Facebook takes MySpace music profiles path
Facebook is the throes of a wholesale revamp as it looks to reverse ailing user figures and return to the simplicity that first made it a success.
The site has unveiled new music and movie channels, in a move that draws on the recipe for success of rival network MySpace.
But equally important will be a revamp of its user profile page, with the site launching a Facebook Profiles Preview page to encourage user feedback in a bid to avoid a rebellion over changes to the site’s layout.
Facebook announced: "As more and more information is available on Facebook - more photo albums, more applications, and more history, we’ve realised that profiles have become cluttered and harder to navigate as a result."
While integrating music brings Facebook into MySpace’s domain, the site will also bid for a simpler and more structured approach than its counterpart on this front.
MySpace allows its music contributors to design their own music profiles with considerable freedom, risking a cluttered presentation, while Facebook will here seek to keep its features to a minimum.
