MySpace and Facebook are online social networks that connect multiple users over the internet. MySpace became the most popular social networking website in June 2006 and stayed that way until April 2008 when Facebook overtook its spot. MySpace was created by Tom Anderson and Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg.
Both these online social networks can be of use for business, social, entertainment, news, and recreational purposes. Facebook and MySpace gives you the opportunity to interact with friends which you can communicate with. If used for your business these sites can help you monitor and get to know your employers and bosses better. Also it can support your business by creating fan pages and having other users of Facebook view your fan page. Facebook and MySpace are called “social networks” so of course they contribute to your social life. You have friends on both these sites; you can request people as well as have people request you. You interact with these people by viewing their profiles, writing on each others wall, viewing pictures, sharing pictures, and many other forms of communication. Many people form new relationships over Facebook and rekindle old ones. Recreational purposes for these websites are the reasons why many people are users. Facebook and MySpace consume a lot of time and there are many things you can do on both of these websites. It is a fast, easy, and convenient form of communication. Also it can be used for fun if you are playing games pr just viewing pictures of videos. Although the many upsides of both these sites, there are also many downfalls. Both these sites can be abused by bullies and there are always many forms of online bullying. People have more confidence saying mean things over the internet than they do in person and people tend to get hurt. Also Facebook and MySpace open the opportunities for strangers to meet. People can pretend to be someone else than who they really are and this can cause extreme danger and other problems.
