What Is MySpace?

MySpace is a “social networking” web site.There are more than 200 social networking web sites in existence, and their success can be largely attributed to the human need for connection with others. For many people, such websites provide a way to extend their real-world circles of friends and acquaintances, or to find other people with similar interests. Some people even use a social networking site to meet romantic partners, while for others it’s away to escape the daily grind of their mundane lives — after all, almost anyone can be cool on MySpace.

At a fundamental level, social networking web sites are designed to mimic how people tend to make friends in real life — by meeting new people through existing friends and acquaintances.

When you first join MySpace, you create a profile where you can post pictures and provide information about yourself and your interests. You can even write a blog, which is an online journal where you share your thoughts and feelings.

Once your profile is set up, you can invite your real-world friends to join MySpace as well. They then become your MySpace “friends.”They, in turn, can invite their own friends, and so on.To make a new friend, you simply get in touch with your friend’s friend. A friend of a friend is in a sense endorsed by your common friend, so you can be more confident that they’re not an axe murderer (though there’s no guarantee about this; even axe murderers have friends). Keep in mind, however, that even your friend might not truly trust the person who is declared their “MySpace” friend. It’s very easy to declare someone a friend, but not as easy to get to know them well enough for a real endorsement. In this way, you’ll find that a network of friends on MySpace can mirror relationships in the real world.

Moreover, what makes MySpace exciting is that you can also search and browse MySpace’s existing members outside your network and ask them to become your friend. Of course, you don’t have the same safety mechanism as when you invite friends of friends to be your friend, but it is a lot more exciting, and there are a lot of cool people on MySpace for you to meet.

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