Do you like Facebook or Myspace? why?

I tried them both out at the same time. With MySpace I was instantly inundated with spam to my e-mail account and random friend solicitations. That did not happen with Facebook.
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Oh… I didn’t answer the first part… Facebook. :o)

I have both and I like them both. Some of my friends have Myspace, but hate facebook.

I have a MySpace account, but I personally hate the site. I only have it so I can see what’s going on with people that I don’t keep in contact with on a regular basis – especially for friends that live in a different city or state.

@Grisson if you are as old as your picture suggests, you have no business with a Facebook. Facebook is for college students, end of story.

Also, I hate both.

I like Facebook, but it’s changed in the last year, and I like it less than before. My daughter and her friends say there’s less drama on Facebook.

Facebook: I keep in touch with friends there: including seminary professors, high school friends, coworkers, etc.
BTW, I am loooong out of college.

@peyton_farquhar, I take umbrage at your comment to Grisson. Facebook used to be for college students only, but like the rest of social media, it’s aged in, and with the aging-in process has come some interesting changes.

One of the interesting things about leaving school and joining the workforce is that your friends tend to become multi-aged and not just school age-mates. At 52, I socialize with people between the ages of 24 and 65. Not to say we “hang out” but drinks after work, going to a movie, etc. is not uncommon. I stay connected to my best friend in high school, and a wide variety of high school friends, former coworkers, etc. through Facebook. I’m involved in community events through Facebook.

It’s social media, and a form of mass communication.

No.

i prefer myspace. i feel like i’m being stalked on facebook. if i wanted everyone to know that i just commented my friend, i’d comment everyone and let them know.
i hate 99% of facebook apps, but those are on myspace too now…i don’t know. i just really am not into facebook. i feel like i have to search to find everything. maybe i’m lazy.

@AlfredaPrufrock Thanks! @peyton_farquhar Facebook is a networking site. End of story.

Facebook is NOT exclusive to college students. Many of my highschool friends are on Facebook. My highschool reunion is being organized on Facebook.

If you think that young people have a sole right to the internet or any site on it, you are sadly mistaken. It was developers in my generation who made the internet possible. I have watched the internet evolve since its infancy and I’ll be damned if I’ll have some whippersnapper say I don’t have a right to be a member of whatever site I wish.

What you have said is blatant bigotry based on age and is as offensive as bigotry based on gender, race, sexual orientation, national origin or region of the country you are from. It is unacceptible.

Grisson, I’m with you. I’m 28, and encouraged my 60-something parents to join. Now many cousins, aunts, and uncles are on. Facebook is way, way bigger than just a college thing.

To answer the question: I love Facebook and never go to MySpace anymore. I enjoyed MySpace before I got into Facebook. Now it just seems antiquated and annoying, and full of spam, as someone said.

I never really got into Myspace at all. I thought it looked too cluttered and unnecessary. It wasn’t until after much prodding from my friends that I signed up for Facebook, and frankly I liked it better before the idea of apps got so blown out of proportion.

MySpace has created an interesting niche in music marketing, however. I don’t think Facebook will ever touch MySpace in the music market. Although, several musicians are making some interesting marketing inroads using Facebook. The expectation is that you will have a MySpace music page.

Facebook. Because although it’s not perfect its interface is way better than Myspace’s.
I have a lot of older friends so I was one of the first in my age group to get a Facebook.

I perfer Facebook over Myspace. Why? Coming from a younger perspective I found it rather childish having certain codes to “decorate” up your profile etc. Not only that but having Tom as your first friend was rather odd, and yes he’s That Famous ;)
I’ve also noticed that Myspace has been mimicing Facebook in ideas and format layouts; tagging photos, mini feeds…
I enjoy using facebook simply because it’s easy to use without having alot of unnecessary add ons. haha If applications pile up rather quick… blame your friends :)

I like Facebook better. And I was on Friendster long ago. Myspace was meh in terms of layout and design and it was too buggy. Your account could and did get hijacked on a regular basis and it was annoying to constantly get messages that my password had been compromised yet again.

There are none of these hassles on Facebook. I can set my privacy levels and amount and type of news that I want and I can reject pokes and prods and snowballs and gifts of virtual beer, yet still keep up with the people I know.

I am 14 years old and am constantly being asked “do you have a facebook?” “do you have a myspace?” Does it matter? I don’t even like you… I don’t need you following me around on an internet site.

I am against both of them. But only because once you submit something to the site it becomes theirs to do what they want with. It is not your content anymore. And apparently people are not happy about that.

Also, i see no need for either (for me, i don’t know about you). I have a close circle of friends that I IM, and see every day. I don’t need to “friend” them to be a real friend.

I like facebook, it is a good way to stay up to date with friends and relatives all over the globe without sending an individual e mail to each and every one.

What a bizarre response from Peyton F. There are numerous groups for us older folks on facebook. I really dislike these direct attacks instead of simply stating opinions.

@peyton_farquhar I fully agree with Grisson. I can’t believe that you would even say something like that.

I’ve had myspace for years and can’t bare to severe ties but it’s kind of obsolete to facebook- besides music really. Networking-wise facebook definitely outweighs myspace. I prefer Facebook. It’s more organized, more options and less spam.

sorry.

peyton, I think I understand what you’re saying though – for the more intimate social networking that goes on with facebook I have no ‘adults’ that are my friends.

But there’s no conflict in that view – you don’t ‘friend’ those people. And people that do have an interest in networking with people of all ages can friend those people. The system takes selective socialising into consideration for all parties.

Myspace reminds me of puberty and high school. I get a close-up dose of that already with my son.