Friday, April 25, 2008

Facebook vs. MySpace

Okay it has been a while. And a major battle between good design and bad design has been brewing for quite some time now. I have held back to think about this subject and now am more than ready to speak up on Facebook vs. MySpace. Now to some this may seem a silly thing to call it a battle. But in short I believe it to be one of the greatest battles over web design correctness (and design as a whole) that we will see in our lifetime. I think it can be compared to the battle between Yahoo and Google.

Now when speaking on the differences of Facebook and Myspace some may say they are very similar, when that is really not the case. One has a design that has loads of crap flopped all over the place like a teenager's room and the other has thought about the 2D screen space and has carefully crafted an environment which is clean, easy-to-navigate and pleasing to the eye (minus the annoying apps added by and programed simpletons with no taste)and has kept the integrity of its look throughout.


Facebook must win out, I really don't see any other way. Though it may also prove to be like Mac vs. PC, which has gone on for years but anyone who has EVER used both computers must come to the fact that Macs are better by far in taste and overall functionality.

But, there in lies the hitch. Humanity. Humans love stupid awful things–things that are bad not only for us but for those around us. From the forbidden fruit of Adam and Eve to menthol cigarettes of the lower-middle class (no offense), humanity has continued down the path of ignorant choices. Really, is the choice of being on MySpace any different?

If I wanted to hear your music I would order it up on LastFM or any other music sampling website at my leisure. but no you force it upon me instantly when I want to see pictures on you myspace page. This and many other freak backgrounds and gianormus ads speak volumes to the respect you have to the viewer of your site myspace and myspace users.

Give me and everyone else break.

Don't get me wrong freedom of speech and choices is a very good thing, only you just have to live with the outcome of those choices. So choose wisely. Choose Facebook.

Thank you.