I have to open with the statement that there are some good points to be made for MySpace. First, it looks to be very easy to sign-up for an account. This is probably one reason why it is so popular. Also, the other sites I explored showed that there is a lot of user support. For example, the MySpace Help site showed you how to customize just about everything on your page. And customization does seem to one of the biggest attractions to the site. People love to be individuals and this site allows you to customize it all.
After watching the tutorials and exploring the other resources I really really do NOT want a MySpace account. I have to also admit at this point that I am very biased in that I have been using Facebook for years and am, like many of us, not very excited about change. (This being one of the reasons that Web 2.0 has been a good experience for me J)
But beyond this I saw a lot of things that did not attract me to MySpace;
-While watching one of the tutorials I noticed that there seems to be a lot of advertisements on the page.
- I didn’t like that you can view your friend’s friend’s profiles.
- The pictures that other’s have posted seem to have a “trashy” look to them, or at least I have felt a “trashy” vibe from some of what I have seen.
- The How to modify your MySpace, Facebook, MSN Spaces or Hi5 page had a discussion board where people asked each other how to get around the security features. For example they were discussing how to view blocked accounts, break into spouses MySpace histories, see who has viewed their page, etc.
If anyone feels that these points are not valid please let me know. Maybe the site has improved from when my friends used it and my bias is based on weak groundings?????
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