Facebook vs Twitter
RUNNING HEAD: Facebook vs. Twitter: The Coming Facebook-Twitter Collision
Unit 3 Facebook vs. Twitter: The Coming Facebook-Twitter Collision Case Study Analysis
Kaplan University
School of Business and Management
MT460 Management Policy and Strategy
November 11, 2011
Introduction
Over the past several years social networking has basically gone viral and there are many social networking sites available to the public including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn. Facebook has been threatened by both MySpace and LinkedIn in pas years and has been able to remain on top but now Twitter is gaining momentum and threatens to become the number one social networking site over Facebook.
Synopsis of the Situation
Facebook and Twitter are two social networks that appear to have similar websites. In spite of the networking monopoly that Facebook seems to have become it is still being threatened by twitter in because of their social networking strategies. This case study shows strong similarities of the two.
Key Issues
The key issues in the case are the advantages that Twitter has over Facebook in reference to the level of technology. One of the main issues is when Facebook tried to buy out Twitter they refused. It seems as though they did not want to merge and felt that they would be more successful on their own.
Define the Problem
The major problem that exists in this case, is the fact that Twitter has a controlled level of social networking. Facebook does not allow one way interaction options meaning that if I want to follow someone’s posts then they themselves would have to accept my friend request, and Facebook also does not allow someone to track real time information. With this happening that may mean that many Facebook members may leave and start using twitter because of some of the restrictions that are placed on the members of Facebook.
Alternative Solutions
The solution that I see is that twitter bought the technology from stellar
Unit 3 Facebook vs. Twitter: The Coming Facebook-Twitter Collision Case Study Analysis
Kaplan University
School of Business and Management
MT460 Management Policy and Strategy
November 11, 2011
Introduction
Over the past several years social networking has basically gone viral and there are many social networking sites available to the public including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn. Facebook has been threatened by both MySpace and LinkedIn in pas years and has been able to remain on top but now Twitter is gaining momentum and threatens to become the number one social networking site over Facebook.
Synopsis of the Situation
Facebook and Twitter are two social networks that appear to have similar websites. In spite of the networking monopoly that Facebook seems to have become it is still being threatened by twitter in because of their social networking strategies. This case study shows strong similarities of the two.
Key Issues
The key issues in the case are the advantages that Twitter has over Facebook in reference to the level of technology. One of the main issues is when Facebook tried to buy out Twitter they refused. It seems as though they did not want to merge and felt that they would be more successful on their own.
Define the Problem
The major problem that exists in this case, is the fact that Twitter has a controlled level of social networking. Facebook does not allow one way interaction options meaning that if I want to follow someone’s posts then they themselves would have to accept my friend request, and Facebook also does not allow someone to track real time information. With this happening that may mean that many Facebook members may leave and start using twitter because of some of the restrictions that are placed on the members of Facebook.
Alternative Solutions
The solution that I see is that twitter bought the technology from stellar
References: Pearce, J.A, & Robinson, R.B (2011) Strategic Management: Formulation and Control (12th ed). New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc APPENDIX