MySpace – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
March 2nd, 2006 by Christopher HarrisI had been meaning to write a nice post praising Kevin Poulsen for a wonderful article on Wired News about MySpace, and today’s trip through my blog list shows me I cannot put it off any longer.
Let me start with just a couple of statements:
1) MySpace is a tool – it is not good, bad or ugly, it just is.
2) Communication tools don’t assult children – sadly children have probably been at risk from predators since before someone thought to make some scratches on a rock to leave a message
3) The future is coming – I’m sorry, time seems to be stuck in play and I can’t find batteries powerful enough for the remote control big enough to pause the future for us to catch our breaths for a second. We just have to carry on as best we can…
So this is where the person asks if you want the good news or the bad news, right? Well, I am starting with the bad news and working my way up to the good, but if you prefer things the other way around, the fast forward button does work here =)
The Ugly
This may come as quite a shock, but the only ugly I associate with MySpace is the FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) being spread by “news reports” about MySpace. They call it a “a parent’s worst nightmare” and talk about criminal charges against the website [Wired]. The headlines of newspapers just scream “buy me and read me or your children will come to harm!” or at least “Risky Spaces; At Cyber Hangout Myspace.com, Many Teens Show and Tell So Much They Invite Trouble” [Fairfield Co. Weekly]. Remember, though, MySpace is just a tool. Sure, you can attack MySpace and sue it out of existence, and gosh…that really worked for the RIAA’s attempt to stop piracy by shutting down Napster, didn’t it?
Are there problems associated with it? Yes, but the news is going a bit crazy with this. I know, if it bleeds it leads, but this kind of yellow journalism needs to stop. As Poulsen explains it:
“Novelty makes news and new technologies tend to pick up and draw new attention to old problems that never went away. “It’s reminiscent of some of the coverage of chat rooms when they became popularized, and there was much talk about how people were exposing themselves in chat rooms,” says Kurt Opsahl, staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “The notion of somebody claiming to be a teenager has been around since IRC…. How dangerous is MySpace compared to other mediums? As compared to the real world?” [Wired]
Luckily Poulsen has an answer for these questions as well:
The spate of MySpace-related sexual predation stories undeniably has the feel of an epidemic, and it stands as the most persuasive evidence for the “parent’s worst nightmare” viewpoint. But put in context, it’s also the most overblown.
In actuality, the incidents that have been publicly linked to the site are dwarfed by the overall number of such cases historically prosecuted nationwide. An August study by the National Center for Juvenile Justice estimated there were about 15,700 statutory rapes reported to law enforcement agencies in the United States in 2000, based on an analysis of data collected by the FBI. That amounts to 43 cases per day. In fact, with a reported population of 57 million users, MySpace is arguably safer from such crime than other communities that haven’t been the subject of the same scrutiny. One example: California, which averaged 62 statutory rape convictions per month in the late 90s, in a state population of 33 million.[Wired]
Is it tragic that children are being abused and that predators may be using MySpace as a way to contact these children? Yes. It was a tragedy when they used telephones, it was a tragedy when they used chat rooms, it will be a tragedy when the first case of a sexual predator making contact with a victim over Skype emerges. The tragedy of the situation is constant even though the communication methods and technologies change. The abuse is the ugly, not the tool.
The Bad
I was a bit disappointed today to read Amy Bowllan’s School Library Journal Blog post about MySpace titled “Don’t Shoot the Messenger.” This might graze the messenger a bit, but as a representative blogger for the School Library Journal, I think Amy has a duty to avoid pandering to the general FUD and to uphold the principles of librarianship.
“They might be linking to other people,” Boyd says, “but they’re not going out and meeting a bazillion strangers.”[Quote from Wired article]
Doesn’t sound comforting to me and If this is true, Uh…. Hello…Earth to teen! Earth to teen! Don’t you know it takes just one piece of bait to catch a fish. Let’s be smart and NOT accept any and all “friend request” hits. It’s time we educators took an active role in where students should put their thoughts, feelings and dreams.
Now, I cannot agree more that we need to take an “active role” in where students are writing, but as librarians following the ALA’s Library Bill of Rights isn’t it our duty to fight FOR MySpace and sites like it? As element three points out: “Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.” Furthermore, portions of elements one and two hold relevance as well: “Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation,” and “Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval” [ALA].
Now maybe this is just a side effect of my being in a School Law class for my educational administration program right now, but my reading of these statements suggests that libraries should be more supportive of open conversations about MySpace. I am working on a presentation to present in the region about MySpace safety, and will gladly post it when completed. We need to be talking about online safety, but we also need to leave the FUD behind. Information is good, FUD is bad.
The Good
The good news is they called it MySpace for a reason, it isn’t our space. Unless you are a teen who stumbled upon this post by accident or because you are researching a position paper on MySpace (Go you – contact me if you want some additional quotes!), then MySpace is probably not YourSpace. The really good news is that MySpace is Morrisville College Library’s Space and the Tonganoxie Public Library’s Space and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign’s Undergrad Library’s Space and many others as well. Still, as Poulsen points out:
The very design of a teenager’s MySpace page can be shocking to adult eyes. A highly customizable amalgam of blogging, music sharing and social-discovery services, a typical page is a near perfect reflection of the chaos and passion of youth: a music-filled space, rudely splattered with photos and covered in barely-legible prose rendered in font colors that blend together and fade into the background.
“The profiles are hideous,” says a technology specialist at a southern Oregon school district that’s recently started blocking the site for safety reasons. “I’ve seen yellow text on a red background before.”
“It looks like a teenager’s bedroom,” says Boyd. “It’s not parsable to most adults, because it’s not supposed to be for them.”
So yes, there is some inappropriate content on MySpace, but there is also some great usage of a fascinating new tool. Do you know where the site got started? Brita Belli of the Fairfield County Weekly delves into MySpace’s not so torrid past as a place for small bands to gather and publicize their music.
Many of the rest of us non-teens came to Myspace for the site’s original purpose: connecting to bands, especially local bands that can’t afford a web designer or a publicist, but now have no need for either. They can easily collect hundreds, even thousands, of “friends,” spread their music via streaming audio to those friends and outside parties (like alternative weeklies and nightclubs), post pictures, manage comments and tell a lot of interested people quickly about where and when they can be seen live and when their album drops. Even well-established musicians and bands, from Iron & Wine to Weezer, have developed a presence on Myspace that rivals their regular websites and gives them a much more immediate connection to their fans. [Fairfield County Weekly]
It is rather refreshing, given all of the fear-mongering by the mainstream press, to remember that MySpace was not designed from the ground up to be “a parent’s worst nightmare.” It is just a new thing. You know, the future. We can’t stop it, all we can do is learn to cope with what bugs us, because maybe it is actually serving a real purpose for others.
Yes, the site is mostly uncensored, and filled with artsy self-photos by budding hipsters, and over-cluttered personal pages with flashing messages in sparkly pink, and long, cutesy questionnaires that you can’t believe anyone actually filled out (Coffee or hot cocoa? Favorite body part?). But mostly Myspace is a place to continue the social networks founded offline. Interacting with a friend who’s moved away via Myspace feels much more personal than e-mail. And for bands, the site has been hugely influential, allowing them exposure to like-minded people, so they can book tours, and have a better idea that people out there might attend. Losing Myspace would be devastating for the thousands of hopeful bands who have recently begun to realize just how fully they rely on it. [Fairfield County Weekly]
With almost 60 million users, I would say the MySpace cat is well and truly out of the bag. The 60 million doesn’t even begin to count the countless others who have already reached the conclusion that MySpace is “lame” and have moved on to other social networks. We cannot stop the future, but we can continue to prepare students for the future by teaching them technology and information literacy skills. Or, we can bury our heads in the sand and pretend that if we block MySpace and don’t talk about it then our students won’t access it.
March 2nd, 2006 at 7:45 pm
The FUD just keeps getting better. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle today had a story titled “Adults put squeeze on MySpace craze” including this choice bit:
Now actually, the paper had some good points to share, but did we really need the “shopping mall for child predators bit?
Okay, so less than 1 person a month was arrested last year from problems related to the internet as a whole and not just MySpace? Again, while tragic, this does not a “shopping mall for child predators” make.
March 2nd, 2006 at 8:25 pm
A much more reasonable article can be found from the Palm Springs, CA The Desert Sun. “Don’t go all Homeland Security on your kids’ Web time“
March 2nd, 2006 at 8:34 pm
Thanks Chris,
Just an fyi…FUD wasn’t the goal of the post. And I’m glad you do agree that “we need to take an “active role†in where students are writing.”
BTW, one goal of the SLJ Blog is to provide readers with a valuable mix of news-you-can use.
Best regards
March 2nd, 2006 at 8:51 pm
Amy, I didn’t mean this to attack you, but I got the distinct impression from your post that you were thinking very bad thoughts about MySpace and social networking in general. I have thoughts, and I have concerns, but I also want to maintain the lines of communication. Telling teens to shut down all communications and not accept “friend requests” is just not going to work as a message.
Thanks also for the comment on your blog linking to Danah Boyd’s great paper on “Why Youth Heart MySpace“. I think she has some wonderful points about how to connect to teens to begin the conversation without going into “moral panic.”
March 3rd, 2006 at 2:14 pm
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March 13th, 2006 at 12:38 am
I am doing a persuasive essay on myspace. You have some good points, like everything the media makes a big deal about it. I think If you are a parent of a 9 year I would say don’t let your child have one but if you have a 16 year old who can think for themselves(I’m 16) a parent shouldn’t be so worried. If son or daughter has like gang signs and pictures of drugs everywhere then, the parent should be a parent and get them help. But for the most parent my space is just an innocent place for teenagers to chill
thanks for the insperation on my paper!
March 14th, 2006 at 11:18 am
I too have been worried about all the negative press being attributed to MySpace. As you point out, it is just another tool. How a few choose to use that tool should not be reflective of the service as a whole. I have worried how this bad press will affect MySpace and the countless other such sites. Will we choose to stifle the next technological innovation because of our fear, uncertainty and doubt? What does that say about our society?
March 14th, 2006 at 6:09 pm
my space is a good thing and i think that all you ppl need to leave them the hell alone if u ppl want to delete myspace then why aren’t you guys also trying to delete hi5, migente, xanga ringo ect just because myspace is the most popular thing right now and the rest are not doesn’t mean that people should want to get rid of it. people blame myspace for the gurls getting rapped them but u can’t blame them for it they just gives them the tools it is there choice to use them or not to use them.
March 14th, 2006 at 7:02 pm
Lauren,
Thanks for the comments. I hope you saw above that I am trying to bring a bit of rational reflection to the debate. One thing I would caution, however, is that too many adults that are deciding what is “best” for you would freak out at a statement like “leave them the hell alone.” I couldn’t agree more about the big to do over MySpace ignoring the blatent fact that MySpace is one of many similar websites. When it comes right down to it, MySpace is a bit tired anyway. If people really want to freak out about something, why not show them SecondLife for teens =)
March 16th, 2006 at 6:33 pm
This is awesome!…I just happened to be one of those teens that stumbled along this post and was doing a position paper. This helped me….thanks!
March 26th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
myspace, is just a place where people go to find old friends (at least that’s what i do) if i don’t recognize the person wanting to add me to the friends list, i just simply ignore them. i mean the only word that comes to mind is ‘DUH” use a little common sense set your profile to private to where you have to invite people before they look at even your picture index.
April 6th, 2006 at 12:20 am
Thanks for mentioning our MySpace page (Morrisville State College).
April 18th, 2006 at 6:23 pm
Myspace Is Great All You Do There Is Make Friends And Keep In Touch It’s All Good Nothing Bad So All In All It’s Also Fun
April 25th, 2006 at 12:27 pm
Ok I have to say something about myspace. First of all of all of those parents that are worried about their children should not really worry about their children, because the fact that myspace has a safe mode where only your friends may veiw your profile, and if you do add someone on mysapce that is sending you sexual messages or threating…..then just block that person! Once you block a person they can’t send you any more messages. But if your that worried that talk to somone or mabey just not have myspace anymore! Myspace is way to commicate with friends and such as music.
April 25th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
Unknown, thanks for the reminder about safe mode. I think one of the problems is that not enough users know about this. Also, sometimes when I have gone to schools to talk about MySpace, they tell me that they are using safe mode but their profiles are still visable. This is one of the reasons why we need to be able to TEACH about MySpace in school. Then we can make sure everyone that wants to be private on MySpace (or Xanga, LiveJournal, Facebook, etc.) can know whether it is possible and how to make it happen.
May 16th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
myspace is a way to communicate with friends and just “chill” but since teens are on it so much doesnt it affect the way they act in school?
August 12th, 2006 at 1:22 am
All i have to say is that YES myspace can be a cruel and evil place for a young and irresponsible teen. There is hackers, stalkers, and discusting pigs trying to mate. But thats life. we cant run from those kinds of things. even outside of myspace, there will always be those kinds of people. And people should stop acting like myspace is the #1 cause, and just be aware. So if you have a profile just be responsible and be careful with who you meet. For those who sell there personalitys all over the site. Thats your bad and i pray for you. God Bless
September 3rd, 2006 at 1:58 am
i have personally had a profile and know what to do and what not to do
i am responsible and i have common sense i know not to give my schools name,city,address,phone # and full name but some kids dont realize how some people are
some people like young kids and are disgusting but you have to prepare for those things when you enter a site that is for social reasons
myspace is not the problem its the sick perverts that prey on kids and the irresponsible teens
i believe the parents should be aware of what the kid is doing and how they act too, the parents should ask quustions like “you know not to give too much information”
it isnt the creaters of myspace.com’s fault at all its the kids,parents and sick perverts fault
October 11th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
im doing a debate over myspace in my class. my side is arguing that myspace is a good site. i think people shouldnt blame myspace for all the rapes or crimes being commited. we should blame its users the ones who put all their information out in the open, its optional yet people choose to put out their info.
October 18th, 2006 at 4:00 am
I am writing a position paper on Myspace and its effects on society, generally college students or young adults. I see Myspace as a place where no secrets are kept, people create their Myspace profiles for dating, contacting friends or networking even. It can be dangerous yes, because it is a tool. A tool that can be used to contact others through commenting and such. There is definitely room for debate in the concept of it being dangerous but overall people make their own decisions themselves, Mysoace doesn’t do it for them, it just makes it easier.
November 5th, 2006 at 10:43 pm
I am writting a journal on Myspace and i was wondering who invinted it and and when. I was also wondering how much the person who invinted it made off of it. thanks alot.
December 8th, 2006 at 4:09 pm
I am writing a paper and would like permission if i can use some of your research and sentances in it? thnak you
December 12th, 2006 at 12:56 pm
To those asking about research on MySpace and social software:
Please feel free to use anything on here – just make sure you use proper citation to avoid plagarism (citation help). I also highly recommend that you talk to a local librarian who can help you search other databases to find more resources from journals. Finally, I highly recommend checking out the work of Danah Boyd, especially the paper referenced in the original post – “Why Youth Heart MySpace.”
Best of luck!
December 14th, 2006 at 9:19 pm
I am writing a essay on how myspace is not bad. becuse like you said it is a tool. tolls are’nt good or bad. but any way I was wondering if you cuold help me out please E-Mail me soon
January 29th, 2007 at 6:44 am
I would just like to Thank those whose took the time to write this article. It really helped me on writing my story for my college newspaper. There is alot of useful information on this site and I just wanted to say THANKS!!!
January 29th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
At my school i was asked to write on a topic about anything i could. Dance being a big part of my life, i was going to write about that. Until, a few days following i went on my own myspace acount, and i read a message on how she was going to commit sucide. I looked at her myspace, and it was not the girl i’m use to. Turns out someone hacked into her myspace and made it all suicidal; so that moment i found my topic…it so happens that it’s ” The Good, Bad and the Ugly, on Myspace.” So i was doing some research and this is exactly what im looking for. So thank you! This is great! so if you have any ideas on how to help me do this, i would like the email!
February 14th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
i am using ur artical for a school project and i need u to put ur name on this so i can us this pice of info for my propject i will not playgurise ur artical but i neede the info u have the onley artical that i can find on the subject
sorry for the bad grammer and spelling i am in a hurry
February 14th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Nate,
As noted in the footer at the bottom of the page, my name is Christopher Harris. If you are looking for more articles on this topic, your best bet is probably to follow the many links in my intial post and follow-up comments.
February 15th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
thanks =)
February 15th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
i have one more question,who’s ur publisher
February 15th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
There isn’t a publisher for this page is it is a blog – I guess you could say it is self-published. If you are looking for an article that has been published in a magazine or journal, check the links in the initial post. These are just my professional thoughts.
February 20th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
thank u but u have not given me the right info that i need
p.s. u and ur “self published blog” need to get better
February 23rd, 2007 at 8:54 pm
The first thing that you state is that MySpace is a tool; not good, bad, or ugly; it just is. I disagree with that. People DO get hurt for it being BAD! but then again, it is GOOD. You just have to know what is right to put on it! :). But if you DON’T know what to put on it then you could have problems. So I think it is wrong for you to say it’s not bad. Just think about what the family of victims would say about that.
March 2nd, 2007 at 7:40 pm
i think that my space is fun and it is safe
March 26th, 2007 at 1:51 am
hey i am doing a persuasive speech in my language arts class and i was wondering if you had any quotes about how myspace is good? thanks
April 5th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
myspace is awesome and safe if you dont put where you live!
April 15th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Thank you so much. I am one of the teens who stumbled across this page in an attempt to dig through the fear-mongering media and find the truth behind Myspace. This site helped a lot. Thank you again.
May 1st, 2007 at 3:45 am
Me what about your phone number?
I personally don’t like My Space just because there is nothing to do sure there are videos on some of the pages but what about games? Yeah you could probably look very hard and find one or two but they might not be what you want. Thats what i like about Runescape because you can make friends, talk, play, and just do stuff. Yeah you don’t get the “free web page” but you can make your own player who kills dragons and stuff. And what about Xbox Live?!? Where you can have PRIVATE chats whit multiple friends while playing some of your favorite games. um…what…else…
(“)(-.-)(“) look a panda!
And what about Neopets I mean its just like My Space you can create your own web page but there are also games that you can play and you get your very own cyber pet, there are also story lines and plots that you can get in on.
So all in all there are other places other than My Space that you can go to to talk with your friends. Nicer more friendly places. :) =) I I
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July 29th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
thanks chris, you put your points across perfect.
my friend alexis, has to write a research paper to her parents, about “why myspace is bad”
before she can get her laptop back. :/
im going to print this out.. maybe it can help her
in my opinion, adults need to get first hand experience with the website, because all thier information is coming from the news, witch is making sound like myspace is a terrible thing.(yellow journalism)
and if they are trying to get red off myspace, they should also, remove phones, email, any means of comunication, because they are all means of a preditor, attacking a child.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:28 am
I need some help with the following questions;
What is MySpace?
Is MySpace a good way to communicate?
Can MySpace become dangerous in the wrong hands?
Who can use MySpace?
Is MySpace suitable for young children?
Thank-you.
August 1st, 2007 at 7:48 am
Ally,
You have come to the right place for help with questions.
1) What is MySpace? In this case, you are probably going to have to look at more up to date reference sources like Wikipedia to find the best answer. When using Wikipedia, however, make sure you are checking the development for the page by using the “history” and “discussion” tabs at the top of the Wikipedia article.
2) Is MySpace a good way to communicate? This really is an opinion questions that will have to be answered by building up arguments for your point of view. I would highly recommend reading through some of danah boyd’s work. Trust me, she gets it. Especially good are this paper and a new one in publication now.
3) Can MySpace become dangerous in the wrong hands? Again, this is the flip side of number two. Present statements from articles (many are linked in the original post here) that present negative views and attempt to refute them (if that is your objective) with statements from supportive articles.
4) Who can use MySpace? Have you ever read the Terms of Service for MySpace? Most people (including me) just skip right past these and check the box to agree *yawn*. Try reading through the Terms of Service, especially the first number on eligibility.
5) Is MySpace suitable for young children? This is a conclusion. If you have built your argument through the past four questions, then by the time you get to this point the answer will be very clear.
If you want my opinion, MySpace is not suitable for young children (under 14?) because it is being used as more of an adult space. I won’t pretend that young children don’t know how to swear or are clueless about drugs and sex (you can’t be if you watch TV at all), but that doesn’t mean I would want to turn them loose in an area that glorifies those lifestyle choices. For teens that want to be involved in MySpace, the best thing to remember is that you must develop trust. Trust means being open and honest. Give your parents your MySpace username and password and teach them how to check your profile and comments. If they say no swearing, don’t #$%ing swear. Duh.
Above all, please remember that MySpace is a very public space. Anything you post there can and will be used against you at some point. If you wouldn’t want your parents, teachers, future college admissions staff, future employers, etc. to see something then don’t post it to MySpace.
Best of luck.
September 11th, 2007 at 12:57 am
Theres also Subeta. Subeta.org
September 13th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
I hate myspace.com its so childish.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Ok, I really want a myspace and I’m trying to convince my mom and step-dad to let me get one. They said they’ll have to do some research on it before they decide because they’ve heard bad things about it. I told them I could keep it private and not give out info like where I live and and what my full name is and stuff like that. Is there anything else I should know about myspace before or if I get one?
February 19th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Myspace is not bad, unless you yourself make it bad.
The only reason Myspace is attacked is becuase of the 14 year old sluts that want attention and post sexually explicit photos of themselves and give information such as where they live their phone numbers and what school they go to.
They know better than to meet a stranger just to “talk.”
They know whats going to happen, they ust choose to meet becuase of the crave for aattention. So then Myspace gets attacked because the psycho molester and the slut meet on Myspace.
Thats it.
February 26th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
i need some help
im doidng a persuasive essay on myspace
i need some counter arguments and facts about how myspace can be some thing useful or helpful..
i need counter arguments for how myspace can be good and how it can be bad
March 5th, 2008 at 10:32 am
im doing a research paper and i was wondering if it would be okay if i used some of the information that you have presented here?
=]
thnks
March 16th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Hi, all of my friends have myspaces. I kinda want one. My parents won’t let me. They say its “causes no good and only can make you sad or upset with a comment”. I wannt one what do I say to them? thanks for the help
May 14th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Hey! I just got done reading your whole article and i was inspired. I agree with everything you have said 100%. I myself are doing a persuasive paper, and it’s going to be about the GOOD of myspace. Your quotes and ideas are really going to help me in this project and it’s for a final exam so hopefully i will do well! But if you could, send me more quotes like you said you could do that would be amazing. & maybe a few other intakes of myspace that you can think of. Don’t worry you will def. have credit in this paper! Our of all the sites i have read from yours is the best! Keep it up!
~Natalie.
May 14th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Myspace is bad because anyone can get your personal information and the school you attend. It’s also bad because some teens don’t think and they put there pics on there. And some have really short shorts and short tshirts or tank tops. That does give a very good message to people with perverted minds. : (
May 14th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
i think my space is goosd and bad good because you can talk tom all of your friends and the bad part of it is there are so many creeps in the world and hell nos who they were there are and what they want so my final oppiion on the subject is my space is bad sorry for all of those myspace lovers bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
May 18th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
myspace is good :)
its addictive ayeee :)
love ittt :)
May 29th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Just happened to stumble upon this while writing a position paper on MySpace. It helped a lot! thanks =]
October 1st, 2008 at 10:08 am
I am 17, and I am currently writing a persuasive argument essay. I would like to thank you for this great informative article. You definately made it on the list of main sources =].
Personally I really hate MySpace and if given a chance, will wipe it from existence.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:27 am
Oh, I forgot to add, if I could get some quotes from you against myspace and how it influences teenagers, and a quote for myspace of how myspace allows no limits to expression. Thank you again!
December 6th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Very good site. Thanks!
February 4th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
I think myspace is an awsome place for friends and i dont know why the f#$* aldults have to be stricked if teens already know wat ro know ik they dont know someone. So all i have to say is that myspace is a place for friend so chut the beep up.
February 4th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I think myspace is an awsome place for friends and i dont know why the f#$* aldults have to be stricked if teens already know wat ro know ik they dont know someone. So all i have to say is that myspace is a place for friend so chut the beep up.
February 10th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I think Myspace is a fun website but there are creepers on it thats why u jus gotta lie about ur age and where u live and dont talk to people u dont no i have a myspace since i was 11 (im 14 now) but nothing has even happend to me yet…..0.0 but still i dont c the problem wif myspace
February 10th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
my space is a bad website. There are so many creepers out their using this website to get to little kids.It’s terrible. Also kids lie about their age just to get on.
February 10th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Personally I think myspace is good thing because people you havn’t seen or talked to you can find them on here, and it’s a very good social network. Myspace users have the choice to put their profile on privite, so technicly it’s their fault.
February 12th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Myspce is just this. Good, Bad, and very ugly. I can’t stand my myspace anymore. But, Myspace will live on and there is nothing we can do to make it any prettier.
February 12th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
my space is a bad website. People can get into your personal information. They can also see your pictures. There are also creepers that use the site. Even little kids under the age of 14 go on and are getting in trouble, and in places they shouldn’t be. Also those little kids are getting in bad situations with adults or sexual predators.
February 18th, 2009 at 10:38 am
i love myspace
March 31st, 2009 at 8:53 am
I am doing a positional paper on Myspace and I am taking the side that you have choosen, quotes would be nice, if you have came up with any more ideas other than the ones noted in this paper, let me know s_bihinderli@clarion.edu thanks
August 27th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Great job on the post was waiting for someone to give this info.
December 3rd, 2009 at 1:33 pm
well personally i lyk myspace it is really fun u could talk to your friends and play apps
but iht also has some bad sides ,i only accept ppl i knoe and if a stranger sends me a friend request i will deny hym and if someone sends me a message i just wont reply iht if i dont knoe them
toodles:)
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