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Kasey McLaughlin
Wrt195
First Draft of Introduction

Social Networking sites have taken over the internet. Their popularity within the past few years has increased tremendously. In fact, the top ten social networking sites found in Nielsen/Netratings research have grown from an audience of 46.8 million last year to an impressive 68.8 million in April 2006! Two of the more popular of these rapidly ballooning sites are Facebook and MySpace. For many web surfers, MySpace and Facebook have become the most well known and similar sites, therefore a gateway for comparison. From newspaper articles, to blogs made by highschool teenagers, the question of which site is “better” has become a topic of debate. Where can one find the best safety features? Which layout is easier to navigate? What about their instant messaging system? The answers to these questions depend on the personal opinions of the public as well as the statistics on each sites growth and popularity.