Facebook VS MySpace

I'm pretty sure everyone who is somewhat breathing in this world realizes there is an ongoing war between Facebook and MySpace. Ten years ago, we had no clue how addictive these social networking sites would be. I guess I have to preface this post by admitting that I am in fact completely addicted. I also know there are worse problems in the world to worry about than Facebook VS MySpace. But for these next few minutes, I need to vent about it no matter how unimportant this really is.

At the moment, I am a member of MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. We'll get to Twitter later. MySpace is where my social networking life began. It truly was a whole new world that I couldn't get enough of. The only reason I joined Facebook was because they had unlimited photo storage capabilities. At the time, MySpace only allowed 24 pictures total. Even then, I knew that I wasn't as impressed with Facebook. Now MySpace has unlimited photo storage....woo hoo!

Lately, I've definitely been hearing a lot of MySpace bashing. I'm actually kind of sad this is happening. I still love MySpace so much more than Facebook. The only reason I feel like I need to keep my Facebook is because so many of my buds are now Facebook people and no longer even log on to MySpace.

I know. MySpace has child predators, skanky advertisements, SPAM. But I guess I'm willing to put up with these things because there are quite a few things I love that make it worth it. I don't worry about crazy stalkers because I have complete control in what I put out there about myself. I think Facebook is more "stalkerish" in general-----It's super addicting just to log in to see what everyone else is up to, or what they are posting on other pages, or who they are in a relationship with, or who they broke up with, or how many pigs they have on Farmtown.

My biggest beef with Facebook is that I wish it had the quality of individuality for your profile. Back before all the changes took place, you could actually organize your profile how you wanted it to look. After the Facebook "upgrade", that's no longer the case. With MySpace, my profile page truly reflects who I am....the pictures....the music....the backgrounds....the icons.....I have so much control over it. MySpace has also revolutionized the marketing of music. I can find any artist or song online through MySpace and listen to it for FREE. That's right folks. It's my own personal radio that plays only the music I tell it to.

I'm probably not going to get rid of my MySpace or Facebook because there are many people that I only have contact with through those sites. But, it's sad that no one really uses MySpace anymore. I'm pretty much using Facebook only because that's where everyone else is, not because I prefer it.

Twitter on the other hand.....blah! I'm so bored with it. It's basically a place to update your status and send direct blurbs to other members. People are hard to find. I hate that I keep getting text messages even though I turn it off in my settings. Why do I need somewhere else to post my status when MySpace and Facebook do the same things with SO MUCH MORE? I will say that I enjoy reading status updates from my fav celebs. It gives me the slight feeling that maybe I am actually buds with them and have the privilege of getting a peek into their daily life. Now, if someone could show me how I can update my Twitter by updating Facebook, that may convince me.

Whatever you think about social networking and how ridiculous it may seem to you, I know it has opened up a world of communication with old and new friends that I couldn't possibly maintain on my own.

And I never delete friends. Once a friend, always a friend. There's something that just stings when you see that someone chose to delete you.

Sorry if you are a Twitter or Facebook lover. I still love you. You probably just value different things than I do in a social networking site, and that's ok. See you online!