Class Discussion 1

MCM 354 The Internet and

Marketing Communication

Social Network
Rawan Nabil 28542
Iman AbdelRazek 25581
Remi Eid 26541
Deema Shaher 27073
Sherine Hamdan 26944
 1. What was the idea behind the creation of MySpace?

The idea behind Myspace is not so much different than the idea of Facebook where both

of them have unique features and not a cliché starting business. The goal was to establish

a network that was very visceral. The visuals on MySpace are stunning and the options

are endless. Presently, MySpace includes features that host video, visual, audio, and

almost all other types. The autonomy of MySpace leaves the choice up to the user. It all

depends on what they like.

My space is a social network that connects people together where they can share ideas,

build community and build relationships or maintain them. Myspace has a Groups

feature which allows a group of users to share a common page and message board.

Groups can be created by anybody, and the moderator of the group can choose for anyone

to join, or to approve or deny requests to join. In addition, since the first day Myspace

was created, they wanted to gain profit and compete with other social networks such as

Facebook and twitter.

2. How is Facebook different from MySpace?

Although Facebook and MySpace are both social networks, they differ greatly. MySpace

is mainly about communicating with friends/family and discovering new cultures, people,

and content (professional video, music). In addition, according to Richard MacManus,

Facebook and MySpace are at opposite ends of the spectrum where Facebook is viewed

as "real identity” and MySpace as "fantasized identity”. Moreover, MySpace is about the

improvement of user’s public profile, and enhancement of the image displayed to the

public. On the other hand, Facebook is basically about self promotion.

 3. Have you used MySpace or Facebook, and if so, how often? What was your
experience

We as a group have used Facebook a lot but we have never used MySpace. Facebook is a

great social network that allows you to be in contact with your friends, relatives and

people that you know. Using Facebook was a great experience to our group as many of us

found their old friends that they haven’t seen in long time using Facebook. Others found

Facebook interesting as they contacted many people with the same interest that they have

such as music, poetry and many others. Finally, we would like to say that Facebook made

people closer to each other and helped many others in knowing new people and sharing

their thoughts and interests with others.

4. Do you think Twitter will overtake Facebook as the most popular social
networking platform in the UAE? Explain?

We believe that Twitter will overtake Facebook in the near future especially because

recently, and after the Egyptian revolution, university students became more aware of

social networks such as Twitter where they can share their toughs and concerns with

everyone and not just with people on their friends list on Facebook. Companies on the

other hand use Twitter so they can start conversations about their products and services

that is not limited to their fans. Moreover, Twitter is a social platform where people can

share their information with everyone as opposed to Facebook where people choose

whom to be friends with, and whose information they choose to receive. Twitter is the

social platform individuals as well as companies and organizations use to find all their

information they can get about other individuals as well as other companies and
organization. Twitter is where they go to be updated with the rest of the world. according

to the a metaphor cited from article by Colette Martinto on the Online Social Media

website “Twitter is much like Times Square on New Year’s Eve, it’s noisy and open to

all. Facebook on the other hand is more like a party invitation with an RSVP.”

http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20110121/twitter-vs-facebook-which-is-better/