Facebook vs.Myspace vs.Twitter

Pros Cons Facebook Application mashup; find people, make connections, email, instant messaging, image/video sharing, etc. More difficult to navigate and update Most people can quickly grasp the value of connecting with friends, family and established contacts Requires investment of time to realize sustained benefit More emphasis on deep connections with others vs. who has the most connections Opt in model requires a user to allow others to connect “True Friends” feature increases your transparency to selected connections Less immediate responses; unless you stay logged on continually Myspace Myspace has a great user interface. It is user friendly Myspace has lower security than other online communities Myspace has great entertainment options. Myspace has a wide variety of users; this increases the chance of meeting distasteful people. There are some problems with programming when transferring the layouts and generated data if any is left out There are some slow times when loading high graphic pages Some music, files, etc. have a hard time running through Myspace Twitter Easy to navigate and update, link to and promote anything Limited functionality Reach far beyond your inner circle of friends Limited to 140 characters per update One feed pools all users; anyone can follow anyone else unless blocked Not all people find it immediately useful Pure communication tool, rapid responsiveness Over-emphasis on follower counts You don’t have to be logged in to get updates; you can just use an RSS reader Easily abused for spam and increasing the noise level Very interactive, extensible messaging platform with open APIs Relatively smaller installed user base