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In the new Internet world of social networking websites, Facebook.com and Myspace.com are the two heavyweights that dominate the web. Both websites are a great way to stay in contact with friends from all different chapters of your life. The real question is which website is actually better?
According to sheer numbers, Facebook is more popular. As of April 2008, the once Harvard-student-only Facebook had 132.1 million users compared to Myspace’s 117.6 million users.
Facebook has much more privacy, a new instant messaging feature, and a more general look to all the profiles. Myspace has a lot more entertainment features including personalized profiles, free music, and myspace videos.
As a user of both websites and as a youth minister, I personally like Facebook better. I like the easiness, the efficiency, and the privacy of Facebook. Facebook is much safer and definitely less shady. Myspace got to the point last year where I was getting friend requests everyday from wanna be porn stars named “Candy”. It was ridiculous. I pictured all these dirty old men, with a Brian post-China mustache, posing on their computers as 16 year olds, trying to talk to high school girls on Myspace. However, over the past six months Myspace has greatly improved their security and privacy features. All of my youth kids use Myspace, so I am still using it. However, I am pushing them to turn from the dark side and make the switch to Facebook.
What’s your vote? Which website do you think is better? Why? What is your rational behind your opinion? State your case.
BC, you know i am a three-plus year user of myspace and just a one month user of facebook, but i have to disagree with you on one point. i’ve observed that there is actually more privacy on myspace. on facebook anytime you do anything your friends are notified. i know everytime anybody breaks up with anybody or they add somebody else or the pictures they comment on. myspace basically tells you if somebody adds a new song or they update something on their profile.
however, i like both. facebook is growing on me, but myspace will always have my heart.
i think definatly facebook!!!! much safer
I prefer facebook. There isn’t any immaturity that goes on, and the friends I have that have both use it more often. My favorate feature of both is finding so many old friends from high schools and even junior high.
as a musician,
myspace is a much more viable medium for networking,
promoting your music, acquiring fanbase, etc.
facebook has an alliance with ilike, a site that allows
musicians to network with the fans, but it’s not quite the same.
myspace gives you the freedom to be
as creepy as you feel necessary, which i enjoy being
afforded that right to choose.
(not to discount facebook’s creeper attempts,
by sending me a notification for practically
everytime a friend goes to the bathroom.)
at the heart of the issue, both give an individual
the right to express themselves in a manner as
authentic, genuine, or original as they see fit.
they both have pictures, entertainment interests,
status religiously and relationally, plus the ability
to comment on someone else’s profile. the more time
and higher amount of competition between the sites is causing
them to look strikingly similar to me.
so, i’ll have my cake and eat it too.
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