Bebo-V-Facebook

cobby*

So which is it, Bebo or facebook? I prefer facebook although bebo is slowly morphing into facebook..

MIN2511

Facebook rocks!!! I am on bebo but i don't like it

Aisling(",)

hate to admit it but im a bebo addict

buckfast4me

god I love them both so much I just cant decide..

RxQueen

am on bebo wouldnt go near facebook, just for the reason that i dont want to waste anymore meaningless hours!!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

happy 10th birthday boards.

Fighting Irish

Not really into them that much but myspace > * except for all the spam

Heisenberg.

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Rb

Lessdeth wrote: »

happy 10th birthday boards.

ahahahahahahahaha

RxQueen

The Scientist wrote: »

I like Lamp.

hahahaha:D

The Real B-man

i know people say Bebo is for kids and facebook is more for adults but i disagree bebo is excellent so user friendly and practically everyone i know young & old is on it

star-pants

I'm on myspace, bebo and facebook, they all have their own attributes.
I think facebook suits all the applications better, if you see pages on bebo with lots of applications it just looks messy for some reason. Although I do love the skins.

Clare Bear

I can't stand Facefook, never bother with it, too much crap on there. Bebo is simple for simple people like me.

antodeco

Im a bebo whore!! But I also have facebook

cormie

What the funk is up with the amount of ****e on facebook? I signed up thinking it would be a simple elegant thing with no crap, but you get a million application requests a day full of all sorts of meaningless tripe. Thing is, some friends have bebo, some myspace and some facebook, don't know why people don't just use MSN!

Wibbs

I say neither, though facebook is something I'm not so happy about. I've watched it grow and I don't like the politics of those behind it and the reasoning behind it. Major neocons that make george dubya and his bunch look like they're not even trying. What does it give us? Not a lot. It's at best a very slight addition to what we do anyway. What do we get in return? The "chance" to be picked apart and prodded for our consumer choices, with the ability of others to read any of our stuff. No thanks.

I googled for more info. Now people often don't like reading links but this is worth a look;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook

And this is a Guardian writer.

AlmightyCushion

cormie wrote: »

What the funk is up with the amount of ****e on facebook? I signed up thinking it would be a simple elegant thing with no crap, but you get a million application requests a day full of all sorts of meaningless tripe. Thing is, some friends have bebo, some myspace and some facebook, don't know why people don't just use MSN!

Some friends have msn, some friends have aim and some have google chat. Why don't people just use bebo.

cobby*

cormie wrote: »

What the funk is up with the amount of ****e on facebook? I signed up thinking it would be a simple elegant thing with no crap, but you get a million application requests a day full of all sorts of meaningless tripe. Thing is, some friends have bebo, some myspace and some facebook, don't know why people don't just use MSN!

Actually have to agree with you there, things would be a lot easier if everyone just used msn.

orestes

Wibbs wrote: »

I say neither, though facebook is something I'm not so happy about. I've watched it grow and I don't like the politics of those behind it and the reasoning behind it. Major neocons that make george dubya and his bunch look like they're not even trying. What does it give us? Not a lot. It's at best a very slight addition to what we do anyway. What do we get in return? The "chance" to be picked apart and prodded for our consumer choices, with the ability of others to read any of our stuff. No thanks.

I googled for more info. Now people often don't like reading links but this is worth a look;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook

And this is a Guardian writer.

I was just about to post that link myself! Partly funded by the CIA and they can look at your information whenever they want, and the site keeps copies of everything you put on it even after you delete it. They also make your info available to advertisers and the like so that they can figure out their target markets and that kind of crap.

It's an international marketing tool and information gathering service, scary $hit if you ask me!

Wibbs

orestes wrote: »

It's an international marketing tool and information gathering service, scary $hit if you ask me!

That it is. I know major right on hippie types that are protesting about Shannon etc and yet are all happily swapping stuff on farcebook. Mad.

Tragedy

Bebo, facebook has an amazing amount of ****e on it.

Bebo is simple, streamlined and easy.

Perfect

cormie

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Some friends have msn, some friends have aim and some have google chat. Why don't people just use bebo.

f**k it, let's just go back to pen and paper so

MooseJam

don't use any of them, they are all crap

A-Trak

orestes wrote: »

It's an international marketing tool and information gathering service, scary $hit if you ask me!

Scary indeed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj1YFbCVXq8

smemon

*cough* BeerChief *cough*

I'm registered on all 3 of the big guns - myspace, facebook & bebo.

Myspace is ****e - simple as that. Facebook is becoming too cluttered and glittery/teeny and bebo is now turning in to myspace with all the apps and widgets and crap.

The problem all of these sites have is that they're effectviely owned by business men who demand profit. In order to make profit, you need to have ads and sell or use user information to gain profit.

The founders get greedy, try and milk the system and end up going OTT and driving users away. It won't happen overnight, it will be over months or years.

snickerpuss

Hardly any of my mates are on facebook so I never bother with it. Plus all the profiles are on private, no lurking? That's half the fun.

I don't really use them a huge amount, only if I have some college work due!

Creature

I'm on them all but don't use them much. Facebook is very messy, don't like it at all.

Mweelrea

Neither is good.
Boards FTW!:D

Mossy Monk

OMG, Facebook rocks the internet!!!!!! Bebo is ghey!!!!!!

MonkeyTennis

surely it all depends on where most of your friends are. Facebook apps and invitations are really annoying mind you.

Facebook has arguably hotter women

Creamy Goodness

myspace = for the music tbh

bebo has gone down a lot in my book with it's stupid applications that you have to add to your page even to take the quiz or use the application once to see if you like it.

bebo seems the most stable as well after it's rocky start.

muppetkiller

A-Trak wrote: »

Scary indeed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj1YFbCVXq8

Haha I love this stuff...yes Facebook is part of a Global conspiracy lol.
Who cares if they know my favorite movies or birthday. The FBI or whoever your silly nutty friends think are after us have much more interesting ways of getting data about you. I can see it now 'the FBI Facebook surveillance department' lol ..

As for being spammed with loads of Applications well that would be your friends sending them to you. And Bebo has most of these applications now too.
Facebook is a simple social networking website like Bebo but it's for an older user. Bebo for teens and facebook myspace for 20's +

Beerlao

bebo, cos it's easier to perve, as most accounts are open without being a friend of someone

Xhristy

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Suaimhneach

Xhristy wrote: »

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Damn right.

Though I use both. More of my non tech freinds are on bebo. But facebook is so nothing. I dunno...

Cathmandooo

I'm signed up to both, used to be a bebo addict but don't use it much anymore. Bebo is much easier to use though.

Don1

Bebo for me. Deleted Facefook as the amount of carp on it got reeeaaaaly annoying. I also detest the bitty layout and general feel of facebook. Bebo may have a younger average user but imo it is a far better site. It does exactly what it says on the tin.

As for the bebo apps I am blocking every one of them. With a bit of luck they won't take off. If they do and it get's the same as facebook I'll delete that too, and retreat to email!

FunkZ

I'm on all three, MySpace is great for the music even if no one listens to mine!

I don't use it a lot but Bebo is definitely the best!

FunkZ

Mr.S wrote: »

MySpace is full of random people who just add you, its scary in a way. Though its good for music

Ha I'm one of those people. I've got one song up, and it's not even a real song but it's an excuse to add anyrandombody!

eoghan h

Bebo = facebook 6 months ago!

I prefer facebook but everyone irish is on bebo!

Ginny

I have both facebook and bebo, bebo gets a bit neglected these days though.

electric69

1 bebo
2 myspace
3 facebook

Niamho!

emo!! wrote: »

am on bebo wouldnt go near facebook, just for the reason that i dont want to waste anymore meaningless hours!!

Ditto. ive never even seen what facebook looks like.

Dark Seraphim

I haven't made a facebook account and i don't think i will be, i have had enought with bebo, like it was great for the first while but you can spend so much time on it, so now i use it the odd time to catch up with old pals and check my comments. i won't want two of these things to be updating, they change things all the time.

kev_s88

Bebo Ftw!!

stratospheres

+ 1

Bebo is the clear front runner!

Featherl

I love Bebo.. I find Facebook too hard to understand..

misslt

I facebook, very rarely use bebo anymore