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it's time to throw down prizefight fans i'm brian tong and we're here to find out who's the top dog in the battle for social networking supremacy do I know you you know who say what all coming questions in the real world that are now taking place online in this week's prize fight it's a face-off between two of the internet's heaviest hitters it's a battle royale between myspace versus Facebook we've got five rumble tumble rounds so let's see who's got the goods first up it's all about the user interface let's just take a look at the login homepage for myspace Wow there is sure a lot going on there now let's check out Facebook's and it's pretty clean it straight forward those two pages alone basically tell you what you'll be getting into myspace is just real busy with a lot of links a lot of ads and a little too much action going on and when you navigate pages you're also at the mercy of the users personal layout which can be painful now Facebook is a whole lot cleaner and easier to use we aren't being bombarded by advertisements well yet anyways and it's a really bright and sterile look that is consistent with every profile Facebook beat some of the punch with the four in this round and myspace gets a three next round customization now myspace gives you the ultimate control to personalize your profile page using HTML there are different layout styles embedded multimedia and anything you want you could basically have it also launched a new applications platform that lets you add widgets and web apps to your profile now Facebook allows you to add all these fun and quirky kind of apps by rearranging and resizing your page and dragging and dropping them in there's no HTML code editing and you can't even change the color scheme of your profiles at the moment that's a huge bummer myspace counters this round comes with a five because you could do anything you want to it for better for worse and Facebook gets a four thanks to its matured apps platform now you may like your own homepage to have personality but which side brings it when it comes to attitude and times sure a new score bought it but MySpace's roots started with bands and artists using it as a promotional tool and music is still a major part of the experience it's also packed with celebrity profiles and multimedia and it still has an independent feel to it now Facebook well it was created by a guy from Harvard people praised it for its clean looks and controlled feel but at the same time it's a little stuffy dare I say geeky now we're handing out fours thumbs - both MySpace and Facebook for their different approaches that work for both of them now we're tied at 12 apiece and next round it's all about privacy myspace profiles are public by default and there isn't any sort of age verification yet but it's been added very soon you can also constantly get spammed and it can be pretty annoying myspace gets a whole lot of flack but you can really lay low if you want to now Facebook has privacy customizations that you can tweak for everything on the site and there's a lot less spam on Facebook I haven't received a single piece yet cross my fingers Facebook pump gets the four and myspace gets a three in this round these prize fights are always neck-and-neck with one more round left to go how do you spend your time on these sites well the final deciding round is all about time blown my space is loaded with exclusive music previews from your favorite artists and there are more streaming videos as well now Facebook takes on another approach with its extensive group of applications that keep people coming back for more can you say scribe ulis now giving gifts and super poking people becomes super addicting in the final round Facebook pump gets the four and myspace gets a three the final score is 20 to 18 Facebook reigns victorious in another slobberknocker I'm Brian Tom and we'll catch you guys next time on another prize fight