Questions about MySpace and Facebook

[msagara]

I'm not entirely a luddite. But. Well. MySpace and Facebook? They make me feel bemused and almost entirely incompetent. But I know there are a bunch of people in my flist that probably don't feel either of these, and I thought I would, you know, badger you for helpful advice.

1.* How does it work? I recently created a MySpace account and then ... kind of clicked in circles because I couldn't really figure out how to do anything, or in fact even figure out what I was supposed to do. My oldest son and my friends mock me mercilessly in Facebook, and because I love them, I want to avoid having to kill them, so I haven't yet created an account there.

2. Have you found it helpful?

ETA: * as in rudimentary step-by-step instructions as if you were speaking to your 5 year old dog. Because I in theory understand that you are suppose to build a friends-list there, but cannot figure out how to do this.

Comments

[domynoe.livejournal.com]

I find Facebook irritating and MySpace only slightly less so, but I know enough minimal html to manage MySpace semi reasonably. I can see someone who knows nothing being totally lost.

I barely use my MySpace page, I have it purely for author type stuff. I don't actively seek out friends there, or post a lot there, or anything. I generally find it annoying, it's just one of the places to be, supposedly. A few people I don't know--authors, some others--have friended me there, and I post publication announcements. That's about it.

Facebook annoys me even more and I have yet to figure out a use for it.