MySpace is Evil
Monday, July 28, 2008, 10:29 PM
A few weeks ago, I caved and set up a MySpace account. Anyone who works in web design can tell you that MySpace is a dreadful piece of design and coding, but it is nonetheless the place to be, so I have joined up. My profile is set to private at the minute, but if any of you folks want to 'friend' me, hop on over to www.myspace.com/stuartneville/. I've already said hello to a few old college friends, so it's not all bad. Oh, and ZZ Top are now also my friends. I wonder will they come round for tea?
posted by Stuart Neville at 10:29 PM
18 Comments:
MySpace and not Facebook? For shame - Facebook is far superior!
Stuart
For god's sake get out while you still can. It took me three months to shut down my account. Why did I leave? They emailed me dozens of times a day about meaningless crap, and then people kept sending porn to my inbox (that wasnt so bad actually). Get out while you still have a chance.
Adrian...
I'm with Adrian. MS the Internet for fucking toddlers. Don't pass go, don't collect $200...
Stuart! I said Facebook! Not Myspace! Go switch it and come over the bright side of the Internet!
while we're having true confessions here:
http://www.myspace.com/sexscenesatstarbucks
I can see why ZZ Top would be your friends though. Obviously really.
Ditto what Aerin and Ello said.
Ditch myspace. Facebook is far superior...all the fun, none of the headache. It's also much more pleasant from a web design perspective. Seriously.
Probably around the same time Margaret Cho shows up at my house with a pot of kimchi ; )
You're a braver man than I, Stuart. Every time I wind up looking at someone's MySpace page, I find myself thinking, "This must be what it feels like to have an aneurysm." Such truly horrid design...
I’m with the majority: MySpace is hideous!
Must say that I too am surprised. You've taken such care with the design here and at the Ghosts site -- MySpace is like eating needles by comparison. Er, one supposes.
Still trying to figure out FaceBook, though. It seems like a giant self-replicating Rolodex -- not a lot of content there, but a lot of contACTS.
To clarify, I really, really dislike MySpace. It's clunky, badly designed, breaks all sorts of accessibility laws, pages often never load, the editor is next to useless, and I could go on...
I just feel it's one of those necessities. In terms of communication, I'm happy with Blogger, but I do feel people expect any entity, be it author, musician or corporate behemoth, to have a MySpace page, almost as much as they expect a website. I'll be using it purely for networking and promotion, rather than blogging or any other online pursuits.
I had a look at Facebook earlier - I've never used it. On the surface, it appears less suited to networking and promotion, but I may give it a go once I get to grips with MySpace.
I agree that MySpace has its utility; I'm just holding out as long as absolutely necessary before I cave and get myself an account...
Um..
Did you take the Myspace page down?
Conduit,
I've had a myspace page for a year now with 8600 hits...and I'm basically a "nobody". It's worth the exposure. I do not get any of the "crap" that other people talk about. Maybe it's my personal settings. I like it for the music end of the promotion as well as the exposure as a writer. I have never tried Facebook. I don't want to keep up with more than I have to right now.
Blessings,
I'll look for your site.
Oh, and beware. Myspace takes rejection to a whole new level. Kind of good practice for the publishing business...
Have fun,
Jennifer
Just me - No, it should be there. I have it set so that only friends can see it, so send me a request if you like.
Jennifer and Josie - duly added.
Betsy - I sent you a friend request last week!
Yeah, and as I never get on, I wouldn't know. Shoulda emailed me at home, boyo.
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