myspace

[PancaKe]

some people like it.
some people dont like it.

i personally like it. *shrugs* so do a lot of other people. but everywhere else, people seem to be bitching about myspace in one way or another. what is it that people have against myspace though? i dont have anything against it, i think its a great way to keep in touch with friends and friends of friends, and thngs like that. *shrugs*

ps. if you have one, tell me. mine is www.myspace.com/strong_helga

[mr_pikachu]

(This post is rated PG. You have been warned.)


Well, I know that a lot of parents don't like it because they feel that some kids post too much information about themselves there, and apparently there are pedophiles who have used it for that reason. (At least, that's what I heard on a recent news report.) The thing is, I don't see how that's myspace's fault. These days, if people are going to post stuff about themselves online, they can easily find a place to do it. myspace is just the most popular location for them to do so at the moment, so it's taking the heat right now.

And I don't have my own site on myspace or any similar blog.

[Alucard]

I read an artical on msn about myspace. Some guys pretended to be a 15 year old girl and hooked up with some old dude, then they went and met him but hid to see if he'd turn up, when he did they phoned teh cops and yeah. Figure the rest out yourself.

I really don't give a rats ass about myspace. First it was 'hot or not' then it was 'friends runited' and now it's myspace, give it 12 months or so and it'll be some other shitty website where you can look for friends, people to date, a way to get laid, etc etc etc, yadda yadda yadda ;/

I don't really like it because there's too many morons who code poorly (I say code, what I mean is they copy and paste because they're too fucking stupid to learn) and lock up my pages ;x

Once upon a time I used to have one for about 2 weeks, then I got bored with it. The end.

[Drago]

Seeing how I don't get to see a lot of my friends as often as I used to through school, I find that MySpace is a good way to keep in contact with them, while also allowing me to extend a line to new folks. Add in a blog entry every now and then and an album to store photos of my beloved self in, and yeah, it's a pretty good hub for me. Mostly because I can randomly bug my mates when I can't be arsed to use any other form of communication.

I can see what people wouldn't like about MySpace; posers, stalkers, pedophiles... Doesn't affect me though, I'm a big lad, I can take care of myself. Either way, I would be flattered to know that some strange man went to great lengths to track me down and attack me. An A+ for effort, Scary Bob.

www.myspace.com/tackhead9 is the address; anyone who adds me beware, I'm likely to send you comments frequently. I get bored that way. Hehe.

And by the way, you're damned skippy I'm too ****ing stupid to learn all this complex coding crap, copy and paste is teh kewlest.

[PNT510]

[b]Myspace is like a game to me, if I have the most friends, then I win. : )

myspace.com/pnt510

[Gavin Luper]

Myspace is another useless technological piece of crap, slowly sucking the life out of our generation whilst peddling itself as the best thing since bread, sliced or otherwise.

Needless to say, I don't like it. I think it's stupid. Personally.

[DannyBoy]

I love it, I can keep in contact with my friends that are in college and meet other great people on there. I've met some really cool people from there that go to other schools around here and only reason I trust to meet them is cause I make sure there real cause I know people at the other schools and I ask if they know them. But its fun and great way to pass time. But sucks they got rid of it at school. Cause if I dont get a ride home when I have early/late dismissel im stuck at school so I'd go on myspace but they blocked it so I have to go to a proxy site now to get onto the site at school which sucks cause it doesnt always work. But yeah its fun and if your dumb enough to post a lot of personal info its no ones fault but yout own.

[Dark Dragonite]

DD is also on myspace.
DD thinks myspace can be cool at times.
DD is almost done talking in third person.
www.myspace.com/oneamongthelost
DD says: "Check me out!"

[Jeff]

I prefer the facebook myself. It's not like myspace or xanga where people can change the colors, add flashing images and burn everyone's eyes out. I also have a xanga blog for my blogging purposes (*points to sig), but I haven't been posting in it much.

As for the controversy, according to Wikipedia, some people have been posting "indecent" images of themselves and bashing their teachers on it, among other things.

[Magmar]

I like facebook because you have to attend university to have one.

Add me on facebook! I love to chat. Search for "Barry" at RIC and you should be able to find me, lol

[Zak]

I have one, but I don't really use it. I only made it cause a friend of mine told me to when I was really bored, lol. it's /zak6009. Note the complete lack of a layout or trying to impress. I still check it occassionally cause sometimes I get messages/request from random people from school who found it and stuff.

Although I don't really use mine much, I've gotta admit that it is fun to browse, finding out how small a world it is when you see that people you know from one place know people you know from somewhere else, and so forth.


~Zak

[Sceptile_Master]

I prefer making my own blog that I could customize properly and that doesn't use ads. Myspace is just like a terrible version of something that could have been great.

And who cares who posts what on there blogs anyhoo. It's their blog. Plus loads of teachers are asses anyways. Like me college teachers who half of them either don't know how to teach or don't know their subject to up to date standards.

[mew151]

i made one because my friend told me to. now it's just something to do online.

http://www.myspace.com/sooperdood3

[Razola]

Waste of bandwidth; like a Seinfeld of the internet. People just gather around....nothing.

But it keeps the idiots away from the rest of the interweb, if only for a short duration.

[Toxicity]

Waste of bandwidth; like a Seinfeld of the internet. People just gather around....nothing.

But it keeps the idiots away from the rest of the interweb, if only for a short duration.

'Nuff said.

All MySpace is, in my eyes, is Livejournal/Deadjournal/whatever, but the users actually do a lot of self-photography. Because of that, I find it smart that some people I know have friends only, etc. options. But still...pictures are a main reason some join, to me.

[nightcrow]

i have a myspace and use it a lot to keep in contact with people, since i've moved a lot.

myspace.com/blindxfaith

[Gengachu]

I use it from time to time, but I don't obsess over it like some people. It's good for music, methinks.

http://www.myspace.com/kidbriana

[PancaKe]

i dont understand how i've been warned because this topic is rated pg. if anyone would like to explain that to me , that would be greatly appreciated.


i also really like myspace for its music content. i find out heaps of bands through it. wooo for bands

[Drusilla]

I like it because it lets me find new bands and find out about concerts in my area through the group that I made for people in my area.

http://www.myspace.com/wednesdaygirl13

[Alucard]

i dont understand how i've been warned because this topic is rated pg. if anyone would like to explain that to me , that would be greatly appreciated.


i also really like myspace for its music content. i find out heaps of bands through it. wooo for bands

Probably because the person who warned you is a moron.

[Sceptile_Master]

As if you got warned for this topic. There is nothing wrong with it. It's like damn GameFAQs where some guy keeps reporting my sensible and relevant messages to the moderator.

[mr_pikachu]

...What?

Ohh...

Let me clarify what I meant... I was warning people in advance about my post so that no one would be upset by a couple of the words in there. I didn't want to tick off anyone who'd be concerned about keeping things safe for the kiddies. Sorry if I wasn't very clear. ^_^;;

(I was wondering why people were so upset about it... I guess now I know.)

[RedStarWarrior]

I dislike myspace. That is all I have to say.

[youdontknowme]

I don't like Myspace. I mean, what the hell did it become a "fad" (if you'd call it one)?
People say that they use Myspace to converse with each other but I don't see why they can't use aim or something to do that.

Also, I don't understand what was wrong with Xanga. Why'd all these people migrate to Myspace all of a sudden?

[Razola]

...What?

Ohh...

Let me clarify what I meant... I was warning people in advance about my post so that no one would be upset by a couple of the words in there. I didn't want to tick off anyone who'd be concerned about keeping things safe for the kiddies. Sorry if I wasn't very clear. ^_^;;

(I was wondering why people were so upset about it... I guess now I know.)

They were upset about it because they can't read? Your post was quite clear.

[Zak]

Posting in agreement with Raz, yet, to be honest I wasn't sure what you meant, Mr_pikachu, because I didn't see anything PG in your post. Am I missing something?

'Nuff said.

All MySpace is, in my eyes, is Livejournal/Deadjournal/whatever, but the users actually do a lot of self-photography. Because of that, I find it smart that some people I know have friends only, etc. options. But still...pictures are a main reason some join, to me.

I'm not a big fan of myspace, but I must say you seriously sound clueless. None of the above is what it was originally designed for.

The point of myspace, in a nutshell, is to meet people. Rarely any users even HAVE a blog. It's either to meet acquaitances, like friends of friends or acquaitances of friends, or meeting random people who share interests with you. Personally, I despise the whole concept of the latter and stick to the former. That's why I don't like to pimp it out or whatever.

But anyway, Facebook > myspace. It's like a much cleaner version of what myspace was originally designed for, and less morons, psychos and pedophiles. Maybe the fact that it's invite-only helps.


~Zak

[Toxicity]

But anyway, Facebook > myspace. It's like a much cleaner version of what myspace was originally designed for, and less morons, psychos and pedophiles. Maybe the fact that it's invite-only helps.


~Zak

Not to sound rude or anything, but you're clueless, too. MySpace was originally designed for underground and upcoming bands.

[Hatake Kakashi]

The Internet was designed to allow others to contact each other over great distances.

There's more porn than there is Instant Messengers

Plus it's not like MySpace was ORIGINALLY some sort of LiveJournal for attention/camwhores to show off their boobs. It's a band website.



EDIT: Gah Beat'd D:

[en0miz]

Like everyone else in the world, I have a myspace but I don't like it at all. Facebook is a thousand times better for myspace just for the simple fact that random people can't look you up and that Facebook's layout is nice and simple - no stupid backgrounds and 32424 videos and songs all over the person's profile. And since they have high school facebook now, there's no excuse not to be on there.

http://www.myspace.com/18809140

[Andrew]

Livejournal 4 Lyfe! LIVEEEE JOURNAL!

[PancaKe]

...What?

Ohh...

Let me clarify what I meant... I was warning people in advance about my post so that no one would be upset by a couple of the words in there. I didn't want to tick off anyone who'd be concerned about keeping things safe for the kiddies. Sorry if I wasn't very clear. ^_^;;

(I was wondering why people were so upset about it... I guess now I know.)

hahahhaa.
omg lol sorry mrpikachu!!!!!!
thats kinda funny, the misinterpretation of it all.

[Razola]

Livejournal 4 Lyfe! LIVEEEE JOURNAL!

Or you can, you know, get your own website and produce something of value.

[Hatake Kakashi]

Or you can, you know, get your own website and produce something of value.

Best case scenario: You become the next Penny Arcade.
Worst case scenario: You become the next 4chan.

[Andrew]

Raz, I like the fact that Livejournal is easy to use and I don't really have to worry about anything.

[PancaKe]

Best case scenario: You become the next Penny Arcade.
Worst case scenario: You become the next 4chan.

penny arcade is cool.
but what is 4chan? am i missing out on something?

i personally think the best case scenario is that he becomes the next perry bible fellowship (i think its fellowship anyway). pbf = awesome ^_^

[Hatake Kakashi]

penny arcade is cool.
but what is 4chan? am i missing out on something?

I cannot, in good faith, let you go to 4chan.


I don't hate anyone on this forum that much.

[Chikoo]

Seeing how I don't get to see a lot of my friends as often as I used to through school, I find that MySpace is a good way to keep in contact with them, while also allowing me to extend a line to new folks. Add in a blog entry every now and then and an album to store photos of my beloved self in, and yeah, it's a pretty good hub for me. Mostly because I can randomly bug my mates when I can't be arsed to use any other form of communication.

I can see what people wouldn't like about MySpace; posers, stalkers, pedophiles... Doesn't affect me though, I'm a big lad, I can take care of myself. Either way, I would be flattered to know that some strange man went to great lengths to track me down and attack me. An A+ for effort, Scary Bob.

www.myspace.com/tackhead9 is the address; anyone who adds me beware, I'm likely to send you comments frequently. I get bored that way. Hehe.

And by the way, you're damned skippy I'm too ****ing stupid to learn all this complex coding crap, copy and paste is teh kewlest.

Supporting pigs. Good stuff.

myspace.com/cacarreto

[Katie]

I made a myspace when I noticed half my friends on xanga had a last post saying "I don't use this anymore go to my myspace". I don't like it as much as xanga, harder to navigate and too much bullshit features that aren't useful. plus ads. but it's where my friends go to post their stuff, and I like reading their stuff, so I'm just dealing with it. no layout for me, just one picture, and now I update the blog as much as I do xanga. though nobody else updates as often as me, I guess I'm just not hip enough to write ...nothing at all?

and a big F U to anyone who has anything other than a background and neat font on theirs. why anyone needs 6 videos and 3000 pictures on the same homepage I do not know. my poor little computer can't handle the damn things; I've learned which of my friends to click and which to not click.

edit: cool thing about myspace! search for your childhood friends. I've found 2 out of my 3 best friends growing up, who I haven't spoken to in around 8 years. still trying to remember the 3rd one's last name. yes this is a kind of creepy thing to do, no I don't care ;p it's funny to see your "good girl" friend from 1st grade completely wasted in a picture of her 10yrs later :D
edit again: tpm smilies suck

[Chris]

If Myspace removed the ability to customise blogs (or at least restricted it to authorised people who had even working knowledge of HTML and CSS) and dropped all of the shitty users, it would almost be readable.

But, y'know, it's owned by Rupert Murdoch now, so it's only going downhill from here.

I signed up for a Myspace account to remove the strain on my inbox - I'd be getting "JOIN MYSPACE NOW CLICK HERE OH GOD PLEASE CLICK HERE NOW CLICK HERE" emails at an unacceptable rate. I've never actually used it though.

[Andrew]

So you joined Myspace so you wouldn't get contacted by MySpace?....