Facebook vs Myspace vs LJ vs Blogger
An interesting quote from here about a recent article on class divides between different social networking sites.
I'd read about the apparent class gap between facebook and myspace (and then definitely felt guilty for being on facebook, and really avoiding myspace) and had been wondering where the other sites fit in.
I don't know if I entirely agree - I always vaguely thought that the difference between blogger and LJ was the difference between the public and the personal. Blogger doesn't allow for limited viewing options - what you say on blogger, you say to the world, and I don't think I've ever been entirely comfortable with the idea for myself. Blogger seems to me to collect more people who want to pretend they are writing a column for the Guardian, whereas LJ is, essentially, a very personal medium.
I am, however, quite happy to admit that I might be wrong, and furthermore I am now pondering the way livejournal is perceived.
Opinions?
- Still it could be argued that perception of users-wise, LJ is to Blogger what MySpace is to Facebook
I'd read about the apparent class gap between facebook and myspace (and then definitely felt guilty for being on facebook, and really avoiding myspace) and had been wondering where the other sites fit in.
I don't know if I entirely agree - I always vaguely thought that the difference between blogger and LJ was the difference between the public and the personal. Blogger doesn't allow for limited viewing options - what you say on blogger, you say to the world, and I don't think I've ever been entirely comfortable with the idea for myself. Blogger seems to me to collect more people who want to pretend they are writing a column for the Guardian, whereas LJ is, essentially, a very personal medium.
I am, however, quite happy to admit that I might be wrong, and furthermore I am now pondering the way livejournal is perceived.
Opinions?