MySpace: A Global Community

Paper Summary:

This paper takes a look at myspace.com, the website that is said to be a pantheon of social interaction. According to the paper, everyone who is anyone has a myspace page. The paper reports that originally it was set up as a place for unsigned and independent bands to showcase their music, but has developed into one of the most highly populated social, professional, artistic and romantic networking hubs on the Internet.

From the Paper:

"There are always concerns in online environments that you're not chatting with the person that you think you're chatting with. Well, Myspace has some strict policies that keep the creeps away. You always have the option to set your profile to private, so only the people on your friends list can view your profile. Also, during the sign-up process you are required to give your age, and this is listen on your profile as well, so if you're a young person and you see that the person who is sending you a message is older, you can simply ignore them. The sense of community on Myspace will help to keep you safe as well. People on Myspace strive to present a clear, honest picture of themselves so they can find kindred spirits to network and bond with. Seeing as this is the spirit of Myspace there seems to be no room for dishonesty or bad intentions. The connectedness of the site really appeals to a general sense of integrity that most human beings have, so it's an unspoken rule that profiles are an accurate snapshot of the real person. Lying or doing anything particularly underhanded or illegal (or just dirty) goes against all the Myspace is about (Lapinsky, 2006). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Lapinsky, T. (2006). MySpace: The business of spam 2.0. Retrived on November 8, 2006 from http://www.valleywag.com/tech/myspace/myspace-the-business-of-spam-20-exhaustive-edition-199924.php.
• Alexa Internet, Inc. MySpace. Alexa. Retrived on November 8, 2006 from http://www.alexa.com/search?q=myspace.

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