What's better: Facebook or Myspace?

[kylieblue]

Hm, what do you think?& why (:

[gibbs]

Facebook cause no one uses Myspace

[Emma Young]

facebook

[Dannielle]

Facebook! You communicate with everyone, not just a few people, facebook somehow accomplishes more communication

[DolceGabbani27]

Facebook..is more dynamic than myspace. Myspace it has been to used already! besides the new profile think killed it, the original was better!

[Gunavata]

Facebook, i dont really know why, i just feel like this is better xD and besides, more of my friends are here

[PinKs]

I like facebook better because i feel like its more interactive..and i like liking statuses and the games are wayy better.

But i also like myspace because of the music and decorating your profile and glitter graphics n what not.They should combine them and call it FaceSpace

[Marwan]

Facebook is the best.

Applications:
Facebook has MySpace beat hands down for the number of applications that you can use on the site. In fact, new applications are being designed on a regular basis for Facebook, many of which assist with the professional networking that takes place on the site. If you're interested in the cutting edge ways that you can communicate with people (such as using Click-to-Call widgets to contact Facebook friends via voice communication) then Facebook is your place. If all of those applications are too confusing for you, you might want to stick with MySpace.

Groups
Both MySpace and Facebook offer users the opportunity to create and join groups on the site. This can be a way to keep everyone from an old group (such as a college sorority) together on the site. It can also be a way to meet new people with the same interests as you. There are a range of different groups on each of the sites so which site you like better might depend on the ease with which you find a group on the site that you're most active on.
In general, many people say that they prefer the MySpace groups. This is due to the fact that the groups are very easy to find on the site. There is a page available which shows which groups there are under different categories. It also shows how many members are active in those groups. On the other hand, Facebook will tell you which groups were recently joined by your friends so you can get some hints as to which groups you might like because of that feature. In this category, it really depends on your own interests and your preference between the appearance of the group layout on MySpace as compared to Facebook.

In the news
Despite the problems with spam, MySpace doesn't get too much negative news attention. The one area that it does get bad media is in the risk that it poses to the underage users on the site. (We've all heard the story of the teenage girl who met a boy on MySpace and met in public only to find out it was really an old man who wanted to do her harm.) However, this can happen on any social networking site. Most users of MySpace don't find this to be a problem assuming that they use common sense on the site.

In contrast, Facebook has recently gotten some negative publicity from users. There was a debacle recently in which advertising on the site changed and users were unhappy with the way that it happened. Some people were finding that their shopping preferences were being shown to their online friends, an issue which made them feel that their privacy was violated. As a result, many people who once really supported Facebook started moving over to sites such as MySpace.

Summary
Ultimately, which social networking site you prefer really depends on what you like in a site. In addition to MySpace and Facebook, there are numerous other social networking sites that you can use to meet new people and to stay in touch with old friends. Each of these serves its own niche group (for example, there is Linked In for professionals). What is important to remember is that the popularity of each of these sites is going to wax and wane over time. If you're just looking to get on the latest trend, you'll have to flitter from site to site. But if you want to really develop connections on the sites, find the one that has an interface you're most comfortable with using and start getting to know people there!

One of the major advantages of Facebook versus MySpace, for a long time, was the privacy features. MySpace had an option to make one’s entire profile private or not, and only recently has begun to do more fine-tuning (choosing which features of one’s profile were going to be private vs. public). Facebook, on the other hand, allows users to control virtually every aspect of their privacy. This is a powerfully attractive feature, as one of the strongest criticisms of social networking sites is that it makes it easier for stalkers to stalk people. However, on Facebook, many of these privacy features need to be “activated”, and as such, simply signing up for a Facebook account does not guarantee one the privacy one might wish for. For maximum privacy, these settings need to be adjusted, and many less experienced users may not even be aware of how much of their profile content is publicly accessible.