The Birth and Death of Facebook

1 · Jordan West · Nov. 30, 2016, midnight
When Facebook first appeared on the scene, the dominant force was MySpace. MySpace was a hot mess. There was something refreshing about Facebook - it was clean, simple, fast. You could always find the person you were looking for by their real name. All while taking the personality and expression out of social networking. Everyone was reduced to a single blue-grey page with a few photos. No more auto-playing death metal when you visited somebody's profile, or hot pink flashing text and sparkles. ...