Facebook vs. MySpace I
After using both Facebook and MySpace for some time now, I have been able to see how they both have grown and what kind of things the have going on for the user. Since I’m a big ‘groups of three’ person, I will break this up into 3 parts- The Overview, Add Ons, and User Friendliness. The last topic will be the most in depth, since it is the most important. Right now, it’s time for The Overview.
First of all, Facebook and MySpace are both social networking sites where you can set up a profile, friend people and search for people with similar interests. Facebook up until recently was open only to students at schools that agreed to have it. I started on Facebook last January and followed with MySpace in April. I did not like MySpace for a number of reasons, but joined to link up with people who could not get Facebook. Facebook was a nice looking interface that allowed me to link up with not only Scranton students(#), but any of my friends from home who went to college. I was able to link up with people I haven’t spoken to in a couple of years. MySpace was similar when I joined, though most of my MySpace friends are also Facebook friends.
Facebook has a much cleaner look to it, with virtually no advertisements. I cannot say the same for MySpace. One think I really don’t like about MySpace is that it is packed to the max with ads where ever you go and it gets pretty annoying. The Facebook ads are nicely integrated into the design, and not in-your-face, but still noticeable. And Facebook offers cheap and easy advertising for us students.
The final point on this ‘overview’ is that MySpace has so much spam on it, where Facebook has none. Everytime I log into MySpace I see I have a new message from a profile that was either deleted, or a message that looks like this:
Hey Cuti, I saw ur MySpAcE ProFiLe and luvved it! Hit me up sum tym to chat! XOXO DevilGurlPrincess69
As much as I love it, it’s horribly annoying. And the same thing goes for bulletin spam about porn and Viagra. If I cannot do anything on my end to fix it, MySpace should do something on theirs. Sorry MySpace, but Facebook takes this round easy.
Next tym Time, I will talk about what new features both have gotten since I have joined. Later!