Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Which do you prefer?

For about a year now a war has sprung between two online "friend" sites. Similar to the Cola Wars, most people are consumers of both and or have their favorite. So let's examine them for a bit

Myspace:
www.myspace.com

Myspace is the original addiction of many teeny boppers. It has followed us from high school to college and is still the dominating sight for "Friends".

Pros:
Music. you can decorate your own profile with videos, music from artists online, or add your own.
Backgrounds: in order to add to your individuality you can change your background with different layouts or your own pictures.
Privacy: Myspace is definitely more private than facebook. Basic myspace does not tell others what you are doing every minute of the day, therefore making you look less like you have no life and only spend time on that certain site.

Cons:
Loss of popularity: nowadays people can't wait for the next big thing. Unfortunately myspace is a passing fad and people are starting to notice the loss of its popularity. This in turn gives them incentive to delete their profiles and leaves you with less friends =(.
Less Use: Why would you want to use a site that only connects you to five friends?

Facebook:
www.facebook.com

Facebook started off as a get together site for college students. As its popularity grew, it expanded to being a networking system for anyone.

Pros:
Applications: The applications on facebook allow you to be more interactive with your friends online. Poking and handing out bumber stickers allow you to tell your friends you're thinking of them without leaving comments.
Wall to Wall: In the original stages of networking sites, facebook was the first to create the Wall to Wall application.
Pictures, facebook was the first to allow you to put up unlimited pictures and allowed you to tag buddies.

Cons:
NOoooooooooooooo Privacy: even though its an option this should be a hassle, facebook has no privacy when it comes to your actions and forwards what you're doing to the world.
Photos: Only 60 pictures fit in an album
Facebook is like the NSYNC of Boy bands. Biters...

Well can you guess which one i prefer? DING DING DING, myspace for me is the more wholesome and the most basic one with all your needs. Yes bumper stickers are nice, but I prefer a profile with music. Take the poll and tell me which one you prefer and Google Cola Wars on the tool bar below cuz they're cool =)

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Facebook all the way baby!