First essay of the year in English Honors
Topic: Facebook or Myspace?
Resources- Wikipedia.com

Facebook and Myspace are two websites that have burst onto the social networking scene about five to six years ago. Both sites have over one hundred million users but Facebook is the better website. I believe Facebook is substantially better than Myspace due to its features, the applications Facebook provides, and the level of privacy Facebook offers.
The features of Facebook are much more advanced than those on the website Myspace. While Myspace does allow room for more customization, Facebook provides features such as the wall, groups, and “pokes”. Facebook also has a news feed which gives updates on relationship statuses, wall posts, and new friends, which Myspace does not have. Facebook also has gifts which allow users to send gifts to their friends. Another big plus for Facebook is called “Facebook Beta”, this is the new version of Facebook that combines certain things to reduce space and allow for more information. Facebook Beta is not very popular yet, but as users learn the particulars of the new system it will continue to help Facebook stay the number one social networking website in the world. The top features of Myspace include top friends, profile songs, and profile layouts. Two of these top features are available on Facebook via applications which are quick and easy to use.
Facebook offers many different applications for certain people and certain personalities. Even though Facebook does not allow profile layouts, applications provide a way of customization. While Myspace only has certain features, Facebook has many applications such as, heritage, fantasy sports, bumper sticker, and the ability to compare people. Myspace does not offer many applications and can make the website get old and boring. With the application of heritage you can put your country’s flag on your page so that everyone knows where you are from. Fantasy sports allow fanatics of all sports to participate in picking their teams and even drafting a team of their own. Bumper sticker is another way to customize your personal profile by adding stickers that show everyone your own unique personality. Finally, the application “Compare People” lets users compare their friends and vote on who they think is the funniest, most likely to succeed, and most desirable. These are a few of the applications that Facebook has and Myspace lacks, making Facebook the website with the better applications. Privacy on social networking websites is a big issue and we hear about it often from the media, from parents, from teachers, and most other role model in our lives. Facebook and Myspace both let users choose how much of themselves they want to put out on the internet, but Facebook has the better privacy settings.
I believe Facebook has the better privacy options. On the news we frequently hear of Myspace leading to abductions of children all over the country, but as I watch the news, Facebook comes up a lot less frequently. On Facebook you can block unapproved users from seeing your profile; you can also block users who are your friends from getting your information in their news feed. This information includes your relationship status and your wall posts. Myspace does have a feature where you can set your profile to private, but it does not have the in depth security standards set by the superior Facebook.
Facebook uses its features, applications, and security options to create a social networking website that trumps all other websites of its kind. There are many other social networking options available on the internet, but if you are looking for the best website Facebook is the way to go.