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Before Facebook, MySpace ruled the internet. – 300 Million users. – A $12B valuation. It was the king of social media. But by 2010, it was a relic of the past. What really happened? Here's the untold story behind the fall of MySpace. In 2003, Tom

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Mr Z

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Exactly! MySpace focused on getting more users, but Facebook focused on keeping users active. Facebook made sure people kept coming back, while MySpace lost users because they didn’t stick around. That’s why Facebook grew so much, and MySpace faded away.

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