Two “tell all” books about the world’s biggest social networks will be published in 2009.
The first, set to be published on March 17, 2009, is Wall Street Journal editor Julia Angwin’s Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America (you can pre-order it here).
The second is Fortune Senior Editor David Kirkpatrick’s upcoming book on Facebook called The Facebook Effect. Kirkpatrick is still writing the book, which he announced in August.
From what we’ve heard, the two books won’t be very similar in their approach or tone. Angwin has been working on her book since early 2007, and probably waited way too long to finish it. Most of the interesting tidbits about MySpace have long ago been published. About half the book, we’ve heard, is dedicated to the ongoing troubles the company has had with Brad Greenspan, who also serves as the book’s primary source.
Don’t expect the same treatment from Kirkpatrick, who’s an awesome journalist but is rumored to be writing a “love affair of a book” about Facebook, according to one source.
Kirkpatrick has started a fan page on Facebook to chronicle the book writing effort. He’s also started blogging regularly on Facebook (the posts are about Facebook and are also hosted by Facebook). The early tone of these stories is…very, very positive.
Facebook is giving Kirkpatrick deep access to executives for the book, we’ve heard from sources. Which explains the overly-positive tone. According to a source at MySpace, Angwin had exactly zero access to MySpace executives for her book.
Books about current events are starting to make less and less sense. By the time they’re finished the stories in them are usually old news. That’s certainly the case with Angwin’s MySpace book. Perhaps Kirkpatrick will write a little more quickly.
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After living in denial for some time I have decide to sign up with facebook as I my be left behind.
http://www.youtechno.info/2008.....sinos.html
You might wish to check out Ping.fm - which allows you to update your social network accounts (Facebook, MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, Twitter, Blogger, WordPress) simultaneously
Sorry about the first, I was in a hurry.
After living in denial for sometime now I have decided to sign up with facebook as I may be left behind.
http://www.youtechno.info
Both of these books are pithy exploitation, bordering on novels. “Domination” between FB and MySpace will never, ever happen. It just won’t, and business history doesn’t support that eventuality. The market will become segmented with FB and MS settling into their shares of the overall population, and any book that does not take this into account is, well, stupid.
Hey Mike, ChaCha had layoffs. http://www.ibj.com/html/detail.....tent=24022
I’m writing a book called “Breaking News About What Happened on November 15th 2008″ - you can all buy in in two years from now, make sure to pre-order
“making revenues for dummies”
the facebook effect ..kinda winner , let’s wait and see
who would actually buy either of them?
Facefook maybe can win
le´ts wait
“Kirkpatrick is still writing to book, but he announced it in August”
Surely you meant “writing the book”…does anybody proof read this stuff before you post it?
Interesting.
Firstly, who cares? Second, a WSJ columnist is writing a book about a sister company?
THAT is a great call by Mark….
Books??? People still read those?
Yes, people do read those. When you stand out from the mainstream, and mediocre kids in your highshool, you will gain a glimpse of a new understanding.
havent these stories already been told indepth online. what dont we know?
TellLocator.com - explain yourself
Myspace - Cesspoll of stupid.
Facebook - More organized and personal with only the occasional stupid.
Social website are for people who are in a 24 hour a day state of avoiding being a lone wolf for 1 day.
Social websites are for idiots in highschool who can’t learn to make a website with a f****** .txt file. Why? well they avoid being a nerds, and listen to rap.
Yeah i would rather listen to Rap than be a Nerd…….Thanks !
funny
Most anything you can do on MySpace you can do on this app in convenient iPhone form. Now you never have to worry about updating your account again. You can do it on the go from wherever you are.
Thanks for, as they say, spelling my name right, Michael. Actually, aside from the love affair part, you basically have it right.
Glad you like my photo.
Facebook does not want Blacks on its site-I think Mark Zuckerbergand his staff are a bunch of racist white folk, they are very nasty and rude to people of color , yes who post pics of themselves and family so you clearly know the race of people you are being rude too, i am strongly asking all people of color to delete their accounts. i will not stop until the site Facebook is down for good…..