It didn't take me 48 hours with Facebook to get the itch. I had to see what else was out there. So off I went like a tramp to MySpace. Low and behold, I receive the following email...
I had done it. Truthfully, I almost backed out. I don't really want to know about MySpace. My perception is that it's full of jr. high and high school kids, and a few other people. But in the name of research, I knew I needed to find out the truth.You're Here; Now Get To Work!
Registration was simple enough. Actually, it was too simple. It asked for basic enough information to prove you were alive and a photo. After that, you are in. It does not try to help you get connections. It gives you Tom. Tom is one of the founders of MySpace. He apparently is
in Kuwait, but I don't give a rip about Tom, so I don't care why he's over there. I am in with 50+ million other users and I have to find my friends.The site has some similarities, but it has a more chaotic feel to it. If Facebook is Discovery Channel, then MySpace truly is MTV. There were flashing banner ads, lots of colors, and lots of info pushed at you. My particular banner ad had a red guy stabbing a sword through a green guy. If flashed very aggressively, similar to the great banner ads of our ancestors.
Although my photo was of a giant me holding a tiny, disabled bird, I have to admit I felt more like the bird. I was alone, cold, and didn't belong here. But I did have Tom.
It's Not You, It's Me
MySpace does have some very strong points. This is the place to discover new music, oh wait, that's Pandora. Well new music from very talented unsigned artists. You can find funny and crazy video clips... oh wait, anything on MySpace is probably on YouTube. But you can blog from MySpace. You know what I'm getting at.
MySpace is old web technology aimed at kids. You know when you go out and you see kids with crazy haircuts and wearing awful outfits, well those are the kids and this is their site.
Apparently I was the green guy.
Although my photo was of a giant me holding a tiny, disabled bird, I have to admit I felt more like the bird. I was alone, cold, and didn't belong here. But I did have Tom.
It's Not You, It's Me
MySpace does have some very strong points. This is the place to discover new music, oh wait, that's Pandora. Well new music from very talented unsigned artists. You can find funny and crazy video clips... oh wait, anything on MySpace is probably on YouTube. But you can blog from MySpace. You know what I'm getting at.
MySpace is old web technology aimed at kids. You know when you go out and you see kids with crazy haircuts and wearing awful outfits, well those are the kids and this is their site.
Apparently I was the green guy.
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Few other people...HA! I love your subtle sense of humor!
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