I wonder though.. was just musing this morning about when Facebook might have its AOL- or MySpace- trajectory. Of course, they're a far healthier economic entity, a better managed and more internationally entrenched platform... but, as someone without a Facebook account anymore, I certainly hold a glimmer of hope that all of these platforms can dig their own graves, if they're not careful.
I think a key difference between AOL and Facebook is that Facebook actually respects the threat of new competitors. if they feel sufficiently threatened, they will just buy the company. so Facebook the product could certainly die, but the company probably has enough money at this point to keep buying competitors in its space and profiting from their products.
