myspace social network

Few social networking sites have gone through a bigger identity crisis than Myspace. This site was created in late 2003 and gained enormous popularity, starting in 2005. It was known for highly customized profiles, bulletins and Myspace messaging. The most recent update has unveiled the new Myspace. This social media service has realized that, in order to stay alive, it needs to cater to a niche market. Myspace now solely focuses on the music industry.

Instead of a wall, you post and read updates on your stream. The majority of what is posted on the stream is that one of your friends has listened to a selection of songs from the album that is pictured. You then side-scroll to see what other friends posted, whether it is pictures, videos or mixes they've compiled. Instantly listening to a friend's mix is a great feature, but we'd rather not see an album cover for Kesha every time a friend listens to a track. Thankfully, there is a stream filter where you can choose to eliminate music, posts and profiles from the stream, among others.

The site would receive a higher ranking if it were easier to maneuver. The side-scroll may be unique, but there is a reason that no other social media sites utilize it. While Myspace was once known for using very colorful HTML profile pages with an overload of information, there is very little you can change on a member page. You are allowed to add pictures and filter your interests, but that is as far as it goes. As a band or DJ, you have several more options to display your personality on your own page.

Myspace has come a long way from near-bankruptcy to what it is now. Previously, this social network was swarmed with ads and spam mail. Now, there is now a single ad on the site. In terms of privacy, you have the option to make your profile and interests public or private. When you sign into this social media site, you have the option to log in to your classic Myspace account or to the new Myspace. The accounts are not transferable. You'll have to reset your friend and music list to be a part of the new Myspace. We found this to be an inconvenience that may possibly stop people from ever leaving the classic Myspace.

Bebo, a worldwide social networking site

Bebo, a worldwide social networking site, was launched in 2005. In the 2000s, Bebo boomed in English-speaking countries, such as Ireland, England and New Zealand. In recent years, Bebo has been revamped with a brand-new site design. It has added notifications for account activity and inbox messages in the past few years as well.

Bebo is relatively easy to use. The tabs are clearly marked based on profile, photos, games and video options. Once you get past the ads that show up on the screen, you can filter top stories or the most recent updates. This is a great feature when you want to see what your friends are up to, but the feature is copied straight from the top social networking sites that we ranked far higher than Bebo. One huge improvement that Bebo has made over other social network sites is how you reply to status updates. Typically, you only have the option to like them or add a comment. Bebo allows you to tag the update with cool, funny, sorry, OMG or agree, or to leave a comment. This makes your response much more mood specific.
Bebo profiles are a lot of fun, and there are a huge number of personalization choices. There is a large database of skins for you to choose from. Skins are submitted by other Bebo users, and unlike some third-party skins on competing social media sites, there is no risk for spyware or viruses. Although you can't customize your profile with HTML or CSS codes, the skins are versatile enough to please most users.

Bebo is the only site we reviewed that automatically defaults your profile to private. If you want your profile to be public, you have to manually change your security settings. Also, Bebo suggests that members under 21 include only the first letter of their last names as a safety precaution. You can also limit the ages of people you want contacting you by setting a minimum and maximum age in your account settings.

Bebo users can only browse featured profiles. You can't freely browse or search for members by specific criteria. This adds a level of security that many sites do not have; however, it also limits members' ability to expand their network of friends. To search for friends, you have to upload your address book to Bebo and it will find your friends' profiles by email addresses. Or you can type in individual email addresses and hunt for your friends that way. You cannot search the Bebo database by name, school or city.