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Published on March 17, 2006 By BlueDev In Internet
Yes, you heard me correctly. MySpace is a disease.

And not just a benign disease either. This is a serious, aggerssive, pernicious disease. One that seems hell-bent on taking over the internet. In fact, this vile, filthy, perverted disease has risen to be in the top ten sites globally. Yes, top ten English sites in the world. Like a particularly aggressive cancer, it is consuming all in its path.

Why do I call MySpace a disease? Just go over there and start looking at random sites. Aesthetically they make me want to puke and gouge my eyes out with rusty nails in turns. Cluttered beyond belief with no actual content buried in the dross. Abundant grainy photos that look like they were taken by fatally intoxicated, blind donkeys (no opposable thumbs) adorn most sites. Guys who look like they have glued a pair of pubes on their chin to make them look more manly epitomize the word "poser". Girls apparently striving to be the next big Playboy model toss up "glamour" shots of themselves willy-nilly.

But what concerns me the most are supposedly intelligent, bright people who are jumping on the bandwagon. I have seen a couple of prog metal bands that I really respect pimping their MySpace site. I suppose this just exemplifies the axiom that there is no such thing as bad publicity.

Come on though! Did they actually even check out MySpace before they started their sites? Are these the people you want to attract? I suppose publicity is the key, and with the disturbing growth of MySpace they are sure to get that. But there is just something about MySpace that turns my stomach.

Oh, right, that disease thing.
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on Mar 18, 2006
While I do not have one, nor ever plan on getting one, I do not see why it is such a "disease." Why do you care if people post on myspace? Everyone is looking for themselves, and if they choose to express themselves in that manner, what is the point of condemning them?
on Mar 18, 2006
i have a myspace, and I post random stuff there. It seems to be a promotional tool. A lot of bands send me invites/calendars to upcoming gigs. It does have a teenage vibe, though.
on Mar 18, 2006

I listen to the Kim Komando show every week, and she has new stories all the time detailing how sexual predators have used myspace to find victims. To put it simply, Myspace is to sexual predators what AOL chat rooms were 5 years ago.

As far as bands "pimping" themselves on MySpace, the idea actually has some merit. When you advertise, you want to be where people will see you and, like it or not, MySpace is the current fad. I don't use myspace and don't plan to use it anytime soon, except maybe to provide a portal to the main site I'm hoping to build. But it is as good or as bad as people make it. And hey, discerning parents can watch their kids tattle on themselves in front of millions.

Although I agree, the layout sucks

on Mar 18, 2006
Just went and checked it out. Feels like I stepped in it. Hope my kids do better. It's all about choice, I think, is why we're here. What am I talking about?! I'm the one who's sitting here in the house and could be out in the wind. Too hip...gotta go.
on Mar 18, 2006
Thank you for your opinion. But you do realize that you sound like your parents did about "that godawful music", right?

In terms of CONSTRUCTIVE discussion, I wish the myspace site had some good templates/design guides for people. Cutting and pasting CSS (which is one step up from html/command line coding) is just so 1970's. That is the main reason the sites look so abominable. A nice little point and click design program would be very nice indeed.
on Mar 18, 2006
But you do realize that you sound like your parents did about "that godawful music", right?


Of course I do. Every day I realize just how much like my parents I am becoming. Sort of sad, but oh well.
on Mar 18, 2006

It's a sickness, but the sickness isn't MySpace. MySpace is a symptom

Could not have put it better.  Thanks Baker.

on Mar 18, 2006

Could not have put it better. Thanks Baker.

Yeah, that is true.  Baker is correct, I believe.  This is just a manifestation of a larger issue.  Thanks Baker.

on Mar 18, 2006
I guess it could be considered pretty bad. There is a sever lack of community administrators on there and the site basically just sits there and takes whatever and whoever puts up on it.

I have a MySpace sitee mostly because I want to communicate with artists and models (real ones)and move some of them to my site as well as promote them for no compencation. I even want to develope a non-profit around the idea... but anyway, the point is that MySpace is successful because of its connection to music and art and it allows people to live out their dreams. The very sad side of it is that it is no monitored in any real way and is horrible as to how it runs code wise.

on Mar 18, 2006
Just an idea that you may want to consider, STOP GOING TO MYSPACE THEN!


Idiot.
on Mar 18, 2006
"This is just a manifestation of a larger issue. Thanks Baker."


Don't get me wrong, this is a glorification of the symptom that helps perpetuate the problem as well. Giving a venue for people to be idiots is always going to help idiots spread their culture. You see it all over the net, even over at DevArt to a point. The problem with MySpace is that it is perfectly designed for the needs of these people.
on Mar 18, 2006
Just a comment, I registered a new account because I heard some people I know were on Myspace and was going to see if I could find them. Well, it didn't take long, and I found a lot of other people just by finding one person. I can't even believe how easily it took to find them and how much information they give. As for me, I never let people on the internet, that I don't know really well, know who I really am or where I live. I even have a fake name for any website I register with.
on Mar 19, 2006
Gah, MySpace. What can I say about MySpace other than the fact that it registers on the south end of suck. I myself have a site, but the only reason I have one is because I've found it easier to keep up with local bands who might not have a website but have a MySpace about show listings or CD information. But I hardly spend anytime there since it has the "teen feel" to it.

-mx-

on Mar 19, 2006
I don't like MySpace... to me its smut...

Finally someone who agrees with me.

Hope your wife is home soon!!!

XXOO,
JTL
on Mar 19, 2006
I have a MySpace, and only about 30 friends and family total...all people I've met personally and interact with quite regularly.
I do hate the number of ads on the site, and customizing it is hard to do (I had to edit CSS layout myself to get something that looked ok)...as far as security...people that join the site need to realize that it's not their own personal journal to let the world know every detail of their life, that will only put them at a higher risk of being targeted. On the other side of the coin, the people that prey on innocent victims by using the Internet need to be sought out and arrested and preventive measures put in place to keep people like them from ever having access to the resources in the first place. Unfortunately the system is far from failsafe, and with the popularity of MySpace and the ease with which you can hide behind a facade of your own design doesn't help much.
There are other similar sites out there, while not perfect, are more safe. Facebook is one, and I prefer it since you need a valid college email to access it (and your college has to sponsor it as well).

I don't necessary think that MySpace itself is the problem (I agree with you on that), it's only a tool, but it's being seriously misused.
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