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Originally posted by sigma:
MySpace reminds me of GeoCities. I know it's not the same thing, but that's what it reminds me of for some reason. And I predict it will have roughly the same lifespan.
http://geocities.yahoo.com/join/
Sorry to break the news to you, but GeoCities still exists.
This will sound unusual, but I owe a lot to GeoCities. I started college as an accounting major. I had to take Computer Literacy as a forced elective, and we learned a little web design. So I set up a geocities account, and started tinkering. HTML led to javascript, javascript let to cgi's, and all of the sudden, I was bitten by the programming bug. I susbsequently changed my major to Computer Science, and have never regretted it!
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Originally posted by TaurusKev:
myspace sucks. Just another way for some pervert to stalk people. I know some people give TONS of info out, And a lot of idiots think Myspace was the first website around. I could talk about the internet in 2000, and someone will ask, "Did you have a myspace back then?"
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I agree 100%. Young girls and boys post their information hoping to meet the right person. Instead they meet Chester the molester. Some even post their picture, name, address and phone number.
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Originally posted by jerseycaĆ¢ā?¢Å”10:
Originally posted by sigma:
MySpace reminds me of GeoCities. I know it's not the same thing, but that's what it reminds me of for some reason. And I predict it will have roughly the same lifespan.
http://geocities.yahoo.com/join/
Sorry to break the news to you, but GeoCities still exists.
I know it still exists. It's just a teeny, tiny shell of what it once was. 5 years ago everyone knew what GeoCities was. You couldn't do a search without half your hits being some crappy GeoCities page. Now 99% of people haven't got a clue what it is or ever was.
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I'd like to see Myspace go the way of Geocities as well but it's unlikely to happen if they continue at their current rate. The primary reason Geocities went downhill is because they themselves limited the amount of bandwidth to something extremely small (not to mention external linking, etc), as well as forcing more ads than content on each page. A lot of people switched when they discovered they couldn't do anything productive/fun with Geocities anymore. Until Myspace starts limiting their users or privileges - or is shut down by some inane law - then I don't see it dying anytime soon.
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yall do realize that you're venting on an internet forum right? this and myspace are more alike than different... 
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I don't get what's so wrong with myspace? Sure there are stupid kids that invite trouble to themselves and stupid people with stupid pages and whatnot, but for most people it allows you to keep in contact with people you may otherwise have little/lose contact with. And I guess it's possible to meet some new people on it as well.
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ive been to a myspace party before a friend of mine asked me if i wanted to go to this party and i said sure, not knowing any details about it. not knowing how much or what kind of alcohol was gonna be there we stopped at a bar to buy ourselves some. i purchased 2 40s of bud  i walk into this party drinking my 40 and realize its a bunch of dorks and fat and ugly people!!! then i hear EVERYONE talking about nothing but myspace and taking non-stop pictures with their digital cameras. then i find out most of the people there met each other on myspace. it was horrible. lamest party ive ever seen or been to, and ive been to some lame ass parties!
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it has it's advantages and disadvantages-- there are a ton of creepy people on there, and plenty of girls desperate for attention-- i use it mainly to find some music (up-coming bands, friends bands, etc.) --
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Originally posted by Russell-3L:
ive been to a myspace party before
a friend of mine asked me if i wanted to go to this party and i said sure, not knowing any details about it.
not knowing how much or what kind of alcohol was gonna be there we stopped at a bar to buy ourselves some. i purchased 2 40s of bud
i walk into this party drinking my 40 and realize its a bunch of dorks and fat and ugly people!!! then i hear EVERYONE talking about nothing but myspace and taking non-stop pictures with their digital cameras. then i find out most of the people there met each other on myspace. it was horrible. lamest party ive ever seen or been to, and ive been to some lame ass parties!
Wow! A myspace party? Thats crazy....
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Older folks will never understand the point of Myspace, but I still love it.
It's a perfect way for me to keep in touch with people I haven't seen or talked to in a while, meet people I used to go to school with and never got to meet, or meet someone through another friend.
I agree Myspace does create a problem for sexual predators but I think it would help if Myspace didn't allow anyone to sign up under the age of 16 or even 18. (Yes I know they can lie, but it would help a little).
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