In this essay we have quick look at Mash, an
experimental social network by Yahoo.This social network apparently designed
to lure users away from FacebookRhys Blakely
Mash is passing
experimental phase and mainly designed to lure users away from rivals Facebook and
MySpace.
Mash has already been dubbed “an homage to Facebook” – but
with a difference: users of the new Yahoo site can edit each other’s
profiles. “Think the Wikipedia version of a social network,” the New
York Times said.
Executives at Yahoo, under immense pressure to rejuvenate the
ailing internet giant, were more cagey. “Ongoing product
innovation is
important to Yahoo and we continue to test various products and
services to gain feedback from our users,” a spokesman said.
“Mash, an experimental profile service, is an example of this ongoing testing.”