It is one of the most controversial topics circulating throughout the world. It is among the most popular and most visited websites of the past few years and is still today. It is the infamously popular pages of Myspace. It seems that for one reason or another everyone, all of their friends, and even some relatives and teachers have them. But the question that is asked is Myspace really all that it is cracked up to be?
Many people have a Myspace because all of their friends do and some people use it to stay in touch with distant friends or relatives. But what usually happens by having one is that you meet different people, send messages, and begin to talk to them. Sometimes one might even talk to someone that they would not normally have had a conversation with in person. It is basically an enormous chat site that connects people from all over the world. In a way, this form of communication might help people become gradually more social. However, in the middle of this cyber socializing is a downside. Unless your Myspace is set to private, viewers from all over the world have access to your page. Meaning that even people who you would not want to see your personal information can, and this leads to negative issue of Myspace.
The issue is a form of predation. Though it may not seem common or logical, many Myspace users face some form of it. These predators try and talk to usually girls, pretending to be someone they are not and try to get personal information. Some times they are successful, and when they are only bad things come out of it. In some radical cases, girls get raped and killed. But most of the time they are stalked. Also, another issue concerning Mypace is the creation of “fake” Myspaces. A fake Myspace can be made of anyone, and anything can be put on their page for people to see. And now that even colleges look at their applicant’s Myspaces, depending what is on it can make a major impact on their accepting process. The scary thing is that demeaning and degrading things can be put about someone on a fake page. This is ultimately defamation of character and a form of bullying that takes away the innocent fun of Myspace. Both of these issues make Myspace an unsafe environment for everyone who has Myspace and even for those who do not.
Overall, having a Myspace can be a fun way to talk to friends and make new ones. However, it can also be very dangerous to its users and nonusers alike. It has gone from an innocent way to socialize with others over the internet to some thing that can ruin someone’s reputation or even their life. So the real question is with all of the dangers, why Myspace?
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i have a myspace and mines is private..
but its really up to the person if you want to post up personal stuff..then that would be your fault.
i have a myspace b/c all of my friends live far away and thats one of the ways that i can keep i touch with them..
if someone were to go online and talk to you but you dont know that person its probably a predator..
but you also talk to him then thats where you went wrong.
then people go and blame it on myspace when its not really the problem.
I have a Myspace and I like it because it allows me to talk to my friends that live in Florida or Northern California on a regular basis. Normally I would not talk to these people on the phone, but through the internet it makes it easier to come close to them.
I like how you covered multiple aspects in the pros and cons. And talked about the ‘fake’ pages. Also, I think that it is very interesting about the colleges. I did not know that before.
myspace does cause drama, i totally agree. i have one, but i use it to keep in touch with friends that live far away, or that i dont see on a regular basis. it helps keep those relationships alive, but you do have to be careful what you leave in comments for the world to see. that can all be pushed right back to you cause that is posted, and can be shoved right back in your face.
I have a myspace and I do admit that it is quite addicting. I check it every day and talk to a lot of my friends on it. The reason for it is because a lot of my friends won’t communicate any other way. No one checks their email anymore and a few of my friends don’t have screennames or don’t pick up their phones. I do believe that there are perverts and other people trying to get personal information off of it, but if someone is really stupid enough to put their personal information on it or give someone they dont’ know information, then, not meaning to be harsh, but they deserve it. It is darwin’s theory of natural selection. The stupid part about the fake myspaces is, some people use it to bully, some use it to make fun, but there are a lot of people who steal pictures and say that it is them so that they can get attention. This happens to my sister constantly. These fakers use her pictures and say it is them, then start banning against her and other fakers, trying to get those myspaces shut down. My sister’s myspace has been deleted twice because fakers were calling her a fake. I think that “tom” and the other administrators of myspace should look more closely for the people who are faking and should really try to crack down on all of the online harassing. Myspace isn’t any more dangerous than any other form of chat site or even a screenname for that matter. It doesn’t make you put any information. It asks for your name for search purposes and you don’t even have to put your own. You can put anything in those boxes so that people can’t find out your real information. People who are stupid enough to actually put their phone numbers and addresses really need a reality check because that is just asking for trouble.
you mention that Myspacers have the ability to chose to set their prfile to private. so is it really Myspace’s fault that the people choose not to set their profile to private?
I have a Myspace and i do not set it to pricate, 1) i can care less who sees it and 2) it’s just for fun
so whether or not you have a Myspace, once you ahve joined it, it’s your responsibilty to make a judgement on people.
Good article.
I had someone make a fake Myspace of me before; it was only a joke at the time. I think Myspace will start to become less popular in the next 3 to4 years from now. But Today it is fun place to talk to people all over the world.
i also have a myspace and it isnt the fault of the website that if people are carless and dont set their profiles to private, on every page of myspace they have saftey tips to help you keep your myspace safe. yes people can create a profile for you but you can simlpy search the site for your myspace and report it being fake and the website will delete it for you.you also mention that people, in some cases have been rapded, well that is the fault of the person and their bad judgment of choosing to leave their saftey at home and meeting this person in real life. myspace is ment to be a fun way to meet, talk to others and express yourself with creating a personalized profile it isnt ment to be obsesive, but often is almost addicting to some but this all pointing back to the user and how they choose to handle themselves and their profile.
I think that if you have a Myspace you have to be responsible and that includes putting it on private, not talking to the people you don’t know just talking to the people you need to. If you do that there will be no problems at all no one gets hurt at all.
I have a myspace and I believe that it “sucks” up alot of homework time because it can be so addicting. I agree with Lauren on the fact that Myspace allows you to stay in contact with people that you dont usually talk to on a day to day basis. Also, people need to be careful on what is said or left in their comment boxs, because you are leaving it open for everyone to see. If you want a safe myspace, the best plan is to put in on “private” and dont accept to be friends with anyone you dont know.
This topic also come out in my Local Church. Just recently my Pastor talked about this and he thinks that this is a way for sexual predators to get connected with innocent teenagers and soon rape and kill them. This is a good article…
Its a very well written blog, it definitly shows the pros and cons of myspace clearly. I think that myspace should make it so that everyones profile is already set to private when you make it to prevent problems.
this is true and very very scary thats why on my myspace i keep things private
i agree, its your responsibility make a judgment on people and whether or not you should talk to them on myspace. i to have a myspace because i can talk to my friends and its a good way to communicate with them. Nice article
wha??
when u get out of high school u’ll wil truly see how kurropted the world is so dont make it sound like its a really bad thing
i dont think i agree that it is myspace’s fault about preditors. i think that it is that person’s own decision whether or not he or she wants to talk to that person. if they wanna talk to someone they dont even know and something happens then it is their own fault, they should have seen it comming. i just recently changed my page to private. there are things on there i dont want the whole world to see, i dont want it to cause drama. i am careful about who i add and talk to on there, i can honestly say there is not one person on my friends list i dont know…and so far i havent had any problems with preditors……
You might also want to add that police have busted many people who spread thier plans of criminal behavior across myspace to thier friends.
i agree totally with everyone who commented about how myspace causes drama and how it’s the person’s, who has the myspace, responsibility to choose whether or not to not talk to strangers or put your myspace on private. i do have a myspace, and i don’t put it on private, because i know i am not going to talk to a stranger, first of all, i was taught when i was younger not to talk to strangers. but in the article alot of the things discussed i know about it and its good to know more about the topic. but one thing i never thought about, even though i knew about fake myspace pages, i never thought of how it could affect the actual real person who doesnt have a myspace or does and a college or whoever looks at the myspace and thinks badly of that person and sees as them as someone else that doesn’t actually portray them.
it’s just life that everything has danger, including myspace. what doesn’t have danger in it?
I’m the proud owner of a lack of Myspace. I’ve tried journals online, melodramatic, livejournal, none of them really do much to better one’s life. myspace is worse because there are so much more people on it. Having had scarring experiences, I tend to stay away from such traps, and am a bit more wise when logged onto the internet. I was told that about half the poeple that frequent myspace are 30 years and up, not a statistic I really feel comfortable with. Besides the predators, it worsens one’s lifestyle. I live with a shining exaple of an avid internet user. He goes to school, comes home and talks to his friends online while talking on the phone, and he doesn’t even have a myspace. His hygeine is horrible, and it’s difficult to have him help around the house at all when his face is glued to the screen. The internet is a very addicting invention, though I’m not saying it damages everyone who gets on it.
And I’d like to address something that Scott mentioned:
when on the internet, if a predator has you in his sights, he will use any little manipulation he has, and you won’t even realize who or what he is. It is insanely easy to snag someone off of the internet when you’re not obligated to give your pictures. Even if a picture was needed to confirm, there are thousands of images of millions of different people one could find on google easily. Sometimes, when a creep starts talking to you on the trusty net, red flags don’t come up until it’s too late. Your comment is a lot easier said than done, believe me.
Myspace indeed is one of the most popular websites in the entire world. I have a myspace and i use it for contacting my friends that don’t live near me. I, personally, have mine set on private so no unexpecting people look at my profile. Also i try not to put up my personal information, even though that my friends are close to me. It is an addicting website, and i have to say that everytime i get on i stay on for longer than i should. Overall, myspace is a great way to stay in contact with the people you enjoy talking to however, you should be selective about the information you put up.
Myspace does cause alot of drama! you say one thing and people totally miss read it and take it for something else and some how end up mad at the person who posted it. its ridiculous how insecure people are! not only does it cause a lot of drame but also can be very addicting for some people. i know people who go on at least 10 times a day! although i do agree that it does provide another source of communication for people. It also helps people stay in touch with others who they dont see every day! there are many different feelings towards myspace, and it all depends how you feel about having one!
Honestly, I never got into myspace, and i think the fact that some colleges look at it when accepting students is just plain wrong. College acceptance should be about how good of a student you are, not if you have a myspace or not.
Myspace is one of the things that cause drama. People take everything that is said on myspace very seriously. It is a way to contect your friends, but people can get carried away with myspace and be on for hours. you have to be careful who your friends or on myspace.
A subject for most that is very easy to relate to considering how many students do have myspaces.
great article Kelly, I am impressed
Myspace is used for predators but the people who get sucked into the predertors are the ones to blame not myspace that person does not have to tell anything.Second Myspace does not cause people problems people doing stupid things on myspace is the problem. This article has good points
i think its really up to the person whos myspace it is.
if they decide to post up personal stuff then they are getting themselves into trouble
I have a myspace. it’s set to private and I do sometimes get weird, creepy, old guys sending me messages. but the thing is, myspace is not dangerous as long as your smart about it. if you dont want to be a victium of some sick internet freak then don’t talk to or add people that you don’t know. If you don’t want to get in trouble (with your parents and what not) don’t post anything about drinking and drugs..like, so many of you do. if you dont want to start drama, don’t say anything offensive or about another person. seriously, just be smart. I personally like myspace and I think its a great way for people to communicate to eachother.
I have not recently looked at the comments left about my blog until now. I notice how some peolple who say they do have a myspace get very defensive after reading my article. Clearly everyone knows they should put their profiles on private, but then why do so many people don’t, when they know it is much safer. For the people who do, then there is really nothing wrong with myspace i agree, except for drama between friends and what not. But if your myspace is private, then I think it a good way to keep in touch with people.
Also, for the people who think that the “fake myspace” isn’t a big deal, have obviously never had one made about them before. If you haven’t, then you wouldn’t know how many problems it causes. But other than that my article is just based on perspective and everyone is entitaled an opnion.
i do not have a myspace because i hate the computer, but this article has convinced me to never even think of getting one. it looks like you really know what youre saying. great blog.
I agree myspace has its goods and bads. it can get very serious and very dangerous. but in retrospect its good for communication and keeping in touch with long distance talking. haha. its really a fun thing to use and its a fun place to leave picutres and meet new people but you have to be careful to. i mean as long as your safe and careful it shouldnt be a problem.
I have a myspace. I think if People are stupid enough to talk to someone that they dont know or seems creepy then they are too immature to have a myspace in the 1st place. Its not myspaces fault for how someone acts and puts themselves out their to be. It just brings it to my point that ppl just shouldnt even involve or tlak to the creeps on myspace.!!
I think my space is a good way to keep in touch with many people and well I’m saying that it only turnd in to drama if you let it be that way.
I have a myspace but the only reason is because it is a great way to catch up with people and see how they are doing, I have been able to keep in touch with so many more people but i also keep mine of private and dont say where i live and anything too personal because that can really be bad and i hate when people have a fake profile, they obviously have way to much free time on their hands
I have a myspace and I think that it is very safe if you know what you are doing. You just dont let people you dont know into your life by setting it on to Privicy Block that is one of the privilages you get. It is you OWN choice to add people you dont know. I think it is a great way to get in touch with old friends you havent talked to in a long time . But one of the things i dont like about it is that people can say very hurtful and untrue things about another person and post it all over the website instead of keeping there buisness and others as well out of view. and i think that is wrong! But i did think it was a very well writen article.
i agree with you. myspaces has its ups like meeting cool people or keep in touch with friends and also it has its down like stalkers, or sexual asulters.
i think it all depends on the person’s maturity level
i agree with everything you said im doing a project on myspace and i need to list pros and cons for them this will help thank you
Yea thats very interesting. A few days ago I was watching TV and a guy got busted for trying to rape a girl over myspace.
Almost every kid in highschool and beyond has a myspace today. It did start out as just a way to socialize but it is also dangerous. If you really think about it though, creepy guys are going to be creepy no matter what…myspace just facilitates that.
It is true that people we dont talk to in person we talk to on myspace..its just easier that way. I do think that myspace has good and bad ways also.
if people are so worried that they are going to have predators on myspace, then they should not have one at all or make changes to keep their profile private. i just use it to keep in touch with old friends but pretty soon myspace will become yesterday’s news.
i do not have a myspace and i am not against them, but i’m not completely for them either. It is totally up to the person with the profile to make myspace as dangerous as they want. you choose how private you are. i believe that myspace could do a little more though
myspace is addicting but you must learn control! perverts are always looking for a new target but be careful and it might not happen to you!
i have a myspace and i love it! its a great way to keep relationships with old friends, i have been added by people i dont know but if you add them then its your fault if you are targeted! i cant believe all the stupid people that are hating on myspace because they let themselves be attacked by sexual predators