Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Facebook v Myspace v Google+

This is going to be completely one-sided. The only one of these social media sites I use is Facebook, but I plan on being completely unbiased in my reasoning. Let's start with the one I know the most about...

Facebook



Facebook is a social media site designed to have easy access among people, such as messaging, status, and likes. All of these create an environment of interactivity among people on the site. The site is good at it too, with a somewhat professional look with only small ads on the side, as opposed to some sites that have ads literally everywhere and a childish approach to profiles. That doesn't mean it is perfect, however, as it sometimes feels to invasive to someone's private information. As well, it's privacy policies can be somewhat lax, and with the constant stream of updates that Facebook seems to like going through, it messes up what can and cannot be seen by the public.


Myspace


Myspace, in my mind, was the definition of a bad social media site. Bogged down in ads, ugly to look at, slow processing speed, etc..., but after if fall from prestige, due to the rising of Facebook, Myspace seems to have fixed its act. At least partially. It's MO now seems to focus on music, mixing social media with Internet radio, which is at least ambitious. The ads are more discreet and the loading time is faster than it was at the height of its popularity. I don't have much use for the site, however, as no one I know wants a Myspace, so I have no use for it. I'd say the best use is for the radio portion, which works fine. Overall, I'd say it is the weakest in terms of socialization.

Google+


Oh, Google+, you try so hard that I can do nothing but respect you. I think the layout is slightly clunky, with side bars and pop-outs taking up far too much of the page. I wouldn't say this is the social media website to use when talking to people; it's the website you use when trying to share pictures, stories, or anything else. A massive complaint is how this service is forced on the common Youtuber. It was originally suggested for them, but now it's as if they were trying to force your hand toward signing up. Overall, I think it's probably the weakest in actual content, since I have always had difficulty with messaging and there's not much offered that you can't already get on Facebook.

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