Myspace vs Facebook

Hey, it's been a long time I haven't write a new post..I'm too busy now... But in this spare time, i want to share a topic about "Myspace vs Facebook"...

If you're Tom Anderson or Myspace user, you probably will say loudly, "Myspace is the winner, that for sure!"..But the statistics shows in November 2008 Facebook drew 200 million unique worldwide visitors; more than 1 in 5 people who accessed the Internet that month visited the site. When sites are that big growth generally stagnates, but in Facebook’s case it’s still skyrocketing. In December, 222 million people visited the site says newly released Comscore stats, a 10.8% month over month growth rate. 22% of the total Internet audience went to Facebook in December.

Facebook now has nearly 100 million more worldwide users than MySpace, which added 4 million new users in December to 125 million total. The page view difference is more dramatic – Facebook had 80 billion monthly page views in December v. 43 billion for MySpace. Just six months ago the sites were about the same size.

"Why this crap things happens?", said the Myspace user. It just one simple words to answer this simple questions...., Facebook is better than Myspace


And why Facebook is better than Myspace?


Facebook is less emo than Myspace.

If I want to read about some teenager's angst in leetspeak, I'll read livejournal. I'll never do that, though, because Facebook isn't designed around the profile like Myspace is. You can't put crappy Fallout Boy songs on your page so that they start blaring as soon as it loads, you can't put videos of AFI regretting their own existence almost as much as I regret their existence, you can't do anything except maybe put “Catcher in the Rye” as your favorite book. And if you do try to emo-out on Facebook, your friends will rag on you for it on your wall. Which is the way it should be, Myspace.

Facebook has no “Top Friends” list, which Myspace has.


Hey, I've got enough drama in my life without ranking my friends in order of their importance and watching the fallout when they argue over placement. The alternative is even worse—suppose I take a lot of time to rank my friends and none of them care? How am I supposed to feel about that? Facebook doesn't try to make me judge people the way Myspace does; I'm free to do that privately.


You can monitor relationship status on Facebook.

On Myspace, you could never tell if that hot chick in your physics class was really with that big dude who was her lab partner, but on Facebook you can easily look it up and cry yourself to sleep when you find out you don't have a chance with her. This is why the Internet was invented; we can avoid rejection at the source and focus on breaking up the relationships of the people we're attracted to. Plus, relationship status can let people who are into us know we're not into them. In your face, Myspace; you could never match Facebook here without losing your core demographic of online sexual predators.

No technical errors on Facebook.


Dammit, Tom, fix your website! Myspace is plagued with “This error has been forwarded to our technical department,” messages that make you want to drive your head through an ironing board, especially after you write a 2,000 word essay to your girlfriend explaining why the new Fallout Boy album is better than the new AFI album and look up to see it lost forever. Of course, both albums suck, but that's not the point. As one of the most popular websites on the Internet, don't you think Myspace should've fixed these problems by now? I mean, c'mon, it's owned by Fox! Fox wouldn't put up with any inaccuracies or problems in its reporting, would they? Okay, bad example. Facebook runs smoothly, and that's all that matters.


A Clean Layout

Facebook has a cleaner lay out. Think of Facebook as a Mac. A Mac is functional, white, basic, and easy to use. While the PC tends to come with a bit more clutter and problems such as viruses and constant updates. Facebook is better to use for the older crowds such as our aunts, uncles, and parents. It has allowed constant contact between relatives or friends who normally wouldn't hear much of eachother. Myspace's layout is another story for obvious reasons. The idea of customizing your own profile page on their network seemed like a lot of fun at first and people were really into it in the beginning. However, after hidden codes in html, incessant spyware, and hackers became a problem, personalized profiles quickly lost their luster. Glittery, overdone pages, and a zillion applications caused problems for page to load.

Better Privacy

Facebook makes it harder for unknowns to find you. In order to be found on Facebook the person searching must know either your network, full name, or email. On Myspace people are free to browse by age, gender, ethnicity, body type, and sexual orientation. Friend requests from unfamiliars are far more common on Myspace. A lot of sketchy folks will seek your friendship as well as businesses. Filtering through friend requests from the likes of club promoters, aspiring artists, and people who are solely out to up their friend count can be quite the nuisance.

Being Ahead of the Curve


Facebook has been ahead of the game and has cared more about the functionality of their network and accumulating a loyal and massive following. They take better care of their users. Facebooks IM is integrated very nicely and super easy to use. They were first in allowing people to comment on each others updates as well as implementing tags for photos. People get the simplest joy out of hitting the "like" button when they can't really think of anything to say. You are also instantly notified by a little red flag on the bottom right hand corner of the tool bar whenever someone leaves you a comment on your wall, status, or a photo. Myspace implemented much of the features I have listed but they did it a little bit too late in the game. Myspace isn't nearly as interactive as Facebook.



Less Advertisements.


Facebook is better because they do not bombard you with advertisements. They have no advertisements on their main page. The advertisements on the homepage are small, such as in newspaper classifieds. Once Myspace was bought out little dollar bills shone in their eyes. Myspace became more concerned with raking in the cash instead of working on the innovation of the network. Cheap advertisements to dress avatars, large billboard advertisements, pop ups, and over cluttering of the login page made people feel like Myspace wasn't the place for friends anymore, instead it was a cheapened over marketed website. This is one of the main reasons it was easier to march over to Facebook.


Popular and Fun Games

Facebook has more fun and engaging games. Farmville, Yoville, and many trivia games are being enjoyed by millions of viewers on their network. A strong following of gamers has given Facebook a better advantage because one of the main reasons they login and visit so frequently is to keep up with their games. Myspace also contains game applications but they aren't nearly as popular or fun.

Types of Malay Ghosts

There are many kinds of beliefs in this world about the types of ghosts. One of the more popular types of ghosts in our local culture are the Malay ghosts. Of course, there are also the Chinese ghosts, English ghosts and even Indian ghosts depending on your religion, race and beliefs. For example, a vampire is an English ghost version whereas Malays simply knows them as “pontianak” and Chinese as “Kiong Xi”.

Malays believe that ghosts are usually only active at night especially during the full moon where it is belief to be the most powerful time for the underworld. Of course, be it fact or just simply another Malaysian Urban Legend, we’ll never know. Below are a lists of the types of Malay Ghosts.
Caution: This post is not for those with weak heart or you will die of SHOCKED! AND PLEASE CONSULT YOUR MEDICAL OFFICER BEFORE PROCEEDING.

Pontianak – also known as the vampire where it is belief that they are usually ladies dressed in white seeking for revenge. The pontianak is said to be the spirit of a woman died of childbirth. Most of the time, they can look very beautiful but if you look closely, she would have razor sharp teeth. They usually comes out after the sun sets searching for men or pregnant women (apparently, it is said that she could not bear the thought of other women being able to enjoy motherhood) to suck blood. Sometimes, they even eat the flesh of babies ripped out from their mother’s womb.  

Toyol – these are actually ghostly kids that people adopt for the objective of stealing other people’s money. It is believed that this spirit is kept and preserved in a jar in a form of a foetus. Because the toyol is kept by people to do bidding, you have to feed it with blood everyday.

Polong – unsen ghost that can be used by black magic practitioners (bomoh) to harm someone

Pelesit – a ghost in the form of grasshopper used by bomohs to possess someone

Hantu Air – water ghost found usually in rivers, lakes and swimming pools. They are usually the victim of drowning

Kum Kum – an old witch who attacks young virgins to restore her youth and beauty

Hantu Raya – ghosts that acts as a double for the bomoh

  

Hantu Tetek – translates as Ghost Breast. This ghost is a female with huge breasts which is said to use it to suffocate her victims

Bunian – good ghost or jinns (genie) that is usually found in the jungle. Loves to help humans in trouble or in need.

Hantu Bungkus (Pocong) – ghost jumping around wrapped in white shroud

Hantu Bukit – ghosts that haunt the hilly areas.

Hantu Jepun – translates as Japanese ghost. Believed to appear wearing WW2 army attire carrying samurai swords. Usually found marching or if you are lucky, you can only hear the footsteps of marching. They are mostly headless

Hantu Pari Pari – fairy ghosts

Hantu Kubur – just like its direct translation of ghost cemetary. These ghosts are usually found haunting cemetaries

Orang Minyak – also known as “oily man”. They are usually seen all covered in black oil and is said love to rape virgins

Hantu Penanggalan (Hantu Tengelong) – Usually women studying black magic that has the ability to split its body from its head and fly around with its guts hanging around. It is said that its love to suck the blood of women during childbirth

Haunted Places in Malaysia

Ever been to anywhere in Malaysia and experienced paranormal hauntings? Curious to know where are the places that you can visit to experience one yourself? The below are lists of Malaysia’s top haunted places that you can, may or even experience ghosts. Caution: This post is not for those with weak heart or you will die of SHOCKED! AND PLEASE CONSULT YOUR MEDICAL OFFICER BEFORE PROCEEDING.




Georgetown, Penang – A T-junction better known as The Deadly Junction is located beside the Union High School. It is said that if you ever drive through this lonely road late at night, your care will go out of control and crash due to the too many accidents that happened there. It is also said that there is a tiny unknown tree beside the road which looks like a lady carrying a child. The story was known by some old folks saying that this lady was once a bomoh (witch doctor) who kidnapped her sister’s son. Somehow, they never again appeared anywhere except other than being seen beside this road

St Michael’s Institution, Ipoh – A group of Catholics missionaries arrived here in 1912 and began building a school next to the famous Kinta River. It did not take long for the missionary brothers who ran the school to have enough funds to erect a huge school building with unique French structural design. When the WW2 broke out, the school was used bu Japanese secret police as their headquarters. Needless to say, there were lots of torturing carried out. The buidling itself had many tunnels which had been sealed off and the tunnels were said to be used by the Japanese to torture prisoners and to store food. Most of the sightings occurs in the Chapel on the fourth floor of the bluiding where a Brother was seen dressed in a black robe holding praying beands in a sitting position facing towards the door (which leads to the brothers quarters) in the very early morning without a head. Those who had witnessed it were asked to keep it a secret


Malay College Kuala Kangsar, Kuala Kangsar, Perak – This school is said to be a former site of Japanese occupation camp during WW2. Students would sometimes be awakened by something that stares down directly at them. A marching platoon can be heard in the field and sounds of dragging chains can be heard through the campus corridors. A tree on the campus, which is located right beside a lampost where the light shines down on it, reflects a shadow of a man hanging from the tree! A few other old colonial admin buildings that were used by the Japanese during the Occupation in the 1940s where executions are taken place are buildings like Victoria Institution and Bukit Bintang Girls School


MARA Junior Science College, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor – A white flying apparition can be seen in various parts of the building


Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur – A boys school was tured into a Japanese base during the Occupation. Many British soldiers and locals were brutally tortured to death in the basement and some older buildings on the campus. It is said that not only are apparitions common in the day as well as in the night, there had also been many cases of spirits possessing students. The possessed boys would behave strangely and even violently harming other students and teachers, forcing the stronger teachers and students to restrain him. The possesed boy would only snap out of it a few hours later and remembering nothing


Tambun, Ipoh, Perak – Singtings of an old lady on the roadside while driving


Tambun Inn, Ipoh, Perak – Lights were reported to turn on and off by itself and sounds of whispering could be heard where no one was around


Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur – A spooky place to be even when it is actually one of the most elite residential areas in Kuala Lumpur. This place with its many big and tall trees and very winding roads, has an eerie feeling about it even at broad daylight. It is said that a few years ago two youth embarked on a high speed motorcycle chase around the curvy roads of the area. One of the youth crashed at a dark stretch of the road, which is actually a very sharp corner. There have been claims about sightings of a young man riding a motorcycle at high speed, who mysteriously vanished in the dark


Poliklinik Cheras, Kuala Lumpur – Used to be a government hospital but it is being abandoned with no reason. There were rumors that say there are still some dead patients that loiters around the area


Genting Highlands Resort, Pahang – A famous hill top resort and casino, many people incurred gambling debts and committed suicide there. Some visitors leaving the hotel lobby reported seeing a man in red jump from the rooftop, just to disappear before he hits the ground. Certain rooms are not available for rent no matter how full the hotel was. Those who have seen the inside reported that it was filled with old Chinese ghost wards. They would subsequently fall sick for days afterwards


Highland Towers, Kuala Lumpur – A tragic event where one of the 3 blocks of apartment at this place fell apart due to landslide and heavy downpour prior to that fateful day. Since then, the Highland Towers have become famous for claims of being a very haunted place. Voices of the dead can be heard at night and ghostly figures are said to have appeared at the scene. There are also a story about a taxi driver who picked up a woman passenger at the middle of the night and being asked to drop her at the place.She left a bag and the poor taxi driver found it to be full of blood!


Police Station in Tras, Pahang – During the 1950’s, a police corporal and his wife were found in a state of shock and terror after opening their door to an unknown figure. Many police personnel were terrorized by this entity that other policemen would rather resign than being transferred to this remote station


Kellies Castle, Perak -Sometimes door are opened themselves and lots of scary screaming voices can be heard.


Puchong House, Kuala Lumpur – Evil drawings on the walls. Some say the ghost of a woman who used to stay there haunts the place. Other than that, just stepping into the house is enough to keep you awake for months.


S.K (1) Kuala Ampang, Selangor – Could hear taps in the toilet running by itself and sightings of a lady in white walking behind the school compound.

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