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Online social networking has boomed within recent years. People frequently use these sites to keep in touch with their friends and family, upload photos, share links and videos, and learn about others. For my analysis on websites that are considered web 2.0, I focused on Facebook and Myspace. These websites are the two most popular social networking forums. While both are very similar in their goals, their usability and functionality differ.
Facebook was initial geared towards college students, but recently due to wider exposure a larger audience has started to utilize this social platform. Many people join Facebook to keep in touch with friends, in which they can send posts or messages to, as well as invite various groups for a more private venue of communication amongst several people. With its simplicity in its format, Facebook has managed to effectively meet its goals of providing several networking tools to its users.
Myspace offers many of the networking tools that Facebook does, but its format may deter less avid computer users. There is a greater amount of customability and personalization with Myspace that is not seen on Facebook. Profile pages can be altered with a variety of different themes and colors that allow the user to make their profile unique from others. Myspace is also a great venue to promote various events, bands, and people that are trying to broaden their exposure. However, this can pose security issues as people don’t have to be tied to any given network. This problem can be easily fixed by making the necessary adjustments to individual profiles.
While I enjoy Facebook’s interface more than Myspace, each do their job in providing social networking services. Despite the lack of customizable options opposed to Myspace, I believe Facebook is more user-friendly. Both websites continue to evolve to meet the expectations of the growing online society. There are pictures and links to the websites at the bottom of this post. Enjoy!
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