MyFake
MySpace is now known as MyFake. Although nothing has changed, I’ve noticed it’s the degree in which it is happening. A few months back I wrote about people being fake to inflate their friends list. For an example recap; I went to high school with them, never talked and they try to be cool and friendly online to get their friend list count up. Sorry I don’t play that game.
Recently every time I login to MySpace to see what’s up, probably every 2-3 days if that, I get these people wanting to be my friends. I look at the profile and it’s a damn porn site! They must have put a redirect on their profile to go to their site. Then a couple others didn’t even have a picture, just a quick about blurb that consists of; Hi come chat with me! My AIM is this, MSN is this..and I have a webcam. Hope you like to have fun! –WooHoo good for you, skank. Then I hit the mighty Deny button on the friends request page. Seriously what is the world coming to? They need to do something about this; what about the little 15 year old kid that gets that kind of stuff. Especially sense MySpace is owned by News Corp that has to be a great image for the company. I can see it now “Porn for Minors!” Sponsored by News Corp.
There is hope though MySpace putting restrictions for younger members. The first restriction is on the ads that will be displayed. They are going to stop displaying ads for online dating sites on profiles under the age of 18. So what they are really saying is that they have been doing this the whole time. Talk about a great way to make money. Kid clicks because the banner says that he can get laid tonight. He gets to the site; the site says that he has to be 18 to join. He closes the window. MySpace makes money on the click. Awesome Idea. Till they get sued. The useful restrictions include not allowing people to send messages from a 14-15 year olds to 18 year olds. This is great, but could also back fire, what about brothers and sisters that want to message each other? They are also adding the ability to have private profiles that won’t display the friends list now, unlike before when it only blocked the information and the profiles pictures. Read the whole story here.
Might I also mention that MySpace is getting sued because a young girl got assaulted! They are suing because MySpace failed to protect minors. Who made the profile? Who talked to the guy? Who was attracted to him? Who decided to meet? The answer to all those is the girls. I think its time for the parents to step up and watch what their kids do online. Read it here.
MySpace Music is actually something cool. One of the few features on MySpace I actually use. A friend of mine in Indiana has a band so it makes it easy for me to keep up on his band, listen to new tracks they have uploaded, and keep track of their shows. Well even bands are becoming fake, some kids created a fake band, songs for download, and within four weeks got an offer for a show. Why might you ask? To prove how fake the site really is. They rock. Read the whole story here.
What all this will come to? How will MySpace die? Will it be shutdown like Napster, or just die a slow painful death? Only time will tell or will it become the Nth Wonder of the World?