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I do like the classification bit between specialists and aggregators.
But I can't help thinking the taxonomy is a bit more subtle yet.
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Dion
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you can thru 2 nearly any school blocked site like myspace
super awesome CYAA :) hope i helped!
mathtunnel.com
or
bpsurf.net
By the way, I like this explanation of 'lametard':
1.Someone who is stuck in the phase between being lame and completely retarded and uses dude in every sentince.
2. A person who licks a leaf and sticks it on their forehead.
(www.urbandictionary.com)
I agree fully, however, that MySpace is trying to host too many of it's own services. I think they'd be wise to help it's users implement more of their own html (they offer no guidance, and it's tricky for the novice user). Externally hosted video and other content-embed services should just become easier to track, monitor and search.
Really, though, the one media they have very successfully implemented: music. All of my friend's and my bands are on there, and any musician who isn't on already is most certainly a "lametard."
IM YOUR MAMA AND U HAV 2 OBEY ME
OR ELSE I WILL SPANK U
I WILL BEAT THA FU** OUT OF U
AND IM NOT JOKING YOUNG LADY OR WAY EVA U R
K I STILL LUV U BT UR JUST A FREAK SIIIKE I F*** HATE UR DAD SO IMA HATE U MORE JA JA JA JA JA
I think all the people who've been going on about how betas are bad because they're too complicated and too geeky should take a look at the MySpace crowd... I think it's going to be a challenge to keep these guys challenged! They like complexity, options, hooks and DIY. That doesn't mean that usability isn't important, but I think it gives some more rope to developers (whether or not they use that to hang themselves is the question)...
I think the new completely integrated lifestyle is emerging in front of us and the 'lametards' are going to be left behind pretty quickly.
Oh and Chuck Norris iz teh sic!!11!!
LOL. Thanks for the add!
Yep, I think you're right - it's more by accident than design. They still show signs of trying to control the whole show - MySpace (allegedly?) attempted to block YouTube and were forced to backtrack after the users revolted.
Use it wisely, my son!
I guess my point is that this is NOT just a place where 14-18 year olds go to hook up -- its much much larger than that. Nothing short of a social (not just online) phenomenom.
Because I am also a middle school teacher, I also see the overwhelming influence it has on teens(my students are mostly 14 years old).
Then again, I have seen taken a peek into some of their profiles, and they are actually using some of the grammar elements that I have struggled to teach them. lol.
I won't go so far as to say that MySpace is good for their education, but I do feel that if some of these kids need a sense of belonging, they can find it on MySpace. Which brings up the thought of adult freaks that may want to take advantage of the needs of the younger ones on it.
There's no perfect answer. I only wish we were allowed to teach the kids at school about the safety concerns. I take into my own hands to discuss issues with them, but if I were to mention anything about MySpace during class time, I'd probably get fired.
My only wish is to be able to seperate the little ones from the adults and help MySpace get a better image. To the less informed, ignorant person, it is thought of as immature and inappropriate to communicate via MySpace...Maybe it's just a matter of time.
Thanks for hearing(reading) me out. :)
My point exactly. Any ideas?
This is an interesting post. I have myself wanted to take some time to look at MySpace carefully but haven't gotten to that.
Lawrence's comment is right on. Considering that MySpace is continuing to grow there is so much untapped potential. These are all early adopters.
Think of all the tools/services/etc. that might appeal to a MySpace users to look cool - music, tshirts, clocks, graphics, videos, pictures and so on. Can Cafepress service be private labeled and offered to MySpace users? I think there can be a lot of possibilities but one may have to consider what providers true value to the MySpace generation...and their perceived value may different from the non-MySpacers.
However, as Vaibhav points out, MySpacers do not spend their money on the same things we do (do they spend much money at all?). A survey I read showed they don't pay for music very much, don't use Amazon etc. I'm guessing they don't pay for pro accounts either (ala Flickr). There are also rules that prevent you actually advertising anything on the site. Gaining scale on MySpace might be straightforward, but monetization is still a problem.
and if you got something to say about the just... HIT ME ON MY DAMN METRO!!!!!!!!!BITCH
#22
They say that Bebo has more features, but surely with the ability to promote your band, have music on your profile etc is not limited with MySpace. MySpace uses HTML, which in my opinion means possibilities are endless. Someone can make up anything for HTML and with Bebo you are only allowed text in your fields.
I am addicted to logging in to see my emails on myspace and many times the site is down. At least a few times a day. sometimes funny things happen. for example I log in today and it says that it does not recognize me and i may have been deleted from the database.
the other day the database was down.
Does anyone else experience this? I do not know why but when these sites get big all of them seem to not be able to keep their site working well.
Will it be their downfall?
QUESTION2#) WHY DID THEY BLOCK NOTRACK.ORG FROM SCHOOL COMPUTERS?
THAT'S SO WRONG I DONT THINK THEY SHOULD BLOCK MYSPACE FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE MAY WANT TO CHECK THEIR PAGE WHILE THEIR AT SCHOOL,BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DONT HAVE COMPUTERS AT HOME TOO CHECK THEIR PAGE(BUT I MEAN I GOT A COMPUTER AT HOME).................BUT OTHER THEN THAT I LOVE MYSPACE.........................~*`(♥
Interesting stuff Pete.
!!
Some peoples pages are already clocking up PageRank too so quality backlinks all round...
Owen @ http://www.clubbing-uk.com/aboutus.htm
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Will you still love me only when my parents are gone?
and will we still have phone sex together?
Love, your secret admirer
Seleena Kauai
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and i want it in school?
alot of sites workk but lately
they are uptight about itt.
andyone got any thoughts?
tmarie05201@yahoo.com
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fagget ass mother fucker
I LIKE TOTALLY LOVE MYSPACE!
ITS LIKE AMAZING LIKE FOR SURE RIGHT?
NE WAYZ I LIKE TOTALLY NEED TO FIND OUT HOW TO LIKE GET ON AROUND THE LIKE BLOCKED SITES..YA NOW!!
KK THANKS!
West McDowell School!
love me !!!!!!
we need to find out a wayy to got on in school, okay so someone should find out a freaking wayy to get on from gayy school
please and thank you rejects.
died October,28,2006
i"ll never forget u cause ill alway remember u through my hearteven though u r not on earth
xO.ALLy
i love you sooooo much!!!!
I have a myspace if anyone wants to add me if you want to. thanks bye?
me get on to myspace at
school mmk ugghhhh im at school nd bored so someone giive me a site that i can go on to get on fuckiingg mYSPACEE KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKk
uhhgg mmkay
mm bi :]
its blocked at my school, but i know at some schools its not
youhide.com
g2gtomyspace.com
wtunnel.com
mathcookbook.com
vtunnel.com
(any letter then put tunnel at the end)
my scool iz carzy wit blockings so i can just get my way around but i cant anymore... if u need more proxies just email me at kegrist@mhs-pa.org or swaysbabi_gurl@yahoo.com
Find me on MySpace and be my friend!
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u filthbag!
i cant get onto myspace and this
website is freaking gay!
grr.
this better workk ,
your my little sunshinee babess
we catchin up OUTT of skool
soooon ,
loveyou x♥
KYBE
http://www.myspace.com/graphicdesigners
myspace is easily worth at least a billion, and where is the value coming from other than members/the communities content and activities.
How much ad revenue is myspace sharing with members that generate ad revenue for them ? Are they giving anything back to the community that has put them where they are ?
I am technology consultant, and this summer I became so feed up with the share cropper mentality of sites like myspace that I decided to build an application that shares the wealth that is created with the community.
We also have a stand alone ad service and we have a granular micro revenue sharing service that allows members to share their revenue with Friends, Groups, or Causes.
And unlike myspace and the rest we will be releasing most of the service to the open source community because we know we are not the smartest guys in the room.
Ur welcome