Spring Break
Facebook vs. Myspace: The Heat is On
Jessica Cantarelli/staff reporter
Issue date: 9/9/05 Section: The Verge
Jen Muser, a sophomore math major, says her heart belongs strictly to Facebook.
"MySpace is ghetto looking. It just doesn't look as nice as Facebook," she said.
The level of security on Facebook is substantially higher than on MySpace. Facebook allows only those within a member's college to freely view random profiles, but outside the campus, a user must be a confirmed friend in order to view a member's profile.
Facebook members also have the option to change their privacy settings to restrict certain people from viewing personal information that may be posted on one's profile.
MySpace members can see anyone's profiles, communicate with a variety of people, share photos, and post journals, comments and interests.
Erich Voigt, a junior graphic design major, said both sites have their good and bad points.
"Facebook is nicer for talking to people around campus," Voigt said. "But with MySpace, there's a bigger network of people."
According to Voigt, Facebook is a community, and MySpace is a way to seek out new friends with similar interests.
"It hasn't changed the way we socialize, it's merely given us a new way to," he said.
With the growing population on both Facebook and MySpace, it's rare to find someone who doesn't belong to either one.
Allen Rotert, a junior music education major, doesn't believe in joining either site, and promises he never will.
"Those sites are for people with no friends," Rotert said. "It was created by somebody who wanted to have 150 friends, who wanted to believe he had a social life."
He believes sites like Facebook and MySpace can be highly addictive and create a "computer fantasy world."
"I have friends," Rotert said. "If I wanted to talk to them or know their schedule, I'll call them up or see them in person."
"MySpace is ghetto looking. It just doesn't look as nice as Facebook," she said.
The level of security on Facebook is substantially higher than on MySpace. Facebook allows only those within a member's college to freely view random profiles, but outside the campus, a user must be a confirmed friend in order to view a member's profile.
Facebook members also have the option to change their privacy settings to restrict certain people from viewing personal information that may be posted on one's profile.
MySpace members can see anyone's profiles, communicate with a variety of people, share photos, and post journals, comments and interests.
Erich Voigt, a junior graphic design major, said both sites have their good and bad points.
"Facebook is nicer for talking to people around campus," Voigt said. "But with MySpace, there's a bigger network of people."
According to Voigt, Facebook is a community, and MySpace is a way to seek out new friends with similar interests.
"It hasn't changed the way we socialize, it's merely given us a new way to," he said.
With the growing population on both Facebook and MySpace, it's rare to find someone who doesn't belong to either one.
Allen Rotert, a junior music education major, doesn't believe in joining either site, and promises he never will.
"Those sites are for people with no friends," Rotert said. "It was created by somebody who wanted to have 150 friends, who wanted to believe he had a social life."
He believes sites like Facebook and MySpace can be highly addictive and create a "computer fantasy world."
"I have friends," Rotert said. "If I wanted to talk to them or know their schedule, I'll call them up or see them in person."
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