As if myspace wasnt bad enough...

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".

Jam it back in, in the dark.