Facebook Open to All
Posted by Kellie Parker | Tuesday, September 26, 2006 4:25 PM PT
Starting today, everyone can have a Facebook account. According to the
Facebook blog, the former students-only social networking service is now open to anyone who wishes to join.
In the same blog entry that announced the expansion, Facebook was also careful to touch upon what this means for the profile security of current users. This is a sensitive subject to many after the recent
backlash over perceived loss of profile privacy and quick
security updates made by Facebook to make their members happier.
What do you think? Is this a smart move for Facebook to expand their member base? Or are they now destined to have the same problems as MySpace (and maybe replace them as
the #1 worst website)?
#1 worst website happens to be the fastest growing website in history. The #1 wort website also was the one that rased the specter of social evolution. The #1 worst website catches criminals. The #1 worst website is a new model for the record industry that died post Napster. The #1 worst website serves more viral video the any other site on the internet at a stagering 1.4 billion last month. The #1 worst website also serves 4.3 billion ads a day. The #1 worst website adds 1 million users every 3 days consistantly. The #1 worst website coined the phase web 2.0. The #1 worst website has 115 million users. The #1 worst website grew at 375% last year. The #1 worst website is leading a cultural shif in how we view and interact with the media.
The #1 worst website is the best thing to happen to the internet since the invention of IP.
Who ever called MySpace the #1 worst website refused to leave their credintials and I believe should have left off the word worst.
I perfer Facebook over MySpace just because it's so much more pleasing to look at and use. Making it open to the general public is fine with me since I still have complete control over who sees my profile and my online activity. It doesn't really change the feel of Facebook too much except that I can have a couple more friends than I could've before.
This is a bad idea and will result in Facebook becoming mainstream and uninteresting to the students it initially targeted. I like the Simpatico Networks sites which are very focused on niche communities and have all the functionality of Facebook plus much more. They have a Catholic Site called Catholic Connect and a site for Expats called Expats.com and many other niche sites which in my mind is far more forward thinking and useful. Seems to me the future of social networking is targeting niche communities like Simpatico Networks does and not further broadening a successful niche beyond its core audience in a weak attempt to boost registration numbers.