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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Founder of MySpace: We had Video Chat in 2004 - PC Magazine

In a long Google + post entitled "of Mark Zuckerberg first public response to Google +" founder of MySpace Tom Anderson shared some insights on the approach of the rivalry between reigning social network currently in the world, Facebook and the upstart by the search giant.

Anderson was primarily responding to the announcement of Facebook video conversations fueled by Skype and noted, without a sour grapes suspicion that MySpace had a video chat in 2004 and has even had video calling powered by Skype in 2007.

Speaking of Facebook-Skype agreement, Anderson wrote: "some experts complain that the technology is not new, but which is Canada…".The point is that people not really ready for it at the time - now is the time and FB at the base of users. »

MySpace video on the social network Pioneer may surprise those who judge a dinosaur which is only poverty that investors recently visited to buy News Corp. The social network leader is probably even a better place for acts of music showcase their goods, with customizable page design and a rich audio player. But Anderson seems to have moved, apparently considering MySpace social networking war. His last post was on 1 March, while he was very active on Google +.

On his Facebook page, he responded to questions of based on his old baby last week, saying "I get many questions about MySpace." For the record: I started MySpace in 2003, he sold in 2005 to NewsCorp for $ 580 million, and I stayed there to run it until April 2009. For the last years of its 2.5 was managed by another team and now a new owner bought MySpace's NewsCorp. As most of you, I am not a fan of the new MySpace, but was at the heart of the team in the right place. "Maybe the new owner has some good ideas."

In the most recent Google + post, Anderson continued to discuss Facebook lists and groups against Google + circles and summarizes the final set of social networking as follows: "the two are in reality very similar, but each is probably some things better than the other." Think about what each model is better is probably the key to unlocking what 'model' will "win". »

For more information about the upcoming social network between Google and Facebook war, see any practical PCMag Google + and our slide show practice with Facebook Video Chat below. See also 6 things Google + is Facebook do not and confrontation of Social Networking: Facebook Google features 8 + not (yet). On privacy, see Google + Privacy: Google has learned his lesson?

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