The Facts About MySpace @ Bigbruin.com

Lincoln Russell 29 Apr, 2006 at 10:45am ET Article published in Tech

A critical look at the social software behemoth

The latest hangout for tweens and teens isn’t the mall in downtown or any particular club, but rather the chaotic world of cyberspace, at a website called MySpace.com. As the hottest social networking site on the web, MySpace has accumulated an estimated 54 million users in just three years of existence, with many users falling within the teen and twenty-something crowds and approximately 19% under the age of 17. MySpace is a wonderful place to meet others of like mind and interest, but with this sharing of interests come other dangers that are heightened by the unregulated nature of the Internet and the ready availability of personal information online.

Source: BigBruin

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29 Apr 2006 ~ 11:04am Kwitko MySpace is singlehandedly responsible for the dramatic increase in crappy web design.
29 Apr 2006 ~ 12:45pm GrayFox

Kwitko wrote:

MySpace is singlehandedly responsible for the dramatic increase in crappy web design.

Strongly agreed.
29 Apr 2006 ~ 1:26pm the facts are that more cops and school administrators are using MySpace to track illegal or un-warranted activities....

you gotta be an idiot to use MySpace.
29 Apr 2006 ~ 1:52pm profdlp Or maybe just someone who doesn't participate in "illegal or un-warranted activities..."
29 Apr 2006 ~ 2:12pm entropy If I ever get a MySpace account, I told a bunch of my friends to punch me as hard as they can, to hopefully knock some sense into me.

That whole site makes me sad.
29 Apr 2006 ~ 5:01pm RWB I couldn't do it... it's worse than geocities in there. I have an account, and it was interesting at first, but man some of these people have just plain poor site design... hard to read most of thier pages! Who puts white text on a bright yellow background???? PEOPLE AT MYSPACE!
29 Apr 2006 ~ 7:07pm PirateNinja I don't think this article is "tech" enough to be on s-m. Call me crazy.
29 Apr 2006 ~ 7:48pm Linc

Gravite2090 wrote:

I don't think this article is "tech" enough to be on s-m. Call me crazy.

Ah, I couldn't disagree more. Social software is a huge application of technology that is only getting bigger. While the article could've done more to analyze the MySpace phenomenon, I think it was worthy to be included as a featured item today. We're trying to expand our coverage outside of hardware.
29 Apr 2006 ~ 9:00pm PirateNinja

General Keebler wrote:

Ah, I couldn't disagree more. Social software is a huge application of technology that is only getting bigger. While the article could've done more to analyze the MySpace phenomenon, I think it was worthy to be included as a featured item today. We're trying to expand our coverage outside of hardware.

I understand the category of software and its specific aspects, and I actually clicked on the article hoping to read an explanation on the technical backbone of myspace. IE an overview of the coldfusion code that is used, and the type of server setup they have to handle the massive data requirements for that site. I guess I was just expecting something else.

As far as a general myspace overview; if Homeland Security ever wants to create a massive human database, there is no need to spend billions in tax dollars. They should just use myspace.:tongue2:
30 Apr 2006 ~ 5:28am TheSmJ I find it amusing that the local schools in my area are bringing attention to online ettiqute and safty due to MySpace's popularity (which is a good thing).

Some parents are still unusually wary of it though; I was asked by one parent in the neighborhood who thought it was some kind of front for a gay porn site (seriously) to lure children into being raped.
30 Apr 2006 ~ 5:35am Thrax The answer is, clearly, yes.
30 Apr 2006 ~ 10:56am Jengo i once had a myspace account, but i closed my whole account cause it was stupid
2 May 2006 ~ 6:32pm profdlp It would be interesting to see the reaction of our forum members if one of those lousy cell phone spammers came along pitching this little gizmo.
15 May 2006 ~ 11:28am Nicole Bingolmen why? Do you guys think myspace is a bad thing!
It's not that bad.
I'm no idiot because I use myspace! I use myspace for special reasons!
Myspace isn't bad at all for some people.
myspace is practically the same thing as aim chat or geocities and i don't see you complaining about that.