Was MySpace Better Off Four Years Ago?

Was MySpace better off four years ago? That is the question.

I first joined MySpace four years ago (2007) as it was the premier social networking site. I found it easy to use and the layouts on the home page understandable.

Since then, MySpace has been eclipsed by Facebook as the premier social networking site. Facebook is easy to use and it doesn't take rocket science to figure it out.

After Facebook overtook and surpassed MySpace in popularity, the "powers that be" at MySpace re-tooled it to be more like Facebook. Unfortunately, instead of being like Facebook, MySpace is now a jumbled-up mess. Getting to one's MySpace blogs is not as easy as it used to be. It now takes a little bit of searching just to get to the blog manager page.

The home page is no longer user-friendly, in my opinion. They've placed too many things in it and it really has become a hassle to use. Whereas, Facebook is still easy to use. I rarely go to MySpace anymore.

If MySpace hopes to survive, it needs to return to its former glory days. It needs to get back to what made it so popular before Facebook came along. And, it needs to be more user-friendly.