Social Networking Test: Facebook VS Friendster VS MySpace
Social Networking Sites are a tangled web of friends, enemies and indifference.
So far at this point in my life, I see little to no value in joining-up to a social networking site. I view them as nothing more than a friend-collection system and I am too busy in my own life to intrude in that of my friends and associates.
Why do a test between Facebook, MySpace and Friendster?
Well, depending on where you are in this world, you are either a Friendster, MySpace or Facebook type of person. I enjoy traveling so I got a sprinkle of people on all three systems so I decided I would do a test to see which is the most useless.
Test parameters
I just set-up an account using the same (new) e-mail address, thanks live.com, and put in identical information in all three. I uploaded a photo for my profile picture (can’t figure this out on Friendster) and put in a brief intro (below), my real birth date, university I graduated from, location and name (Jon Cantin).
- I am the founder of i3DS International Corporation, which owns in whole many web properties including DreamClue.com, WoodMarvels.com, LegendaryLife.com and Buzvia.com. My company also provides web and 3D animation services to companies around the world.
Differences
It was nice to see that I am able to post a public profile in Friendster with my own custom url but their user interface is a mess, I still can’t figure out how to upload my profile picture! See http://profiles.friendster.com/i3ds
MySpace is using an equally as frustrating user interface as Friendster but they also allow public viewing of my profile page. Just for signing-up, I also got a friend now so all my social insecurities can go away. See http://www.myspace.com/i3ds
Facebook has the easiest to use interface for putting in your information but doesn’t allow public viewing of my profile (why?). If you want to see it, just login and search for Jon Cantin.
Wait and see
Now, I will just promote this in a few areas and see what happens and report on it in future updates on the Buzvia Blog. My guess at this point is that these profiles will quickly pick-up a lot of people I don’t know but let’s see what the fisherman can pull in over the holidays.
The Bottom Line
Patience is a virtue that is best served with additional patience.
Buzvia: Friendster.com, MySpace.com, Facebook.com, Live.com
Update 20min later: Just figured-out how to add a profile picture to my page on Friendster.
