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Re:Could Twitter be "MySpaced"? by mtkd on Saturday April 16, 2011 @02:14PM (#2454487)
There is certainly a dynamic with social sites that the 'next generation' want to use something new - just like with music genres - you can't be cool indefinitely.

The next generation may reject social altogether - and not want to be tracked and recorded 24/7.

Re:Could Twitter be "MySpaced"? by keiferski on Saturday April 16, 2011 @03:05PM (#2454595)
This is definitely an underemphasized point. It could turn out like the radical 60s and subsequent conservative backlash of the 80s.

It will eventually get old, either from a quick death (rejection of social altogether) or a slow death (commodification; Facebook/social media becoming a platform, like email).

Re:Could Twitter be "MySpaced"? by rwmj on Saturday April 16, 2011 @06:08PM (#2454972)
Except "60s" -> "80s" in around 6 months instead of 20 years.