We all heard about it at the Technology Institute, and today I can say for sure that Facebook is open to everyone because I just signed up for an account. Facebook was once only available to students and a select group of businesses that created networks for their employees.

For those of you who are nervous about MySpace, you may find Facebook more appealing. Yes, there is still sharing of personal information and photos and opinions and such, and yes, there is advertising, but the ads seem less obvious. Facebook has always been considered a more sophisticated alternative to MySpace, and now that I’m in it, I can see why. The format is cleaner. The privacy options seem stronger.

I also have a MySpace account, so it will be interesting to explore the differences over the long term. I’ll blog more about it as I learn, and I hope you’ll share your comments!