International delete your MySpace account day - January 30th
- added August 8, 2008
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- Moopak
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Simon Ownes is rallying the troops and claiming January 30th 2008 international delete your MySpace account day. After regretting signing up for the account the very first day he expresses his ongoing frustration with the site. Constant friend requests, spam, banner ads and the ages the actual page takes to load. Starting a Facebook group appropriately names “International Delete Your Myspace Account Day”. If, and I’m guessing it will get a very strong following, Facebook and other online social networking sites see a spike in joining members. Stay tuned to find out on Feb 1st, the aftermath of International Delete Your MySpace Account Day.
Simon also gives us a list of things, that if we have experienced on MySpace, we too should join him in his movement to overthrow the dark lord that is My Space.
“So, if you’re reading this and you’ve experienced any of the things on the list below, your account may be in need of deletion:
1. You rarely log in to Myspace except to delete spam friend requests from nude webcam girls.
2. You spend five minutes writing a wall post only to hit an error message when you try to post it because of all the website glitches.
3. You’re a girl who constantly gets marriage proposals from random men in the middle east.
4. You visit someone’s Myspace profile only to suddenly have music start blasting out of your speakers. Bonus points if it happens to you while you’re at work.
5. You have to make redundant clicks to perform simple tasks because Myspace keeps taking you to advertisement pages where you have to click on “return to myspace profile” in order to continue what you’re doing.
6. You visit someone’s profile only to have your eyes bleed because of terrible page layout with non-matching designs and font colors.
7. Your experience is hindered because of intrusive banner ads that either talk to you or try to reach out and block your view of what you’re trying to look at.
8. You read yet another news account about how some child predator using Myspace has abducted a little girl or that some hoax myspace account has caused a teenager to commit suicide.
9. You’re frustrated with the fact that Myspace doesn’t allow you to post your contact info, meaning to contact someone you can only use Myspace’s glitchy Instant Messenger, message/email system, or wall commenting.
10. You’re tired of seeing Tom stare out at you from millions of friends lists and just wish he would change his f***ing profile picture.
Have any of these things happened to you? Well you’re the perfect candidate for Myspace deletion. Join me on Wednesday, January 30th by deleting your Myspace account. You won’t regret it!”
Simon also gives us a list of things, that if we have experienced on MySpace, we too should join him in his movement to overthrow the dark lord that is My Space.
“So, if you’re reading this and you’ve experienced any of the things on the list below, your account may be in need of deletion:
1. You rarely log in to Myspace except to delete spam friend requests from nude webcam girls.
2. You spend five minutes writing a wall post only to hit an error message when you try to post it because of all the website glitches.
3. You’re a girl who constantly gets marriage proposals from random men in the middle east.
4. You visit someone’s Myspace profile only to suddenly have music start blasting out of your speakers. Bonus points if it happens to you while you’re at work.
5. You have to make redundant clicks to perform simple tasks because Myspace keeps taking you to advertisement pages where you have to click on “return to myspace profile” in order to continue what you’re doing.
6. You visit someone’s profile only to have your eyes bleed because of terrible page layout with non-matching designs and font colors.
7. Your experience is hindered because of intrusive banner ads that either talk to you or try to reach out and block your view of what you’re trying to look at.
8. You read yet another news account about how some child predator using Myspace has abducted a little girl or that some hoax myspace account has caused a teenager to commit suicide.
9. You’re frustrated with the fact that Myspace doesn’t allow you to post your contact info, meaning to contact someone you can only use Myspace’s glitchy Instant Messenger, message/email system, or wall commenting.
10. You’re tired of seeing Tom stare out at you from millions of friends lists and just wish he would change his f***ing profile picture.
Have any of these things happened to you? Well you’re the perfect candidate for Myspace deletion. Join me on Wednesday, January 30th by deleting your Myspace account. You won’t regret it!”
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I'm keeping my MySpace but, it's a neat idea!
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I am amazed at how this site has been allowed to exist. I have watched how the neighborhood children (yes, they are children until the age of 18) threaten, curse, tease, lie, put questionable activites, and just "foul mouth" everyone. I'm truly sure that if their parents REALLY KNEW what their "little darlings" were doing then the site would be definitely modified, or have a lot less occupants. Besides the obvious foul mouthing the amount of illegal conduct that exists is unbelievable!! As much as I do NOT like the "Big Brother" idea I do believe that, with the proper legal paperwork, there should be allowable access to VERIFIED identifications, again, just to keep the felons in check. The author of this blog is sooooooo correct with all of the problems that are cited -- I only visit it to make sure that certain people's conduct is in check and allowable -- yes, I can impose my own rules and beleive me, when they are violated there are serious sanctions.
I guarantee you that MANY other parents just DON'T CARE -- THUS THE FOULNESS OF THESE SITES. -
If you're living a double life then myspace is the site for you, if not you can join the others social networks.
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I just use it to maintain a blog 'cause I'm too lazy to switch.
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- damnneargenius
- 2 months ago
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Wait a min....you posted this on August 8th 2008 and you're calling for people to delet their myspace on Jan 1st 2008? Does this plan start out with us all inventing a time machine?
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- NoGodsNoMasters
- 2 months ago
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The internet will probably be a lot more like Myspace in a few years just one lil subdomain.
Cya later free speech.-
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- VegaNerDiva
- 2 months ago
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I just deleted mine. Not because of this, it was just the right time. I think myspace was created to distract internet goers of the plethora of truth on the internet. The government fears it as and uncontrollable news source.
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- natedawson
- 2 months ago
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wow that last one about tom not changing his profile picture is pretty funny, but thinking about how poular myspace is, i really don't think people will actually start deleting their profiles.
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- knightlynight200
- 2 months ago
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Hi, you might want to check out our new video, "Public is the New Private," about how social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace have become forums for young people to post their personal business for everyone to see.
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- WhatsTheNewWhat
- 2 months ago
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What to say about the infamous Myspace? Hmmm - It seems people expect this online social experience to be better than the one in real life. The only three things Myspace has over real life are:
1) You can edit your part of the conversation... One actually has all the time in the world to formulate the "perfect first impression".
2) You can delete friends w/o having them stalk you and bug you about why... Good luck breaking up w/ someone in real life and NEVER seeing them again.
3) Overall, people seem to be more forthright with their expressions. One can be far more uninhibited while staying anonymous. I can
shout and still be alright.
What I don't like about Myspace is the fact that people will add me, but never talk to me. Out of 60+ "friends" on my list, I hear from 3 every once in awhile. The others are just like "DUH, what?" What's the point in adding me? A beautiful woman on my friends list has invited me to 4 different parties at the Playboy Mansion... NOT because she wants to get to know me, but because she wants me to make contributions to her non-profit. Here we go again - people pretending to be interested in me to get something else... I actually want to get to know the people; not just collect profiles. There is no sincere ongoing human connection / friendship taking place.
That's life, huh?
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