Why I just can't get into Facebook, (long live Myspace)

I finally got into social media in 2005.  I thought it was lame at first but got hooked eventually.  At one time I was a member of at least 4 or 5 social media sites.  My favorite one will always be Myspace.  Now I deleted my Myspace in 2010, and I wish I never had.  Facebook still lacks so much, the things that made Myspace great.  But as anyone knows try finding your friends on Myspace, yeah there all on Facebook, or even Twitter.  But I am at the point I think my Facebook is going to be deleted as well and here is why. 

1.  No blogging.  Yeah there is a Note section but if you have ever tried to use it, well it sucks and it's not blogging.  Myspace had blogging and you could express your thoughts in long form, not in 140 characters.  (come on now Facebook you used to allow more and that was one of the strengths over Myspace's Status Updates)  Also at the end of your blog you could put what you were listening, reading, or watching at the time.  It told so much about the person your were reading about. 

2. No self expression,  Facebook is bland, and ugly, you can not create a custom profile, you look like everyone else.  Yeah not for the creative. 

3.  You could have a small play list of music on your page, and even have it start playing a song.  This helped me get into so much music, and well Facebook, your lucky to get your band on there in the first place. 

4. Those stupid games, of come on now get a life.  I'm not going to help you or anything sorry.  (no offence honey {my wife plays some games})  I was sad the day they added apps and games to Myspace, bad idea. 

5. Confusing privacy controls, the best thing about Myspace was the fact you could change your profile and hide things from view, granted some people struggle with CSS and HTML but there were sites devoted to this kind of thing.  My old Myspace was locked down as is my Facebook but it took a lot less time to copy and paste some code. 

Now Twitter is easier, Micro blogging, really? No call it what it is, Status Updates.  I'm sorry this is a non starter, yeah may be popular with the kids but there is nothing on twitter no real way to post anything.  It is just too limited.  I honestly thought it was a joke when I first heard about it. 

The bottom line is I miss the expression of Myspace compared to whats out there today.  I was hoping Google+ was not going to be such a knock off of Facebook.  Maybe it will get better and get more integrated with Blogger, they could win me then.  Facebook however is more and more disappointing.  and starting to get on my "maybe I should delete this" list, for the same reason Myspace got on there,  I just really don't log in there anywhere near as much as I used to.  And if it does not change soon, it is going to be deleted.