The Many Weaknesses of MySpace
I weighed in on LinkedIn not long ago, and I admit I was hasty in my assessment there. I'm gonna do up a new one. But now I want to address MySpace. It's absolutely terrible for most entrepreneurs. The biggest weakness you can see in this conversation I had with my daughter about it:
Ron: myspace question.But this is MOST people. I try to do a keyword search on MySpace, and I don't normally get keywords that appear in a member's profile. Most of the time, the keyword appears in the caption over the photo, as seen in the photos above, or in some sort of news article. So as a networking tool, I am left without search capability to assist me.
Ron: how can i search for keywords in a profile?
Ron: if i do a people search for a keyword, i only get a response if that keyword is in the member's "name." that thing over the photo.
Beth: i don't think its possible
Ron: i was afraid of that.
Ron: it's the biggest weakness in myspace.
Ron: i can't find the people i really wanna connect to without that ability.
Ron: even uncle roger, most of the friends we've gotten for him have come from other people's friends.
Ron: i just can't learn enough from a photo and a caption to tell who it is i want to network with.
On the other hand, MySpace works pretty well for bands, and some authors and comedians. Because MySpace is designed for nearly random connecting between people, professions that depend on such randomness can flourish there. I can't. I can't even establish an identity.
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posted by Ron @ 11:33 PM
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