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MySpace or Facebook?

I've been asked by several people recently if I'm on either one. I'm not. I've been resistant to both, kind of in the same way I resisted text messaging, but also because it just seems to be so much work. I have friends who spend a lot of time updating their profiles, changing the background, colors, songs, blurbs, quotes, etc, as well as reading and commenting on everyone else's page changes and posts. I have other friends who detest both sites and the people who populate them. I've been somewhere in the middle, not caring, but also not "getting it."

I have pondered starting a page on one of the sites, but have been paralyzed by my unfamiliarity with the image associated with each site. Is one more acceptable for grown-ups? Do they have different purposes? I'm at a loss here.

This week I spent a considerable amount of time on Facebook, adding work-related events, so I got the opportunity to see a glimpse of what it is all about. To be honest, I'm still a bit bewildered. Sure, I'd like to be in closer contact with far-flung friends, but do I really need to know when someone has drunk too much caffeine to read or wishes the fire drill would end so they could go back inside? Mmmm... probably not. But I also don't want to be left behind.

Getting to Know All About You: So, which is it? Facebook or MySpace? And why?