Facebook, a social network that has overtaken Myspace in popularity within the last couple of years, still has many loyal followers, but it is apparent that Twitter is stiff competition, but why?
Facebook’s newsfeed seems to be very similar to the home page of Twitter. Twitter seems to be more accessible and simpler. Twitter is accessible through all smart phones and through different applications meanwhile Facebook is accessible through one mobile application and through its full website.
Facebook has more distractions with thousands of friends, photos, links, applications, and updates. Although Twitter has all the same features, it is all narrowed down to 140 characters. This means a lot more abbreviations, link-downs, and simplicity.
Founded two years apart: Facebook in 2004 and Twitter in 2006, it does seem that Twitter could be heavily influenced by Facebook. Both have garnered millions of users in such little time and Twitter has been heavily promoted through big name celebrities such as Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears both with over 1 million followers.
The simplicity of 140 characters allows celebrities to reach out to their fans while maintaining a form of privacy. Although celebrities still maintain a Facebook most of them don’t keep it up to date. They do not want people looking through personal photos, knowing their location and their history. This is the main reason why college students are constantly on Facebook.
I was lured onto Facebook because it was a great way to casually keep in touch with high school friends, co-workers, and far away relatives without constantly being on the telephone. I tried to remain off of Twitter, but I eventually gave in because I wanted to know what all my favorite celebrities were doing.
Both websites do have their flaws. Both are bombarded with spam, fake tweets and profiles and sometimes the websites can be a source of stress for an individual. Internet bullying and potential employees being denied employment may persist more on Facebook while Twitter can be too time consuming if a user has too many people following and too many tweets because unlike Facebook, Twitter doesn’t require a confirmation between both users.
If you look at both homepages of these social websites, they look awfully familiar. The newsfeed is centered and all other features are on the side. Log-in information and logos are located at the top.
The future of both these websites seems to be very secure as long as they both continue to be free!
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