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2/24    Facebook comscore numbers slipping
        http://preview.tinyurl.com/24p9n8 (techcrunch.com)
        http://preview.tinyurl.com/2hug7v (hollywoodreporter.com)
        Over to you, dans
        \_ dans doesn't work at facebook
           \_ Slide feeds at the pig trough which is facebook apps:
              http://adonomics.com/company/Slide
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February 22nd, 2008 at 10:31 am "I suspect the facebook / myspace / fill-in-the-social-nework-blank chart will be pretty close to the AOL chart as time goes on." Social networking is becoming decentralized now more than ever before and the niche sites aren't worth a whole lot. I think that the whole thing with the facebook fund, the advertising platform, ect... I think a lot of people left because they didn't follow through on a lot of what they said. the summer break traffic decline is normal and the dip last month also seems to coincide with the winter break. I know FB has expanded well beyond colleges I'd still bet that the majority of its active daily traffic are from high school and college students. February 22nd, 2008 at 10:47 am Social networking will not die. For many it serves a purpose - keeping in contact with friends or a group of interests. 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With OpenSocial on Ning, you don't even have to sacrifice usability, or the 3 FB apps that you actually like. February 22nd, 2008 at 10:54 am I think niche social networks are going to become more popular. I for one don't like having ex's from 3-4 years ago seeing all my latest activities, which is the case with facebook. I cannot limit what they can see because then I look like a jerk. February 22nd, 2008 at 11:09 am I posted to Ingram's blog that almost everyone I know who has teenage kids has a myspace and facebook account just to monitor their kids usage on the sites. And, outside silicon valley and technology companies, a lot of people I know can't/don't use social networking sites at work, so more just a way to keep in touch with friends. February 22nd, 2008 at 11:15 am I have tried to understand the appeal of these SN sites and I still don't get it. Gee I can put up a page with pictures of me and all my (insert SN site name) "friends." coms that boast the latest ways to connect with your (insert SN site name) "friends." Of course I thought (prayed) reality TV was a fad that would die out. I suspect that people will tire of SN sites at some point. February 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 am facebook hype is over, the beacon did not deliver, ads do not work. spammy apps killed whole taste of facebook, now 75% of my newsfeed is app spam. February 22nd, 2008 at 11:35 am The zenith of the hype was Microsoft's $240 million investment for 16% stakes in Facebook. People flocked to the site to see what the big deal was about and got nothing but spam. Microsoft launched a hostile takeover of Yahoo, so people took a second (or third, or fourth) look at Yahoo, and concluded that Yahoo is still a big old turkey. The subtext of this story is probably about Microsoft's "vision". 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Reprints Growth cools at social networks By Alex Woodson Feb 25, 2008 The era of astronomical growth for social networking sites in the US could be over as MySpace and Facebook have cooled off in recent months. After experiencing rapid growth in the first couple years of its existence, MySpace's unique visitors totals have settled during the past six months at about 60 million. The year-over-year numbers still are up, with the site gaining 8% since January 2007. But it's a far cry from the growth witnessed in March, for example, when the site saw a year-over-year jump of 54%. While Facebook still is seeing an increase in visitors, its meteoric rise also has been tempered in recent months. The slowdown has been even more pronounced in the UK, with visitors to MySpace and Facebook down 5% in January compared with December and Bebo losing 2%. MySpace, though, is the only one of those sites taking a year-over-year loss in Britain, down 9% since January 2007. Facebook and Bebo are up 712% and 53%, respectively, in that time period. Heather Dougherty, director of research at Hitwise, attributed part of the slowdown to "user fatigue" around social networking sites. She said members of the sites increasingly are concerned about privacy and advertising issues and that for Facebook users, especially, there might just be too much activity on the destination to keep up with. "Some of these things are starting to annoy users quite a bit," Dougherty said. Another reason for the downturn could be the fact that, with hundreds of millions of users already signed up, there simply aren't many people left to be initiated into the sites. Dougherty pointed out that 95% of MySpace users visit month to month, so the rate of growth inevitably will slow down. "There should be an adjustment of expectations," Dougherty said. She said a new product, like the rumored MySpace Music offering, could spur renewed growth to the site. Reprints * Growth cools at social networks By Alex Woodson Feb 25, 2008 The era of astronomical growth for social networking sites in the US could be over as MySpace and Facebook have cooled off in recent months. After experiencing rapid growth in the first couple years of its existence, MySpace's unique visitors totals have settled during the past six months at about 60 million. The year-over-year numbers still are up, with the site gaining 8% since January 2007. But it's a far cry from the growth witnessed in March, for example, when the site saw a year-over-year jump of 54%. While Facebook still is seeing an increase in visitors, its meteoric rise also has been tempered in recent months. The slowdown has been even more pronounced in the UK, with visitors to MySpace and Facebook down 5% in January compared with December and Bebo losing 2%. MySpace, though, is the only one of those sites taking a year-over-year loss in Britain, down 9% since January 2007. Facebook and Bebo are up 712% and 53%, respectively, in that time period. Heather Dougherty, director of research at Hitwise, attributed part of the slowdown to "user fatigue" around social networking sites. She said members of the sites increasingly are concerned about privacy and advertising issues and that for Facebook users, especially, there might just be too much activity on the destination to keep up with. "Some of these things are starting to annoy users quite a bit," Dougherty said. Another reason for the downturn could be the fact that, with hundreds of millions of users already signed up, there simply aren't many people left to be initiated into the sites. Dougherty pointed out that 95% of MySpace users visit month to month, so the rate of growth inevitably will slow down. "There should be an adjustment of expectations," Dougherty said. She said a new product, like the rumored MySpace Music offering, could spur renewed growth to the site. Headlines Subscribe Subscribe to The Hollywood Reporter and see the entertainment industry from its best angle: the inside looking out. Complete access to real-time news and exclusive analysis that goes behind the scenes from film to television, home video to digital media.
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