The history of Myspace began as a for-profit venture by eUniverse in 2003, blostered by generous startup money. Myspace was intended to compete with similar services like Friendster to help people network with one another in an easy use and enjoyable manner. Myspace is also one of the popular social networking websites in this modern age. Myspace became the most popular social networking site in the United States in June 2006. According to comScore , Myspace was overtaken internationally by its main competitor, Facebook, in April 2008, based on monthly unique visitors.Myspace employs 1,000 employees, after laying off 30% of its workforce in June 2009.
Features
MySpace has established itself as an online community where young people can meet new people, build friendships and also hook up with others for the purposes of dating and romance. MySpace, which got its start in 2003, has become the foremost social networking site for teenagers and young adults over the Internet. MySpace has presently 75 million users worldwide and currently over 90 million profiles can be found at MySpace. MySpace has grown by leaps and bounds and has become known as the second most visited website on the Internet. As opposed to hanging out in shopping malls or coffee shops, teenagers are meeting online to share their thoughts and feelings, to discuss issues important to one another, to share pictures, videos and their favorite music as well as to make new friends, connect with friends they have lost touch with along the way and to make romantic connections.
MySpace offers many excellent opportunities for young people to express themselves to one another but unfortunately it also has its share of unscrupulous people who are looking to prey on those more vulnerable then themselves. The website lays out its rules in its terms and conditions section but the Internet is only capable of doing so much. For that reason it is important to do everything you can to stay safe while you are having fun at MySpace. Let take a look at some precautions you can take.
Never include your full name on your MySpace profile or your physical and/or mailing address, your telephone number (home and cell), your date of birth and place of birth, or any information about your brothers or sisters, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc. As well never include on your profile your social security number, your credit card numbers, any information about your drivers license, or your bank account numbers. Some of these items may seem obvious but many people get carried away and divulge too much information to others at their MySpace profile and this runs them into problems. Never mention anything about where you went (or presently go) to high school or community college and do not mention where you work full time or part time. Also if you have a favorite hang out spot in your area keep this information to yourself.
One of the reasons that Myspace has stood out from some of its competition is the ability for users to customize the HTML markup of their profile pages, making it far more customizable than that of their major competitor, Facebook. This also has the negative side-effect of subjecting many hundreds of thousands of people to some of the worst web design imaginable. The site also offers free blogs to all users along with some in-depth profiles that they can fill out to their heart's content.
Remember that people who are up to no good could be reading your information just as easily as well meaning people could. It is important to take the time to read and thoroughly understand the terms of service that MySpace provides for its members. This will clearly state as a member what rights you do and don't have as well as what security features can be found at the site for your protection. Knowing these items makes you less vulnerable and better equip to deal with harassment if it happens to you. The terms of service will also make clear to members what rules they must follow and what action will be taken if the rules are broken.
Advantages
1. Big Network
If you are looking to meet or find people MySpace is a good place to look. There are lots of people on MySpace so finding people there is easy.
2. Multimedia
They have music and videos you can add to your site for free.
3. Advanced Editing
Add all sorts of things to your MySpace profile. Since you can use HTML and JavaScript in your MySpace editor you are open to adding almost anything.
4. Keep In Touch
Contact via email, blogs, IM, forums, bulletins and groups with all your friends.
5. Opportunity for Success
When you open a Myspace account, you have the opportunity to meet business partners and customers from all over the world. Finding
them and cultivating long term relationships can be a delicate balance of timing and opportunity. By starting slow and working your way
into larger ventures, you have a better chance of success.
Disadvantages
1. No Easy Editor
Even though you can find templates online and add the code to your profile there is no way for you to simple create your own unique profile page directly from MySpace itself. The blog offers ways to change the colors, backgrounds and other things but you need to know the codes to enter to do it.
2. Anyone Can Contact Yo
There is a privacy setting for your profile but that means no one can see your profile. There is no way to allow people to see your profile but still keep them from emailing your and trying to add you to their friends list. You may get a lot of people trying to add you and if you don't want just anyone sending you messages then this can become a big bother.
3. Options Are Hard To Find
There are many things you can do on your MySpace profile that are not obvious. Creating a slideshow is one of those things. Adding HTML templates is another. Adding other HTML or JavaScripts is yet another. As you browse MySpace you will see some pretty amazing things on some of the profiles you come across and you will wonder how they are done because MySpace doesn't tell you.
Myspace Layouts
History
The history of Myspace began as a for-profit venture by eUniverse in 2003, blostered by generous startup money. Myspace was intended to compete with similar services like Friendster to help people network with one another in an easy use and enjoyable manner. Myspace is also one of the popular social networking websites in this modern age. Myspace became the most popular social networking site in the United States in June 2006. According to comScore , Myspace was overtaken internationally by its main competitor, Facebook, in April 2008, based on monthly unique visitors.Myspace employs 1,000 employees, after laying off 30% of its workforce in June 2009.
Features
MySpace has established itself as an online community where young people can meet new people, build friendships and also hook up with others for the purposes of dating and romance. MySpace, which got its start in 2003, has become the foremost social networking site for teenagers and young adults over the Internet. MySpace has presently 75 million users worldwide and currently over 90 million profiles can be found at MySpace. MySpace has grown by leaps and bounds and has become known as the second most visited website on the Internet. As opposed to hanging out in shopping malls or coffee shops, teenagers are meeting online to share their thoughts and feelings, to discuss issues important to one another, to share pictures, videos and their favorite music as well as to make new friends, connect with friends they have lost touch with along the way and to make romantic connections.
MySpace offers many excellent opportunities for young people to express themselves to one another but unfortunately it also has its share of unscrupulous people who are looking to prey on those more vulnerable then themselves. The website lays out its rules in its terms and conditions section but the Internet is only capable of doing so much. For that reason it is important to do everything you can to stay safe while you are having fun at MySpace. Let take a look at some precautions you can take.
Never include your full name on your MySpace profile or your physical and/or mailing address, your telephone number (home and cell), your date of birth and place of birth, or any information about your brothers or sisters, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc. As well never include on your profile your social security number, your credit card numbers, any information about your drivers license, or your bank account numbers. Some of these items may seem obvious but many people get carried away and divulge too much information to others at their MySpace profile and this runs them into problems. Never mention anything about where you went (or presently go) to high school or community college and do not mention where you work full time or part time. Also if you have a favorite hang out spot in your area keep this information to yourself.
One of the reasons that Myspace has stood out from some of its competition is the ability for users to customize the HTML markup of their profile pages, making it far more customizable than that of their major competitor, Facebook. This also has the negative side-effect of subjecting many hundreds of thousands of people to some of the worst web design imaginable. The site also offers free blogs to all users along with some in-depth profiles that they can fill out to their heart's content.
Remember that people who are up to no good could be reading your information just as easily as well meaning people could. It is important to take the time to read and thoroughly understand the terms of service that MySpace provides for its members. This will clearly state as a member what rights you do and don't have as well as what security features can be found at the site for your protection. Knowing these items makes you less vulnerable and better equip to deal with harassment if it happens to you. The terms of service will also make clear to members what rules they must follow and what action will be taken if the rules are broken.
Advantages
1. Big Network
If you are looking to meet or find people MySpace is a good place to look. There are lots of people on MySpace so finding people there is easy.
2. Multimedia
They have music and videos you can add to your site for free.
3. Advanced Editing
Add all sorts of things to your MySpace profile. Since you can use HTML and JavaScript in your MySpace editor you are open to adding almost anything.
4. Keep In Touch
Contact via email, blogs, IM, forums, bulletins and groups with all your friends.
5. Opportunity for Success
When you open a Myspace account, you have the opportunity to meet business partners and customers from all over the world. Finding
them and cultivating long term relationships can be a delicate balance of timing and opportunity. By starting slow and working your way
into larger ventures, you have a better chance of success.
Disadvantages
1. No Easy Editor
Even though you can find templates online and add the code to your profile there is no way for you to simple create your own unique profile page directly from MySpace itself. The blog offers ways to change the colors, backgrounds and other things but you need to know the codes to enter to do it.
2. Anyone Can Contact Yo
There is a privacy setting for your profile but that means no one can see your profile. There is no way to allow people to see your profile but still keep them from emailing your and trying to add you to their friends list. You may get a lot of people trying to add you and if you don't want just anyone sending you messages then this can become a big bother.
3. Options Are Hard To Find
There are many things you can do on your MySpace profile that are not obvious. Creating a slideshow is one of those things. Adding HTML templates is another. Adding other HTML or JavaScripts is yet another. As you browse MySpace you will see some pretty amazing things on some of the profiles you come across and you will wonder how they are done because MySpace doesn't tell you.