Comments on: Myspace Versus Facebook – Which Is Best For Musicians?

By: Maureen

Maureen — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:56:19 +0000

When I first started using facebook it was mainly so that people who knew me could keep in touch. However , I didn’t like it and had logged out of my account at least three times before sticking with it.

Thing is you pages get littered by games people are playing and you are constantly editing. via delete. Don’t get me wrong occassionally when bored I have played a game or two but for me it has not been my soul use of facebook.

As a singer I think facebook can be used to the betterment of networking for artists but this is only if you join the promotional clubs for your genre etc.

I also have a Myspace account and I have personally treated that as my own personal webpage.

I don’t think it is pc safe to allow links between one site and another as personal details can be phished for the wrong reasons.

BTW someone mentioned that facebook doesn’t allow videos, if you look closely enough at the headings menu’s you can upload videos and you can promote yourself.

By: Margareta Coletta

Margareta Coletta — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:46:09 +0000

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By: JollyGood

JollyGood — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:20:02 +0000

Basically and generally speaking:

Facebook is the mainstream. For people who enjoys TV and TV-shows like the X-Factor, Idols etc. Lowest common denominator here.

MySpace is for artists. Artists can show their art more or less how they want. So can fans, although fan pages are not always as well designed as artist pages. Less talk but more art (and spam too).

Both can be annoying in their own way.

Personally Facebook is not for me, MySpace is. It depends who you are though. I do talk with fans and blog on MySpace, but I don’t bleep and babble out everything on Facebook.

By: bmc

bmc — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:00:09 +0000

I really can’t stand all the Apps on Facebook. It’s a nightmare to navigate!! To me it seems like a place for people who have waaaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands. I much prefer MySpace and I’ve had more positive results via it too.

By: Lani Ford

Lani Ford — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:57:50 +0000

I like Myspace because it’s easy to find people and it’s all one page with music, etc. and no apps. However, there are things like searching for friends and separating friends by area that they could make a little easier. Often the server is overloaded as well. But I’m finding that to happen more on Facebook too. But I have over 8500 friends on myspace and not quite 700 on FB…so I don’t know how much that affects things. Reverbnation is cool because you can sync updates on FB, MS, and twitter. Happy new year!

By: Junie

Junie — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:56:23 +0000

I may be one of the few who really do not like Facebook for musicians, I find it a nuisance. I like the setup for musicians on Myspace, I use both, but I prefer Myspace, as you open the artist page there is your music.

By: mai-ling

mai-ling — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:19:17 +0000

I won’t use Facebook, unless I’m completely convinced its
worthwhile of my time.

However, myspace is more public and doesn’t lead a lot
of roadblocks which is great for working musicians who
can link those who are booking constantly.

By: Marcus Manderson

Marcus Manderson — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:38:13 +0000

I have definitely used Facebook more this year than Myspace. I might check Myspace once a week. For me, Facebook and Twitter are much more user friendly; it is easier to search for friends and family on Facebook. I created a Myspace page to allow people to check out my music and what I am working on. However, I got a comment a while back on my Myspace page where someone embedded their own music. So when I go to my page, their music automatically plays. As far as I know, Myspace does not allow you to delete comments someone else puts on your page. So if I tell someone to go to my myspace page, they will start hearing someone else’s music. Needless to say I stopped forwarding people to my Myspace page. I have music posted elsewhere online. I check myspace periodically to see what musicians or industry contacts have updated and also to check my mail messages. Facebook will definitely continue to lead in 2010. Myspace will NEVER reach the status of Facebook because of the fact that Myspace now is believed to be a musician’s website. Myspace does have the secret myspace music events and other things. It will still be around, but I get more use out of Facebook than Myspace. I will probably increase my usage of Facebook and Twitter in 2010!….

By: Atul Rana - DonkeyBox

Atul Rana - DonkeyBox — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:14:57 +0000

Facebook wins by a long shot.

But this is not to say that your band should *not* be on it as there are conversations going on there too.

Facebook: I didn’t find the “tell your friends to invite other friends” tactic useful at all though. When I did it most of them didn’t invite anyone..perhaps I wasn’t persistent enough.

Facebook Ads: Extremely useful, the ads were targeted and slowly now we are beginning to find *real* fans.

By: Kavit Haria

Kavit Haria — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:07:37 +0000

Follow up comment feature added!
-Kavit