The article is from June 16 this year.

Lorenz wrote:
Agreed. I like the way you think. Things will go great until something new and better pops up again!

My experience on Facebook is fairly social, with work colleagues, friends and some relatives just sort of chatting. So when another friend puts up an announcement about his business in all capital letters, it really comes off as kind of abrupt, I think.

This is probably just because of my particular group of Facebook friends... Or do you think there's less specific networking on Facebook than MySpace?

If you want to do business networking on Facebook, it is best to create a separate account and hook up with people just for business reasons. Keep your social and business accounts separated, as you might otherwise alienate your audience.

And as per previous posts, Facebook and MySpace have different audiences. Depending on your business model, you might thrive better on MySpace (e.g. for music or gaming related businesses) or Facebook (e.g. journalists or bloggers). Then there is also Twitter, YouTube or even Orkut (if you want to make a dent in Brazil and India for instance).

Lorenz wrote:
I know what you mean. Part of the reason I have a Facebook presence is to "stay in the loop" with some work-related acquaintances that can be very helpful to me in a work situation.

But I don't socialize with them outside of the workplace, so I avoid the temptation to message them regarding work opportunities. In my case aside from my online pursuits, I'm self-employed and I really don't have a business presence to approach them as, other than myself. I'm sure not all my colleagues keep this "professional distance" if that term applies.

Here's an interesting take on the whole myspace/facebook situation.

www.inquisitr.com/27998/myspace-now-a-digital-ghetto/

Essentially she broke it down racially. I'm not sure I agree or disagree on this topic, but either way, it's an interesting read.