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Saturday, January 12, 2008

MySpace Becomes Facebook with Friend Updates

Logged in to my MySpace account and was rather surprised to be greeted with this:

MySpace: Friend Updates, just like Facebook

Ah, okay, I thought to myself. I knew it was coming and that MySpace wouldn't be able to resist ripping off one of the core features of the Facebook world, but it was a bit of a surprise because I haven't seen anyone mention it as of yet.

I closed the window and there, staring me in the face, was a demonstration of how MySpace has implemented the feature:

MySpace: Friend Updates, just like Facebook, in real life

Not bad at all, actually. The decision to require people to opt in to the broadcast service is a smart one, but I do wonder how long it'll take before it's drowning in porn and other spam "notifications" in a way that I haven't really experienced in the tame walled garden of Facebook.

How do you opt in? Well, it wouldn't be any surprise if that was a new entry on my tech support blog, would it? :-)

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About the author:
Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is internationally known as an expert on both business and technology issues. Holder of an MSEd and MBA, author of twenty books and founder of four startups, he also runs a strategic marketing company and consults with firms seeking the best approach to working with weblogs and social networks. Dave is an award-winning speaker and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs.

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