As if I was even cool enough (enuf?) to be having this discussion.

Part of my job marketing technology books enables me having more than a passing knowledge of the latest and greatest in social networking sites.  So for the past few months, I’ve been playing around with Myspace.  It’s been good but certainly at times it’s been more of a chore than a joy.  Recently, I started poking around Facebook.  The headaches I was getting from flashing pop up ads, music blaring at me from profiles, and color combinations that should only be seen in Limited Too stores went away.  Facebook is clean and sleek.  It’s also a lot easier to do stuff.  I don’t find it slows down the way Myspace does at certain peak hours.  To top it all, the joys of being able to throw a sheep at someone top anything I’ve seen on Myspace.  And pirates!  I can be a pirate wench on Facebook.  None of that on MurdochSpace.  Myspace is more appropriate for corporate marketing, but many of my “friends” seem to be inactive on there, with more than a few setting up beachheads on Facebook.   Of course, when the “kids” find something new, they’ll probably head to off that (see Friendster, demise). 

 All in all, it seems I’ll be spending more time on Facebook.  Certainly wish I had something like it when I was in school.