Comments on: MySpace cuts jobs as it loses out to Facebook

By: M Risbrook

M Risbrook — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:29:37 +0000

“I could speak more freely in the Kesgrave forum, for example, if I didn’t think my Muslim friends would read it.”

What secrets have you got to hide? Your Muslim friends have probably gathered that you were swigging alcohol behind the back of the staff and stuffing your face with pork at dinner time.

Out of interest, were there any Muslims at that school?

By: Indigo Jo

Indigo Jo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:22:00 +0000

MR: FR was an early attempt at a social networking site, and it waned because other SN sites offered the same, or better, for free (FR wasn’t free when it was popular). It’s also poorly programmed, particularly in the forums.

Then again, perhaps using the same site, and the same account, for all your SN needs isn’t such a good idea. I could speak more freely in the Kesgrave forum, for example, if I didn’t think my Muslim friends would read it.

Also, some of us have our own websites and use SN sites.

By: M Risbrook

M Risbrook — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:18:27 +0000

The really smart people set up their own websites. It takes more time, money, and effort than the few mouse clicks required for social networking sites but the results are usually better. Facebook is for people who either do not know what the alternative is or lack the ability to create a website for themselves. One day it will wither away just like that hideous Friends Reunited. It was all the rage a few years ago but who uses it nowadays?

By: LeedsLad

LeedsLad — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:57:31 +0000

I once tried to develop an application for myspace and knew these guys had no future at all. They just made things too complicated, just as the pages of their users are full of cr*p.

facebook is heading that way, if they do not kickout promotion seeking lot such as movie companies. Just go to the bruno page or even try and become a fan and you will see the endless junk your page will be left with.

By: Indigo Jo

Indigo Jo — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:11:06 +0000

Abdullah: My blog is on a paid hosting site (although it’s good to keep these backed up as things can go wrong with their servers, even if they don’t go bust). I was talking about free blog hosting services like wordpress.com and Blogger.

By: Abdullah

Abdullah — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:47:37 +0000

“How long this takes is difficult to predict, but there is a distinct chance of some of us one day finding that our blogs are simply no longer there.”

I hope you have your blog backed-up somewhere!