Comments on: MySpace about to lose out to Facebook in U.S.?

Facebook is already bigger worldwide, but News Corp.'s MySpace has dominated in the U.S. One set of numbers says Facebook will soon pass it.

[Seanathome]

Myspace is for hoes, while Facebook is for bros. Bros before hoes. ;)

[livecrunch]

If you don't mind I also Added Twitter, because I believe that twitter in one year or two will become next facebook, myspace!

http://tinyurl.com/3o9l2u <<+twitter

[bubazoo]

Twitter isn't a social bookmarking site though, twitter is more like comments then a social site. same with pounce, which I like better then twitter. As for myspace vs facebook, I too like facebook better then myspace, all I ever get on myspace anymore is spam friend requests, myspace has a big problem with spamming, and their spam image bullcrap is too hard to read for blind and disabled people, so I don't even use myspace anymore. You can tell facebook is becoming popular though, although personally I like myyearbook.com better then either social scene. Most of the social sites, including facebook, just have too much doubleclick.com action going on or gogle ad sense going on, when that just brings a site down to its knees. none of these social sites a person with a 56k modem, or AOL user on dialup, can get on, so there limiting a whole range of users still using dialup, so I'm just not big on any of these social sites. granted I do use broadband, but my parents still use dialup and they can't use any of these sites, so I think thats the biggest problem with all these sites. Its like, you can't even download an instant messaging program on dialup anymore, just about everything on the net requires a 1mbps connection minimum anymore.

[bakedpatato]

all of the above reasons make sense and are probably true.
some like getting music blasted through their speakers at 64kbits/s at 22khz or enjoy spammin everyone on the friggin earth for friend invites
others enjoy the clean look of facebook and spammin less people for friend invites.

[loserguy3000]

I don't get it...why does CNet consistently go out of its way to pimp Facebook and Twitter over similar services? Is it irrational hatred for all things NewsCorp?

This is a non-story...the methodology used is a single graph, which according to this very story was countered by another single-method counting system. Couldn't this story have very well stated "MySpace still bigger than Facebook?" Would that have sounded as nice as the one we've got?

Again, stunning alarmist behavior to a tech site far more interested in pushing specific technology than researching objectively and passing along facts - complete facts. Terrible journalism here.

[gnometheluddite]

I agree with you, the headline is out of sync with the article...I can only assume that CNet is getting paid handsomely to support Facebook.

Besides, do we really need this kind of headline when so many people are in alarmist-mode about the ecomony? CNet and Carolline McCarthy should take some responsibility for stabilizing and calming the tech community during the wall street crisis. We don't believe you're innocently "reading restaurant blogs" by the way; you must be well aware of inciting investors to flee the site.

I have accounts with both Facebook and Myspace, and will continue to keep them up, because two different groups of friends use them for their communication. Yet I still prefer the look of Myspace since it supports more individuality on the homepages. Too bad Facebook always highlights the annoying twitter-type posting; looks like Myspace has followed suit...too much drama in all of these sites...we could have stayed on Friendster after all.

[pikoponk]

IMHO Myspace pages are very "ghetto". Facebook keeps it clean(er) and more corporations use it.

[pikoponk]

IMHO Myspace pages are very "ghetto". Facebook keeps it clean(er) and more corporations use it.

[rrasmussen]

Facebook has an overall appearance that is different from myspace, not to mention the demographics are completely visible. Facebook also has more media focusing on them, everything from Forbes Magazine to a random blogger is talking about Facebook.

[shawn1313]

myspace is still the best social networking site

[LogicProphet]

I'm on both and IMO I like the clean interface that facebook has, it makes it easier to find familiar faces and less dud accounts that are nothing but advertisments for adult sites.Yet I do enjoy the freedoms that myspace gives you when it comes to expressing your self on profiles and the ability to search for people within your interest.

[Laurel Papworth]

There seems to be some confusion.

MySpace is a depth of content, open broadcast site. Facebook is a distribution, gated community site. You can't blog on Facebook. You won't get 6 million views on a video on Facebook.

Why won't people compare apples with apples?

[paoconnell]

MySpace is for vanity websites for younger people, not so much Boomers (me) or even GenX. I use LiveJournal for blogging all the time, Facebook very rarely.

[Laurel Papworth]

@paconnell average age on MySpace? 35 (and women) Average age on Facebook? 25. Has been for a couple of years now. There's a reason the luxury brands and Mother's Day stuff is moving into MySpace :)