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Alright, how many times have you heard this…”Did you see what he/she said on MySpace?” I’m not talking about just kids either. Adults are starting MySpace fights too with their comments and profile verbage. For those of you that have done this please allow me to clue you in on something: you need a life. Seriously.
MySpace has singlehandedly caused grown men and women to revert back to 13 year olds. Here are a few things to remember…
- The www at the beginning of the address means World Wide Web. Get it…WORLD.
- MySpace blogs are not diaries. Diaries can be kept under your bed where they’re (mainly) private. MySpace blogs…(see #1).
- Just because someone else acts 13 doesn’t mean that you have to.
- Being dropped as a “Friend” is no big deal. Its MySpace for God’s sake.
MySpace has gone a long way in reconnecting friends, relatives and former flames. Heck, I’ve got a MySpace page. But, come on…seriously…its only MySpace.
You know, I’m more of a facebook fan myself - just for that reason.
I agree %100!!! I have seen it at work and even in my own family. I have never been so embarassed by my 50+ year old mother getting into a schoolyard slap fight with someone 1000 miles away from her home on myspace. What really grinds my gears is when people question my dedication to the site. “You haven’t commented me” “You’re never on” etc. I have way too much to do than be on there more than once a week for a few minutes. Myspace is not the devil. It is much, much worse. Feel free to send me an invite!
http://myspace.com/sh0wstopper
here’s the thing…HIGH SCHOOL NEVER ENDS Rick. come on if it weren’t myspace it would be, “so my co-worker said you were talking about stuff at the bar” or “I heard she’s cheating on him” same thing…same deal…same stuff, new day. I agree about the blogging….that’s something I’ve started to do when upset about someone’s actions and thought…okay, nobody needs to hear the drama, it’s tacky. MySpace has brought me to many great people. I’ve met so many listeners that wouldn’t say anything to me through my regular email. Can MySpace be the Devil, sure! Anything can. The Devil is lurking everywhere. MM
people who have myspaces do have lives…..and as for the defriending….from someone who has been defriended over silly misunderstandings…..some of us care about the real person behind the myspace..just something to think about…..
Rick I think that you are right, some people are immature and are unable to handle myspace. But you have to understand that these people would act this way with or without myspace. These people that blog or change their status to expell their verbal diarrhea (like we really care what they have to say) are the same people who enjoy immature attention. These are the people who talk about what people are wearing, take people in the bathroom to talk about someone who is in the bar, or my favorite, threaten to beat someone up. These people act like 13 year olds no matter what the situation but now they are able to network via the computer with other 13 year old’s on myspace. I like myspace, my husband and I both have a page. I enjoy catching up with old friends and wishing people holiday greetings. I wish that everyone shared our veiw point but I know that not everyone does. I think that we should all follow what our moms told us when we were young “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” If that fails just ask yourself do you think that anyone really cares about what you have to say. Most of the time it will be no. So just keep your thoughts to yourself. If you must tell someone call your friends, but for God’s sake please keep it off the computer. Because you really do look like an immature idiot and we are all laughing at your expense. And I’m not just saying that we are all really laughing at you and your lame life. I agree with Rick grow up. And please engourage your loved ones to do the same.
I see that I’m not the only one. Of course, anything can bring out the worst in people but the point I’m making with MySpace is that, unlike in a bar or the water cooler at work, its the offhanded, detached cruelness of it all. Let’s face it, people say things in e-mail and online that they’d hardly ever say to someone’s face. Its as though because you typed it you don’t have to be accountable because it wasn’t actually spoken. Remember…its just for fun.
Myspace is what you make it….and when it comes to spam or any other parts to Myspace children and anyone around can block all the incoming garbage it has to bring…I have everything blocked on mine…so the only way you can add me is if you know my last name…I mean…whatever you are trying to portray of yourself is what others will see….
When it comes to blogging…people can blog at anything they want…if they want to keep it private…there’s an option…which I think most people do it so they can get comments on it or get a total rise out of someone…I mean….you can’t always believe what you read or hear anymore.
This one I agree with…you don’t have to act younger than your real age…but people tend to act really childish…even in the fact of someone tearing down Mandi…now that was childish there…I don’t care who you are.
And yes…being dropped as a friend…that is no big deal…it’s not like they were a part of you…I mean…if it were my family…I would be upset maybe but if it were someone that I didn’t know…then why get upset over it…you really just need to be careful with who you add…
And when it comes to me…I use Myspace to keep in touch with friends…I have had friends reconnect to me that I knew back in high school and it really was good to hear from them…because most of them have moved away…But like I said…Myspace is what you make it.
Good blog post Rick…you go on witcher bad self!!!!
I do love being able to connect with old friends…it’s great fun…but honestly I have been the subject of other’s nasty immature blogs…and in turn I regressed and did the same…but I learned it’s all so stupid and now I keep anything super personal or of a negative nature completely to myself…you are all right…NOBODY wants to hear about it!!!! I see it all over myspace…negativity about others and it’s just sad, especially when a couple splits up and they put every bit of their breakup “out there” for the world to see. I personally don’t care if he didn’t “satisfy” you or that he cheated on you…c’mon…how is telling the world your troubles gonna make it better? Soooo…what’s up with mentioning the “defriending” did you defriend me Rick? Boo hoo…:((
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I’m on http://www.myyearbook.com too…and you can blog on there asking people for help or what-not and a gal posted something about cheating on her boyfriend-does this make me a bad person was her question…the comments that came in on that one were unbelievable…not sure how that could help anyone!!! Let’s just all keep it to ourselves!!