Check Out Social Networking Sites

There are far too many social networking sites for one person to pick from. The few that I have recently visited are Facebook, Friendster, MySpace, and Linked In. The first thing that comes to mind when visiting these sites is some form of advertising. Facebook didn't directly present a third party ad at the homepage, however the other three had at least one banner ad space of a third party advertiser. Beginning with Facebook, the layout of the website seems organized and easy on the eyes. Although the space is organized, it can easily be populated with an large amount of different information from status updates of friends, events, and even advertisements. Facebook seems to offer a balanced degree of control over what information you see and what you want seen. Facebook appears to be less bloated and provide more focus on your personal friends status in comparison with the others. The others seems to create a general focus on unknown groups and individuals to you, which are recommended to you. Linked In tries to maintain a display of professionalism as a business social networking site whereas the others are more focused on the personal life activities. Linked In's color scheme is more neutral, whereas the others use more vivid color schemes. I feel somewhat insecure about using Friendster and MySpace because of the mass display of advertisements. Regardless, all sites have their own privacy controls and they each seem to have a decent amount of power to personalize your privacy. The simplicity of presenting yourself makes these sites so attractive to people. It's a wonder what will be next.