As Facebook Shows Its Flaws, What Might A Better Social Network Look Like?
Facebook has become ubiquitous in the last 14 years, but it may not dominate forever. Some technologists are already designing the next social networks — and they look a lot different.
When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled on Capitol Hill last month, Sen. Lindsey Graham asked him whether his company faces any real competition: "If I buy a Ford, and it doesn't work well, and I don't like it, I can buy a Chevy. If I'm upset with Facebook, what's the equivalent product that I can go sign up for?"
Zuckerberg replied that many companies offer a version of some of the services that Facebook does.
"You don't think you have a monopoly?" Graham asked.
"It certainly doesn't feel like that to me," Zuckerberg answered.
For almost as long as people have been using Facebook, people have been . The reasons tend
