Brilliant!

I just had a great idea for some sort of paper. It would be comparing Myspace and Facebook to the religious revolutions of the 16th century. Myspace would be the Catholic Church. At their peak, they both had a complete monopoly on their subjects, each indulging in abuses for capital gain. Myspace, content with its #1 status, saw no need to innovate features, and instead subjected its users to an onslaught of ugly advertisements. Then came another choice. Facebook / protestantism. Once word began to spread about an alternative, the people jumped ship. Facebook was social networking without the bullshit. Relatively no adds, lots of features, and a return to what social networking "should" be like. Same with the protestant revolution. Luther wanted a return to how religion "should" be, getting rid of the bullshit and focusing on the immaterial aspects.

Realizing their mistake, both original institutions attempted to save face, hence the counter reformation. The Catholic Church and Myspace would both steal aspects of the revolutions, holding onto their loyal while trying to win back the patrons they lost. Neither would be wiped out of existence, but they will never be able to regain their monopolized status of the past.

Brilliant?