Do you have an account in a social network? Have you ever heard about Myspace or Facebook? A social network is a virtual place where you can upload your photos, describe yourself and share information with your friends and other people in the world. There are many web pages to choose, in Mexico Myspace and Facebook are ones that have a lot of popularity, each one of them has some advantages and disadvantages, if you had to choose, which one you prefer?
Myspace has a lot more options that Facebook does not, maybe because it was created first. The most important advantage is that you can personalize your page with the background and colors that you like; you can add a playlist of songs and videos to your profile and you can organize the modules of your page in the way you want, I have to mention that some of these options are new, because years ago some of them were not available. If you really like music or you want to know new bands from any place of the world, Myspace is the perfect option because a lot of bands have a profile and you can listen to their songs, check their events or concerts and watch their videos in an easy way. On the other hand, Myspace’s popularity has been decreasing in the last two years and this is a disadvantage if you want to know new people. When Myspace was created the interface was difficult to use, especially if you wanted to personalize your profile because you had to use HTML code, and many people didn’t know how to use it, so many people lose interest in Myspace and people started using Facebook.
On the other hand we have Facebook that also has a lot of advantages. The main advantage of this social network is that you can find whoever you want to find, that’s because of the huge popularity of the page nowadays. You just have to type the name of the person and add him or her as your friend, or you can choose between millions of users around the world. Another advantage of Facebook is that you can create events in an easy way and invite your friends; also you can share a lot of applications like quizzes, tests, surveys or games. But Facebook has some disadvantages, one of the most important is privacy, because even when the page have some options to control who is allowed to see your profile, it’s really easy that people who you don’t know be able to see your information, photos, etc, so you have to be more careful on what you share. Another important disadvantage is that you can not personalize your profile in the way you want; you have to follow a pattern, so you can not totally express yourself.
In conclusion both social networks have advantages and disadvantages, but they are a good option if you want to share something in internet. Personally I prefer Myspace because it is more private and you can personalize it, but I also use Facebook because it’s more popular and I find my friends there. Finally if Facebook or Myspace don’t like you, you can look for other options like Hi5 or Blogger.
