Evaluating social networking sites

Social networking sites are very similar to banks.They all offer the same products and services which forces them to differentiate themselves by improving the quality of customer service and the overall banking experience.Facebook and myspace are the two largest and most popular social networking sites.They both allow people to create a personal page,add friends,add graphics,join groups,add pictures and perform any activities related to social networking.Since they both have the same goal they differentiate themselves in many different ways.Facebook gives a feeling of a more personal site.It allows people to type in what they are doing and how they feel.In addition, peoples friends can comment on their status.Facebook has many different applications and groups people can join.Myspace has some as well but far less than facebook has.Myspace on the other hand lacks some of the personal feeling facebook gives but offers much more as far as music goes.Many artists created a myspace page,added sample music to their page and even posted information about their tour dates.Myspace gives the feeling of a more commercialized site that helps people promote their careers.Personally,I find facebook much more user friendly and welcoming.It gives the feeling of actually communicating with people face to face.I guess it all depends what a person is looking for in his social networking experience.