Facebook 1: MySpace: 0

For those who have been living in a tunnel for the past months, Facebook is a social network that is taking over the planet. Everyone I know (who has an Internet connection) claim it is like crack cocaine (very addictive, for those in the back who weren’t listening).

But social networking is nothing new, so what’s the Facebook appeal? Where I believe they did things right was to include a news feed where each of your “friends’” updates is broadcast, making the environment extremely dynamic and literally updating every minute. Compare this to MySpace where you construct a profile and then look at pictures of yourself for weeks, hoping for someone to post a comment or two.

Facebook is also a lot cleaner, easier to use and more stable. Sounds like I work for them, doesn’t it. Well, this ain’t no paid commercial people, just a man whose spotted something big which is exploding at the moment.

So, worldwide, how does Facebook compare to MySpace? Quite poorly at the moment, I’m afraid, but recently the numbers have spiked incredibly. Take a look at 7 Reasons Why Facebook is rocking (thanks for the link, Vinny Lingham).