There are too many types there who are too willing to add anyone to their friends list. I would also hate for someone to suck up to me and post a comment about my great taste in music.

I think it's good because I've found so many new bands that are fantastic on there; it's introduced me to some that I would never have found any other way. It also makes me feel better that I have a theoretical webpage of my own as I know nothing about coding being the computer eejit that I am:(

Apart from that myspace is simply a place for girls with a lot of nerve to hit on guys who are already taken :mad:. I've never actually seen the dating side of it; most of the people I know on there have boyfriends or girlfriends in their friends lists but they met outside of myspace. Is it really like that?

Erm, perhaps you shuold try ignoring those people then. Just like I do.

Heh, since this turned into a MySpace discussion...

I used to be 100% against it as well... and only created a page because "everyone else did". Then... I changed my page colors away from the standard to fit my liking a little more... and staying in contact with some friends from high school that I had no other way of talking to is nice. It's not as bad as people make it out to be; I turn off auto-play music, only keep friends I can stand, and I don't visit their pages if they have all the flashy annoying shit. What's the problem?

I can't really hate it, as it's the sole reason I'm currently in a relationship with an amazing guy. Yes, I was desperate enough to actively browse their users looking for someone, and I did find someone, and we met and hit it off. Maybe I just got lucky though.

I signed up for one of these Wal-Mart accounts but they won't let me actually edit any of my pages. Maybe because I'm 20. (In that case, why did they even let me sign up?)

I haven't signed up yet. :juggler:

I've met a few girls off myspace and I say it works if you just want to have a fling with someone, but as far as relationships go, no luck yet. The one girl I did date was only around for a week before I found out she was on anti-depressants and was suicidal. She did offer me her body though.;)

It's a Jay Leno joke about how recently Wal-Mart announced it wouldn't prosecute the shoplifting of items under twenty dollars, and, as such, has basically made its stuff free.

That's how I feel about MySpace too. Flashy, shitty backgrounds. Loud annoying music, YouTube videos thrown around which makes these pages take forever to load. Ugh, what an ugly piece of shit place... Plus, it seems most people don't really understand the concept of grammar at MySpace.

I won't be signing up for MySpace or any of its reincarnations anytime soon.

Word. That's all I have to say.

And i'm well aware that MySpace isn't just a dating site. But I just base my outlook on it to what I hear on the news. People use MySpace to get close to people, and then they actually bother to meet that person in real life. When that happens, they're not who they appear to be! They're not the beautiful man with the chizzled body and the washboard abs, but more like an obese person who hasn't admitted he has an eating problem.

I have one myself, but I only use it to just let my friends find me on their own. Unless you're that close to me, I'll find you myself. But i'm not one of those people who will accept a person based on common interests. I have to know you before I accept you. I don't wanna be raped.

But what annoys me even more, as mentioned earlier, are people pages that have really bad HTML coloring, too many pictures, sparkly text. I suppose they haven't heard of the line, "Less is more."

Not everyone's computer runs on DSL or Cable. I really have to stop ranting like this.

I sort of object to the title of this thread.

For what reason is myspace bad?

When it gets right down to it, I honestly don't believe that Myspace is "bad" persay.

The simplest explanation of myspace is, remember back in the day when it was so hip to have your own web page that talked about your interests and stuff? Back when AOL was essentially the internet, and they offered you like, 100 MB of web hosting space to create said webpage about one's self? If I remember right, my dad STILL maintains a page that has details and photos from our most recent family vacations.

Myspace is that. For free. Made simple. Basically it's one's very own web page. Now, on the concept of how people spend HOURS a day on Myspace, that I can admit is bad. Myspace is the sort of thing you set up and leave. I honestly only return maybe once a week to write in my blog and/or check the blogs of my friends and messages. I did spend a good week when I first got the account setting it up perfectly to my liking, complete with an image background, music, a set of "pics" and a list of my closests friends, which I will say is a few more than the typical eight.

Everyone is all in an uproar about how myspace is just the next new fad, and they are right, but that doesn't necesarily mean anything bad. Tomagachis, Yo-yos, and Pogs never hurt anyone.

Now onto the topic of this new Wal-mart style Myspace. It really is more of a kiddie myspace. I think myspace doesn't allow (honest) users younger than 16, and the demographic Wal-mart is going for falls between like, 10 and 15 or something. It's kind of like an extension of the myspace network, except it's owned by a huge, evil corporation, instead of a huge, evil news network. But really, is it not reasonable to consider that advertising really HAS reached an all time low? I don't know much about it, but I do recall hearing that somebody was developing software to be installed on DVRs and DBSs that prevent channel changing functions during commercials, and similar things. Not to mention the presence of telemarketers for the passed couple decades.

People who want money really will look for anyway to get it. For corporations like Wal-Mart, aside from squashing the miniscule competition, that means getting their name out. To EVERYONE. And with a fad like myspace, what better way to advertise than draw people in with their OWN version of myspace? Especially with the younger generation looking to "fit in" and "be cool".

But then again, Tamagochis, Yo-yos and Pogs never lure little girls out on a blind date and rape/kidnap them. The only downside of myspace is the ability to be a 15-yo boy when you're really a 40-yo pedophile. But luckily that's pretty rare even on myspace.

That's about the only negative side I can really say about myspace; that it's free and anonymous.

I've benefitted a few times from myspace, when I find that some very underground artists have set up their band-relative myspace page with music download and other information about the band. A perfect place to download or listen to music you'd otherwise have to buy the record for first. Checking it out before (if ever) buying is cool.

Does anyone else actually attempt to blog or blogged in the past? I find that LiveJournal is so much better for this specific cause.

I have an LJ. It's what blogging should be: Simple, clean and functional.

I also have a Myspace. It's good for picking up fifteen year old girls.

Well LJ is a dedicated blog. From what I've seen on myspace each blog entry is by a seperate link, which makes it unattractive.