MySpace: Your Thoughts?

LoneWolf121188 · 12-31-05, 11:52 PM

My first thought was that it was going to be a fad that passed quickly, but 46 million people seemed to have proved me wrong...I used to be "anti-MySpace" because all I would hear at school was "did you see that comment I posted last night on your MySpace?!?"...even my PHYSICS TEACHER has a myspace account!

I hear the term "MySpace wh*** quite often, and its sad to see people obsessing over their SOCIAL NETWORKING profile instead of going out and being social.

Business Week magazine has an excellent article on MySpace here that mentions problems like hyperdistractability and stalkers. Its not hard for a 14 year old girl to post all of her contact info online only to be stalked by some 60 year old pervert...

However, despite all of this, I see some very good aspects to MySpace as well: it does provide an excellent way to meet new friends or strengthen bonds with old ones. Its music features are amazing...anyone in a band can put their songs up for free to be seen by the entire internet. Hawthorn Heights is a great example of this: with no radio play and barely any advertising, they've become one of the biggest bands in the emo/screamo/hardcore scene, with much of their popularity due to MySpace.

So do the benefits outweigh the risks? I don't know...

Your thoughts?

Randyman... · 01-01-06, 12:00 AM

Everyone always tells me "Check out my MySpace", and I'm like "OK, Dude". I guess it just doesn't do anything for me. I'd rather surf here, and gain some form of knowledge (or any technical forum) opposed to looking at people's stupid My Space stuff, and wasting minutes that will never come back

But then again, I am more of a Hyper-Spastic Introvert... I'd rather do my B.S. socializing at Band Practice, or at Gigs - when I'm "In my element" (on the drums

).

Malpine Walis · 01-01-06, 12:13 AM

Quick question:

Is "my space" that service that is only open to those who have a student ID at some school? With all the blogging services out there today, I can't keep track of what is what.

Should it be the case that it is what I am thinking of, it is fairly useless as you would only have the ability to use it for the few years that you are in secondary school. After that, you would have to start a new service, if only for the reason that your current service is stupid.

Randyman... · 01-01-06, 12:17 AM

Nope. Open to any Joe Blow that wants to say "I have my own webpage - Check it out. I'm so cool. Look - that is me and this girl I met last year. Hey, here is a graphic I made last week. Doesn't it rock?"

It certainly has a strong following, but so does Gaming (I don't game either)... It just doesn't make me "tingle" like it does for others (I'm far from a teenager FWIW)...

zexmarquies01 · 01-01-06, 01:02 AM

bah, i find myspace, and blogs the most pointless thing on the net.

more pointless than Pron!

i just find it a complete waste of space. wate of time, and a waste of my time to visit someone's my space page, when i know the person in real life.

friend: " hey, go check out my webpage on myspace!"

Me: "Why? i already know everything about you, i know what pictures you will put up, and i can probably guess what you will say on the page. and i can guess with a 95% accuracy of what song you will put up on the site..."

pointless, waste of time, waste of space...bah.

Beginner · 01-01-06, 01:07 AM

its funny cause all the people i know that make fun of geeks and nerds end up having my space accounts.

i'm not into blogging, etc. i use the net for information. people use it to date supposedly?

i don't like it and i don't date girls with myspace accounts, if they have one it gets annihilated.

Thelemac · 01-01-06, 01:31 AM

I find it amusing. It has some strong points, such as keeping in touch with people. It also has some weak points, such as it's users (

). Too many people want a page that looks "cool"...and don't care about the fact that it's basically unreadable.

Take mine for instance. It's annoying and conceited, I know it, and that was what I was going for. It's basically a joke for me.

I still mostly find people that are there because it's cool rather than because it's something useful. But that's their choice, and if they're having fun then more power to them. Not like I can say much with the page I have.

jack222 · 01-01-06, 01:39 AM

I have one so I can meet my old friends. I've changed and people can see that. Myspace just helps get in touch with them. But I visit it like once every other day, I didn't fix up my page. It's the myspace '****w hores*s' that are wacky.

But I find a lot of people are anti-myspace just becuase it's popular. That just seems rediculous.

m3x1c4nj3w · 01-01-06, 02:02 AM

google "myspace suicide note"

tom10167 · 01-01-06, 02:22 AM

So what? Of course stuff like that's going to happen, shock news or whatever doesn't mean anything.

Yes, some kid shot himself and posted it on a website, I'm sure he's the first person to think of something like that.

Anyways, I'm not even exactly sure how the whole networking thing goes. I don't have any friends so I don't have a myspace. How much bandwidth/server space do you get?

Papier · 01-01-06, 02:28 AM

Myspace is alright. I use it to keep track of friends in RL that's overseas. I just hate how some people have like 500 friends and think they're the bomb.

cullam3n · 01-01-06, 02:54 AM

My 26 year old friend found one of his previous best friends from school on myspace about 8 months ago and they are now hanging out; Myspace does have it's good sides.

z0n3 · 01-01-06, 03:12 AM

I think it is useless. I would rather all of these people just make an actual website and customize it to their liking rather than doing the same thing over and over again. But, you know what is even more pointless than myspace? Discussing something as pointless as myspace.

nahmus · 01-01-06, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Malpine Walis

Quick question:

Is "my space" that service that is only open to those who have a student ID at some school? With all the blogging services out there today, I can't keep track of what is what.

Should it be the case that it is what I am thinking of, it is fairly useless as you would only have the ability to use it for the few years that you are in secondary school. After that, you would have to start a new service, if only for the reason that your current service is stupid.

facebook is the one that I think your thinking about. Its mostly all college students. My space is for everybody else

cre8 · 01-01-06, 03:52 AM

Yeah I found some old school mates from middle school.It's ok get to talk to some friends you've never seen for a few years.

_slh_ · 01-01-06, 04:32 AM

Never used Myspace, but I do have a blog on my own domain. Mainly used to let friends and family who live in other parts of the country know what Ive been up to.

threeme2189 · 01-01-06, 04:58 AM

its good to keep in touch with people i have met in the US because everyone there uses it

yeah people can make their pages too wacky to understand but other than that its ok.

CCUABIDExORxDIE · 01-01-06, 09:28 AM

i have no issues with myspace. i have one, you can meet tons of people. i dunno, ive never though of it as being like a risky thing, just something you do for fun.

Th0r · 01-01-06, 10:51 AM

I have a Myspace account, but some things really tick me off, i.e. Music in peoples blogs. I really don't want to be playing my Metal out really loud then some idiot puts a Britney Spears video/song in his/her/it's profile. Atleast they could do is just leave it on pause, if i want to listen to it, i'll click play. In which case if its Britney Spears i won't ever play! :P

Malpine Walis · 01-01-06, 11:41 AM

Yah, I was thinking of facebook last night. Anyway, it seems to be more or less the same thing as face book (and a bunch of other similar services). Basically, a way to have a personal web space without going to the trouble of setting up a proper web site.

I set one up this morning and if anyone wants, they can feel free to add me to thier facebook page (or whatever other site). Here is the link:
http://www.myspace.com/malpinewalis

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LoneWolf121188 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sheppard Air Force Base, TX	MySpace: Your Thoughts? My first thought was that it was going to be a fad that passed quickly, but 46 million people seemed to have proved me wrong...I used to be "anti-MySpace" because all I would hear at school was "did you see that comment I posted last night on your MySpace?!?"...even my PHYSICS TEACHER has a myspace account! I hear the term "MySpace wh* quite often, and its sad to see people obsessing over their SOCIAL NETWORKING profile instead of going out and being social. Business Week magazine has an excellent article on MySpace here that mentions problems like hyperdistractability and stalkers. Its not hard for a 14 year old girl to post all of her contact info online only to be stalked by some 60 year old pervert... However, despite all of this, I see some very good aspects to MySpace as well: it does** provide an excellent way to meet new friends or strengthen bonds with old ones. Its music features are amazing...anyone in a band can put their songs up for free to be seen by the entire internet. Hawthorn Heights is a great example of this: with no radio play and barely any advertising, they've become one of the biggest bands in the emo/screamo/hardcore scene, with much of their popularity due to MySpace. So do the benefits outweigh the risks? I don't know... Your thoughts? __________________ mATX Desktop (Build Log Here): Core i7 3770K @ 4.9GHz 1.53V, 16GB DDR3-1600 RipjawX, EVGA GTX680 4GB, Intel 520 240GB, Seagate 2TB, EK CPU and GPU waterblocks, MCP35X, 120.1 and 180.1 radiators 15" MacBook Pro: 2.66GHz Core i7 620M, 8GB DDR3, OCZ Vertex 2 120GB, 500GB Seagate 7200.4, GeForce 330M 512MB, OS X 10.8.2, Windows 7 x64 Asus Eee Slate EP121: 1.33GHz Core i5 470UM, 4GB DDR3, Intel 320 80GB, Windows 8 x64 The Hardware Destruction Thread\|OCForums Musicians Club Member -12\|OCForums Metal Club Member -12 Well, if he opens the box and its dead, then it would be his fault because the state of the cat is determined by the observer. Then we could be all ‘n00b, you collapsed the wavefunction now! - RoadWarrior, on Schrödinger’s Cat
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Randyman... Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston, TX	Everyone always tells me "Check out my MySpace", and I'm like "OK, Dude". I guess it just doesn't do anything for me. I'd rather surf here, and gain some form of knowledge (or any technical forum) opposed to looking at people's stupid My Space stuff, and wasting minutes that will never come back But then again, I am more of a Hyper-Spastic Introvert... I'd rather do my B.S. socializing at Band Practice, or at Gigs - when I'm "In my element" (on the drums ). __________________ Randy V - Audio-Dude/Musician/PC Guru/Crazy Guy PC#1 (Main Rig) : Lian Li PC-V1010 / P8Z68-V-GEN3 / 3750K @ 4.5GHz + Ven-X / 16GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 / HD5770 "XXX" 1GB / Samsung 830 256GB SSD / (6x) 2TB 5K3000 on Areca ARC1222 in RAID-6 / Seasonic X660 PSU / 2407WFP-HC / RME "Multiface" 38 Ch. Audio I/O / Dynaudio AIR-15 + AIR-BASE-2 Studio Monitors PC#2 (Realtime DAW) : Lian-Li PC-K65B / Sabertooth X79 / i7-3820 @ 4.8GHz + TRUE / 8GB RipJaws DDR3-2133 / HD6570 / 120GB Intel 520 / 4x 1TB on Areca ARC-1210 in RAID-5 / RME "HDSPe MADI" 128 Channel Audio I/O / 2x SSL AlphaLink MADI AX / 48 Mic Inputs + Fully-discrete Mic Preamps + 4260Watt PA System with 5x 18" JBL Subs :-) NAS#1: NSC-800 ITX Case / Asus P8H61-ITX / i3-2120 / (8x) 1TB 7200.12's in RAID-6 on Areca ARC-1220 Card NAS#2: 12TB ReadyNAS Ultra-4+ / (4x) 3TB 5K3000's And 7 other i7/i5/C2D/C2Q PC's
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Malpine Walis Disabled Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Banned Camp	Quick question: Is "my space" that service that is only open to those who have a student ID at some school? With all the blogging services out there today, I can't keep track of what is what. Should it be the case that it is what I am thinking of, it is fairly useless as you would only have the ability to use it for the few years that you are in secondary school. After that, you would have to start a new service, if only for the reason that your current service is stupid.
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Randyman... Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston, TX	Nope. Open to any Joe Blow that wants to say "I have my own webpage - Check it out. I'm so cool. Look - that is me and this girl I met last year. Hey, here is a graphic I made last week. Doesn't it rock?" It certainly has a strong following, but so does Gaming (I don't game either)... It just doesn't make me "tingle" like it does for others (I'm far from a teenager FWIW)... __________________ Randy V - Audio-Dude/Musician/PC Guru/Crazy Guy PC#1 (Main Rig) : Lian Li PC-V1010 / P8Z68-V-GEN3 / 3750K @ 4.5GHz + Ven-X / 16GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 / HD5770 "XXX" 1GB / Samsung 830 256GB SSD / (6x) 2TB 5K3000 on Areca ARC1222 in RAID-6 / Seasonic X660 PSU / 2407WFP-HC / RME "Multiface" 38 Ch. Audio I/O / Dynaudio AIR-15 + AIR-BASE-2 Studio Monitors PC#2 (Realtime DAW) : Lian-Li PC-K65B / Sabertooth X79 / i7-3820 @ 4.8GHz + TRUE / 8GB RipJaws DDR3-2133 / HD6570 / 120GB Intel 520 / 4x 1TB on Areca ARC-1210 in RAID-5 / RME "HDSPe MADI" 128 Channel Audio I/O / 2x SSL AlphaLink MADI AX / 48 Mic Inputs + Fully-discrete Mic Preamps + 4260Watt PA System with 5x 18" JBL Subs :-) NAS#1: NSC-800 ITX Case / Asus P8H61-ITX / i3-2120 / (8x) 1TB 7200.12's in RAID-6 on Areca ARC-1220 Card NAS#2: 12TB ReadyNAS Ultra-4+ / (4x) 3TB 5K3000's And 7 other i7/i5/C2D/C2Q PC's
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zexmarquies01 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio	bah, i find myspace, and blogs the most pointless thing on the net. more pointless than Pron! i just find it a complete waste of space. wate of time, and a waste of my time to visit someone's my space page, when i know the person in real life. friend: " hey, go check out my webpage on myspace!" Me: "Why? i already know everything about you, i know what pictures you will put up, and i can probably guess what you will say on the page. and i can guess with a 95% accuracy of what song you will put up on the site..." pointless, waste of time, waste of space...bah. __________________ AMD X6 1055T @3.8Ghz GIGABYTE 890FX-A UD5 6 Gigs of G Skill DDR3 1600 RAM EVGA GTX 460 HAF 932 Tower "Talking about how fast you beat a game is like talking about how fast you are in bed." Do you like Anime? Then join the OCF anime club! OCF Anime Club Click here, and click JOIN!
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Beginner Member Join Date: Sep 2004	its funny cause all the people i know that make fun of geeks and nerds end up having my space accounts. i'm not into blogging, etc. i use the net for information. people use it to date supposedly? i don't like it and i don't date girls with myspace accounts, if they have one it gets annihilated. __________________ they call me "babycakes" My Heatware nforce2 for life socket a or die(literally - i killed my nf7-s v2 volt modding it and recently an xp-m 2600 :( ) i'm also known as "VIPER Juan" :rolleyes: VOTE GHETTOCOMP FOR NEW HTPC SECTION MODERATOR
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Thelemac Administratively Deficient Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Canton, MI	I find it amusing. It has some strong points, such as keeping in touch with people. It also has some weak points, such as it's users (). Too many people want a page that looks "cool"...and don't care about the fact that it's basically unreadable. Take mine for instance. It's annoying and conceited, I know it, and that was what I was going for. It's basically a joke for me. I still mostly find people that are there because it's cool rather than because it's something useful. But that's their choice, and if they're having fun then more power to them. Not like I can say much with the page I have. __________________ 42 \| Sig Assassin click
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jack222 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stamford, CT	I have one so I can meet my old friends. I've changed and people can see that. Myspace just helps get in touch with them. But I visit it like once every other day, I didn't fix up my page. It's the myspace '***w horess' that are wacky. But I find a lot of people are anti-myspace just becuase it's popular. That just seems rediculous. __________________ Intel Core i7-2600K @ 4.5GHz EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked @ 860/2025 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB CM Hyper 212 EVO ASUS VH238H 23" Crucial M4 128GB SSD + 2TB storage CORSAIR 750TX
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m3x1c4nj3w Disabled Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cupertino, California	google "myspace suicide note"
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tom10167 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix. YOUR HAIR IS GOOD TO EAT	So what? Of course stuff like that's going to happen, shock news or whatever doesn't mean anything. Yes, some kid shot himself and posted it on a website, I'm sure he's the first person to think of something like that. Anyways, I'm not even exactly sure how the whole networking thing goes. I don't have any friends so I don't have a myspace. How much bandwidth/server space do you get? __________________ I7 920/4890/Raid0 x-25m/ 3008wfp + 23" lcd/blah/blah/blah It's 2010 I think we can definitely* remove all 56k warnings from thread titles* Please stop saying fleabay, worst buy, etc. :)
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Papier Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston, Texas	Myspace is alright. I use it to keep track of friends in RL that's overseas. I just hate how some people have like 500 friends and think they're the bomb.
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z0n3 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hoosier Land	I think it is useless. I would rather all of these people just make an actual website and customize it to their liking rather than doing the same thing over and over again. But, you know what is even more pointless than myspace? Discussing something as pointless as myspace. __________________ In other words, look for shiny books.-Frodo Baggins OK Oni...I've told ya about rubbing David before. Keep it private, eh?-LutaWicasa I just caught myself putting my credit card into the DVD drive of my computer ... -ghettocomp LOL if I was sapphire I would leave ruby on there and take her shirt off instead...-Rattle What do you most want to accomplish with your life? Ban SilverSinkSam-cw823 Ooo. that 1 comes with a mouse!-WarriorII last friday I got back from annual training and downloaded my duffelbags to my house.-SuperFarStucker Thank goodness the downtime was not any longer I almost got myself a life-UnseenMenace I live in a steel reinforced cave/bunker so unless he is on my list of bad guys to kill, I don't pay too much attention to politics.-TommyHolly
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cre8 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles,CA	Yeah I found some old school mates from middle school.It's ok get to talk to some friends you've never seen for a few years.
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threeme2189 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Drowning my sorrow and misery in apple juice	its good to keep in touch with people i have met in the US because everyone there uses it yeah people can make their pages too wacky to understand but other than that its ok. __________________ My Rig: HOT Athlon XP 2600 T-Bred :: GA-7M400M Gigabyte Mobo Asus 9600XT OC from 500/300@580/360 stock! :: 512 MB 333Mhz Spektek Ram Crappy 80 Gig HDD :: Sony CD Burner/dvd drive + CD drive If You'll Excuse Me, I Have A Beam Of Light To Catch.
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CCUABIDExORxDIE Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Keystone Lightville, MA	i have no issues with myspace. i have one, you can meet tons of people. i dunno, ive never though of it as being like a risky thing, just something you do for fun.
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Th0r Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: England. Liverpool, Aintree	I have a Myspace account, but some things really tick me off, i.e. Music in peoples blogs. I really don't want to be playing my Metal out really loud then some idiot puts a Britney Spears video/song in his/her/it's profile. Atleast they could do is just leave it on pause, if i want to listen to it, i'll click play. In which case if its Britney Spears i won't ever play! :P
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Malpine Walis Disabled Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Banned Camp	Yah, I was thinking of facebook last night. Anyway, it seems to be more or less the same thing as face book (and a bunch of other similar services). Basically, a way to have a personal web space without going to the trouble of setting up a proper web site. I set one up this morning and if anyone wants, they can feel free to add me to thier facebook page (or whatever other site). Here is the link: http://www.myspace.com/malpinewalis
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