Social Networking Sites

The emergence of New Media has brought with it a new type of social communication in the form of Social Networking Sites, such as Facebook, Myspace, and Friendster. I personally only use Facebook as it covers all my needs and almost all the people I associate with are on it. I have looked at the other websites too. They are all pretty similar in essence with the basics such as creating a profile page with ones picture and interests and allowing people to communicate in different ways. The differences between the different pages are the layouts, some added uses, and the fact that depending on who your associate with your friends might be on a certain one only. Facebook has made its way to become most popular among highschool and college students and is slowly to take over the whole population from big to small. Myspace is more for teens and has a more teenage touch to it like customizing your page with different colors and layouts. I prefer facebooks uniform look as it is easy on the eyes and makes use of it much easier. Friendster is similar to facebook but also includes some of the blogs and entertainment features that are seen in Myspace. My problem with Friendster is that I don't know anybody who uses it so it does nothing for me, and Myspace is slowly joining it as my friends get older and stop using it. The most important things to consider when joning a social networking site is 1: Where most of your friends are registered 2: the layout of the pages and 3: any additional apps the sites provide that may be of use for you. Facebook and Myspace both have applications for Blackberrys and iPhones that are useful on the go. I use the facebook app on my blackberry daily since I'm not always near a computer. Nowadays everybody is a member to a few of the sites, that way they cover all the people they know no matter where they are members. So, ultimately comes down to personal preferance.