Good-Bye Ye O'MySpace

After ummm a many years I have decided to jump ship on the Myspace wagon, before it becomes fashionable to do so.

These are my current opinions on the atmosphere of Myspace. Back when the system was new, there was a feeling of excitment and interest, but now that Myspace has been around for years and years, I feel that the whole thing has settled back to normal human social structures, reminicient of High School. People used to randomly add each other and randomly comment on each other's pages, but these days, there are Myspace cliques and gangs, which always reseamble the social groups in real life. So if you and your friends all have Myspace, then you all comment and look at each other's pages. I don't think this was happening during the Golden Age of Myspace, back then, people added people who were not in their immediate social circle, which made it more fun and interesting to network.


Also, if you don't spend all day commenting on other people's pages, they will never comment on yours, which leads to no one commenting on anyone because no one cares enough to take initiative.


Another Myspace killer is the private setting, where only your friends are able to see your profile and your pics. This leads back to my first point. What's the point in having a Myspace if only your friends can see you? I feel this defeats the purpose because you can just text or see your friends.


I think the explosion of Myspace initially had to do with meeting people, and making new friends, not maintaining old contacts because I would imagine you would see your friends often.
This is also why I think a lot of people are switching to Facebook, where is more about communicating with your friends all at once so you won't have to send a mass email or text.


I don't think Myspace will die down, but I do feel the feeling of exploring and the fun and intrigue of making new friends and meeting new people is lost.