integrate entertainment into the online platform to create a discourse unprecedented in media.

If Myspace can tweak their MyspaceTV to have great social networking and communication application with great entertainment shows/pieces in comedy, news, music and perhaps sports then they can keep pushing their momentum forward.

Naturally they need to figure out their technological glitches ASAP and of course there are a lot of holes in terms of proper execution but they still have an opportunity here.

The problem is in the internet age the clock ticks really fast, so much to the point that you can’t plan but have to act and if not you run the risk of losing out really fast.

Side Note: A year ago my comments page on Myspace was blowing up, now it is every few days. While on Facebook I keep reconnecting with old friends. Facebook clearly has the momentum.

We will see.

]]> By: jackie http://www.suryasays.com/2007/07/12/surya-on-marketing-facebookmyspace/#comment-598 jackie Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:02:18 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/07/12/surya-on-marketing-facebookmyspace/#comment-598 myspace is trying to become like facebook now though... myspace is trying to become like facebook now though…

]]> By: Rich F. http://www.suryasays.com/2007/07/12/surya-on-marketing-facebookmyspace/#comment-562 Rich F. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:26:16 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/07/12/surya-on-marketing-facebookmyspace/#comment-562 I cannot agree with you more. I created a MySpace account a couple of years ago and never did anything with it because the site really did not intrigue me. I also hate the incredibly slow load times on some pages because people load everything on their page. All those little widgets have links back to other sites and when those sites are running slow, so is your little space in the Internet ether. When I decided to check out Facebook (a friend of mine that I went to school with is something like employee #4), I automatically became somewhat attached to the site. I like its simplicity. I also feel in some ways it has a college feel while MySpace has the feel of a Tijuana night club. It is fun at first, but you tire of it quick. Since signing up I decided to sort of finish my MySpace page for the only reason that many of my family and friends have accounts on MySpace. I am trying to convert them, but I will have to see how that will turn out. I cannot agree with you more. I created a MySpace account a couple of years ago and never did anything with it because the site really did not intrigue me. I also hate the incredibly slow load times on some pages because people load everything on their page. All those little widgets have links back to other sites and when those sites are running slow, so is your little space in the Internet ether. When I decided to check out Facebook (a friend of mine that I went to school with is something like employee #4), I automatically became somewhat attached to the site. I like its simplicity. I also feel in some ways it has a college feel while MySpace has the feel of a Tijuana night club. It is fun at first, but you tire of it quick. Since signing up I decided to sort of finish my MySpace page for the only reason that many of my family and friends have accounts on MySpace. I am trying to convert them, but I will have to see how that will turn out.

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