I finally did it...
...and I hate myself for it. (Well, not really). I joined Facebook. Why did I resist for so long? Well, because I'm already on MySpace and it already takes up too much time. Why did I join Facebook? Because some of my less enlightened friends are on Facebook but not on MySpace. So why should my stubbornness and laziness let their ignorance stop us from the endless joy and instructive life experiences that only interaction via internet social network can provide? (Can you tell I really really think that Facebook is lame and MySpace is way (well, let's say relatively) cool by comparison? Good. Mission accomplished.)
So go ahead and add my my Facebookian friends. I'm one of you now! Except that I'm also on MySpace.
While we're on the subject. I've been meaning to delete my Friendster account for a while now because it really blows (Friendster, not my Friendster profile) and nobody uses Friendster anymore.
Also, apparently Google has some kind of social network thingy now and I'm intrigued bigtime by it. I'll have to wait until I'm in much less of a hurry (got to wrap this up and get to work pronto) to check it out, but you can rest assured I'll be posting about it here when I do.
So go ahead and add my my Facebookian friends. I'm one of you now! Except that I'm also on MySpace.
While we're on the subject. I've been meaning to delete my Friendster account for a while now because it really blows (Friendster, not my Friendster profile) and nobody uses Friendster anymore.
Also, apparently Google has some kind of social network thingy now and I'm intrigued bigtime by it. I'll have to wait until I'm in much less of a hurry (got to wrap this up and get to work pronto) to check it out, but you can rest assured I'll be posting about it here when I do.
posted by Model Consumer at 07:28
3 Comments:
I prefer Facebook because:
1. It doesn't allow custom code. MySpace allows code that I would call malicious -- for instance, I have been logged in and viewed a page in which someone had code linked to a service that could identify the account I was using and know who viewed his profile. That is a shocking invasion of privacy.
2. MySpace allows code to customize the layout and colors, and this means I have trouble reading a bunch of profiles. Some of them don't even render correctly in my browser so I can't see them at all.
3. MySpace ads are more obtrusive, filling the screen with animation and color.
MySpace is the toilet of social networking, clogged with videos and music that play automatically plus crazy graphics and color and crap. Facebook is more parsimonious and elegant in its presentation of information. Unfortunately, it has become more MySpacey lately since it allows people to add applications.
Fair enough. Aside from malicious code, an issue on which I agree with you, all of the things you like are examples of what I like about myspace.
I know it's sometimes annoying to have music or video play automatically when you go to a page but it's easy enough to stop it. Anyway, all the stuff that make you call it a toilet, are exactly what I like. By comparison, Facebook is downright boring.
Having said that, I think Facebook was originally created by and for undergraduate college students. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) One reason why I had been so reluctant to create a Facebook profile is because I don't want to be in contact with students there.
Also, so far I have to say, that Facebook isn't as lame as I thought... and if you like Facebook as much as you say you do, you should be my friend on it, dammit!
We're friends now -- IRL, Facebook, and MySpace!
There is much variety in how you can use facebook and what information you might actually put in your profile. The associate dean at the law school has a facebook profile; he just isn't posting pictures of himself boozing it up.
What is interesting about these social networks is that different people have different ideas about the social boundaries. From what I've gathered, some people want to separate work and social life so they feel weird about friending co-workers; they might even feel like friend requests are invasions of their privacy when they come from co-workers. Maybe they want it to be a more open and personal experience but limited to their friends; if you intend your profile to be seen by more people you would end up sacrificing some of what you might communicate with your friends.
I'm still figuring out what I'll do with my profiles. It is uncomfortable to have too much personal information available to clients or people I have a dispute with. Right now, only my friends can see everything. Of course, sometimes you want personal information out there so you might seem more human and personable; I guess it depends on your style.
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