Myspace
10 ratings since posting on Monday, June 5, 2006|
(submitted by
Tammy
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Overall Rating   based on 10 ratings |
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I just killed my page on MySpace after being on there for a year. I got on initially because I'm a DJ on an internet radio station, so it was an easy way to communicate with the bands and promote the station. I stayed on because I started doing work with an entertainment lawyer and it was a great tool for marketing his services. If you're in the music/film industry, it's great for networking and free advertising. But it constanly had problems/errors and it was a hackers dream. I think it got too big for it's britches. When I started in Nov '05 there were 32 million members, as of a few days ago it was something like 129 million! So of course something that huge is going to have it's issues. And what started as a tool for musicians and artists to get their work out there turned into this corporate monster with endless advertising and spam, along with the porn bots, and the equivalent of online telemarketers. And it is a pedophiles dream, I was blown away by the naive 13 year olds who posted near pornographic pictures and talked to 40-something men. Actually about 50% of the females on there had semi-pornographic to full blown raunchy shit on there. Tribe is a different animal. It's much more laid back in my opinion. I don't get the information and sensory overload that I got on MySpace. I could do without the hundreds of 50-somethings posting pics of their schlongs or saggy tittties, but to each their own. I like the tribes on here and feel that they contain more intelligent and helpful conversation and information than a lot of the groups on MySpace. So in conclusion, I like tribe, and I will stay on here. I feel like leaving MySpace was a form of detox! But tribe will never touch MySpace's marketing potential and that is what I miss, not being able to interact with as many people and certainly not any bands. It's kind of, for lack of a better word boring, comparatively speaking, but for now that is a good thing for me! I think tribe is definitely geared towards an older audience and since I am closer to 30 than 18, I feel more comfortable here! - Logan , posted 11/15/06 |
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Yeah, the same company that own Fox News (NewsCorp) owns MySpace. Really cool. They didn't sell out. - Capitol P , posted 06/07/06 |
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I simply REFUSE to be part of myspace.. not only are all the pages on that site hurtful to the eyes of us graphic designer types.. but holy crap is it annoying to look at overall! the layout, the images, the animated gifs, the videos, the spam ads.. YUCK! not to mention that it has become more like a trading card swap of friends.. to see how many people will be your friend rather than who has your interests.. I definitelly preffer tribe. - Shadoukat , posted 06/07/06 |
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The numbers work in Myspace's favor as far as raw eyes and viewers . . . But for collaboration, I prefer Tribe. I haven't the time to simply chase around Myspace. Tribe waits and works when you're ready to jump into it. . . ::sighs slightly as he sees the mail piling up:: Did I mention - Strider , posted 06/06/06 |
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Most myspace pages are a train wreck to the eyes. I cant believe animated background images, hot pink text and music automatically playing came back to the internet! As a designer, we learned these never-do rules many, many years ago, and I was hoping they would phase out, but with myspace being so huge, those will never go away now. I hate myspace, and swear that Tribe is so much better. - Nightwind , posted 06/06/06 |
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It all depends on the people you haveon your list. The party type people are the ones with ridiculous amount of friends. But as for me, I know everyone on my list, with a few exceptions. And I won't add you unless I know you! - Vanessa , posted 06/06/06 |
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Myspace sucks. I'm on there too, but it doesn't compare to Tribe. It's full of immature, party people. No social conscience what-so-ever. I guess if you're into that crowd, then you will like it. - Forest , posted 06/05/06 |
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Myspace is pretty good, I know way more people on myspace and met alot because more people know about it around Alaska. Plus if you'd like to check out my site here it is. www.myspace.com/tatchak - Ted , posted 06/05/06 |
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I have been on myspace for a while now and love it. I've found many new friends. I recommend everyone try it. Im on everyday, so if you would like to get to know me even better, look me up on myspace. Im under www.myspace/fairy_boxer.com. - Tammy , posted 06/05/06 |
