Facebook vs. Friendster (Go West, Go Facebook)

In a matter of months, Facebook will probably gain dominion in the Philippines, but I bet it already has.

Stemming from the incapability of Friendster to stop spam in both the messages and comments section, the social networking giant catering to mostly South East Asian countries is about to lose a majority of its faithful bystanders.

I’ve got to admit, since I migrated to Facebook, all has been too well for me. No spam, no annoying bot friend requests, and more importantly, no sick glitter comments. The plain but functionally-rich interface of Facebook is attracting subscribers and monetizing from it from their not-so-obnoxious ads.

A number of things I like about Facebook (which most users will agree with) are the games and quizzes. Yes, those seemingly plain games are what make the Facebook experience much more fun. The best part is that you get to share them with other people automatically (lest they remove you from their list of friend updates). True, Friendster has the bigger share at the moment, but sooner or later, people will end an era of spam and begin a fresh start with Facebook.