I've never used MySpace, but I have a Facebook account. I don't do much with it, just keep track of (real-life) friends. I filled out my profile, used the search function to look up a bunch of people, added them as friends, and waited for them to confirm me. Other friends (and some cousins) found me, and I confirmed them. Some of these people I haven't seen in many years, and it's cool to see what they're doing now.
I use Facebook mainly to broadcast my current occupation and contact information, to look up my friends' contact information, or to see what my friends are up to these days. Sometimes I update my Status to say what I'm doing, or how I'm feeling, or where I am (I travel a lot). I ignore all the application requests and stuff like that.
If I was a famous author, I'd keep my personal Facebook account for my friends and family--people I want to keep up with personally. And I'd create a Facebook "Page" (http://www.facebook.com/business/?pages) for my fans--for people who want to keep up with me as an author. (Facebook's concept of "friends" is designed to be reciprocal, and they created a "fans" concept and Pages to handle cases where the relationship is asymmetric.)
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branchandroot
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Date: 2008-04-20 09:27 pm (UTC)I use Facebook mainly to broadcast my current occupation and contact information, to look up my friends' contact information, or to see what my friends are up to these days. Sometimes I update my Status to say what I'm doing, or how I'm feeling, or where I am (I travel a lot). I ignore all the application requests and stuff like that.
If I was a famous author, I'd keep my personal Facebook account for my friends and family--people I want to keep up with personally. And I'd create a Facebook "Page" (http://www.facebook.com/business/?pages) for my fans--for people who want to keep up with me as an author. (Facebook's concept of "friends" is designed to be reciprocal, and they created a "fans" concept and Pages to handle cases where the relationship is asymmetric.)
Hope that helps~ :)