You know he is loving his MySpace.
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A recent addition to the Associated Content library is a great article by a great author. "My Top Eight Reasons for Hating MySpace.com" is a humorous and insightful piece written by Barefoot. In this article, Barefoot delves into the world of MySpace and explains why he feels MySpace is overrated. It becomes quite clear that Barefoot has little experience with the actual world of MySpace and just what a great outlet it has become. Here are my top eight reasons for loving MySpace.com.
8. MySpace.com has helped to teach me basic HTML. While the majority of MySpace users are completely oblivious to HTML and simply copy and paste from other websites, there are those of us who are able to play around and tweak HTML to further personalize our MySpace page. HTML is a very useful tool and while I do not claim to be an expert, thanks to MySpace, I have become an HTML novice.
7. There are thousands of groups on MySpace.com. Anyone can find a group or several groups to join where there are people facing similar situations or enjoy similar hobbies. I have been able to find a group of women who are all dealing with PCOS, and a group of mothers who all live in my area, and of course my fellow writers here on Associated Content. It is nice to connect with people who share aspects of your life and the groups section of MySpace.com allows us to do just that.
6. There is always someone new and exciting to meet. Granted, there are crazy people and of course people pretending to be someone else, but even they have their own merits. If nothing else, they are probably quite interesting. As long as you are careful to protect your own personal information, there is no harm in branching out to meet new people.
5. MySpace is a great place to showcase your personal style. While most people are not capable of setting up their own web page, MySpace takes the guesswork out of it and makes it possible to build your own personal page. You can add virtually anything you choose to your MySpace page, whether it is background, pictures, avatars, music, and so much more. There are no two MySpace pages that are the same.
8. MySpace.com has helped to teach me basic HTML. While the majority of MySpace users are completely oblivious to HTML and simply copy and paste from other websites, there are those of us who are able to play around and tweak HTML to further personalize our MySpace page. HTML is a very useful tool and while I do not claim to be an expert, thanks to MySpace, I have become an HTML novice.
7. There are thousands of groups on MySpace.com. Anyone can find a group or several groups to join where there are people facing similar situations or enjoy similar hobbies. I have been able to find a group of women who are all dealing with PCOS, and a group of mothers who all live in my area, and of course my fellow writers here on Associated Content. It is nice to connect with people who share aspects of your life and the groups section of MySpace.com allows us to do just that.
6. There is always someone new and exciting to meet. Granted, there are crazy people and of course people pretending to be someone else, but even they have their own merits. If nothing else, they are probably quite interesting. As long as you are careful to protect your own personal information, there is no harm in branching out to meet new people.
5. MySpace is a great place to showcase your personal style. While most people are not capable of setting up their own web page, MySpace takes the guesswork out of it and makes it possible to build your own personal page. You can add virtually anything you choose to your MySpace page, whether it is background, pictures, avatars, music, and so much more. There are no two MySpace pages that are the same.
- MySpace is a great way to reconnect with old friends.
- MySpace is customizable and lets you showcase your personality.
- MySpace is a great place to blog.
Comments
Sam Hamilton
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06/10/2009
If you are tired of myspace but want a way to connect with artists and musicians and then you should check out www.putiton.com
If you are tired of myspace all together than you should probably leave your bedroom and go interact with the real world ;)
Another great article Heather
mark
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07/06/2007
#8 sucks. Knowing HTML is the biggest reason to not like MySpace. Sites like Weebly.com and ClutterMe.com are specifically created to alleviate these ails. MySpace should have come AFTER the popularity of the rest of these social networks.
Nice article, excellent points...Long live MySpace!
Cool article, I love your humor!
vanessa
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10/27/2006
ok i'm 35 and my daughter thought it would be cool for me to have a my space a way to connect with her and her friends so i did it and the most amazing thing happened.....my daughters biological father found us at 14 they had never met before in their lives so on oct 21 2006 my daughters 14 year dream came true i picked him up at the airport and they met for the first time.so again my space has its freaks and weirdos but it has it's good points to. hats off to my space.
Well-stated, Heather. Though I will just have to take your word for it!
Heather, most of the reasons you mention are the reasons that I like LiveJournal.com. I have tried MySpace and it is just clunky and glitchy compared to LJ. Oh well, until you all decide to move to LJ, I guess I will keep dropping in on MySpace occasionally to see some friends.
Nope. I'm not a joiner. :) Nice take, H.
I like MySpace, too. It's sort of like life - you have your loonies, but you meet nice folks, as well. Great article.
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