Thing 4 - Social Networking

Having worked in both the Youth Computer Lab and the Adult Computer Lab for the past 2 1/2 years I've seen my share of Social Networking. Everyone is involved in some way or another, whether its directly or indirectly. Myspace has been the talk of the town for quite some time now and although they have more users than FaceBook, Facebook is growing at a faster rate. Being able to add music and other media to help personalize your page, make Myspace more appealing to some. Facebook certainly appears more reserved and professional. Personally, I like FaceBook better, but only by a slight margin. Myspace bothers me visually, there is way too much going on. The constant ads are somewhat annoying and I some individual page are so overcrowded with music and videos that you have to turn off the music that automatically starts when you open the page just to listen to the other content. That same creative freedom that Myspace gives user is a blessing and a curse. I've added an interesting article on Myspace/Facebook below. It's worth checking out. Until next time.

http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jul2007/id2007072_502208.htm?chan=search