Comments on: But I’m still not going anywhere near myspace

By: gaskets

gaskets — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:13:23 +0000

i think myspace is a social tool for people who hide behind pictures and words, its easy to say whatever you want when typing on a keyboard.

By: marketing

marketing — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:35:59 +0000

no one can say for sure if you are right or wrong. I will read a second time and let you know my opinion

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Plugins and Widgets at All that comes with it — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:31:10 +0000

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By: Arjan

Arjan — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:38:48 +0000

got a Dutch version of Facebook called Hyves over here..I’m almost completely passive beyond now and than accepting people as friends.
The only usefull thing about it is if you’re searching for someone in the Netherlands, and they’re below the age of 40, you’re almost 90% certain to find them on Hyves (also helpfull to check out if a girl has a boyfriend already..without having to find out slowly, or asking it bluntly ;) )

Arjan’s last blog post..Upcoming…

By: Oli

Oli — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:01:32 +0000

Very good point Dan.

After twenty minutes of “friend” purging, I had reduced my friends list by around 50, and I still hadn’t ventured further than “D” before getting bored.

Q-Z, you’re safe. For now.

(un)relaxeddad - there’s an option to “pole” someone? Maybe I should do that instead of just removing them from my list. Steel pole? Bamboo pole?

By: (un)relaxeddad

(un)relaxeddad — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:00:44 +0000

Oh go on then. I’ve stubbornly resisted all attempts to get me on superpoke etc and still feel that I’m committing some kind of amorphous adultery whenever I pole someone but I do have a level 4 hypnotic vampire. Rrrr etc.

By: The Chick

The Chick — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:28:29 +0000

I am on Myspace. When I first got on I thought it was pretty fun and a good way of finding old friends. Now, like any fad, I’m pretty bored with it. Oh, well. Maybe I am a teenager after all…

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:07:10 +0000

I haven’t done a lot of poking or gift giving either. And I’m a little overwhelmed with the applications too. I definitely don’t want the to compare myself to other people. I might start throwing snowballs soon though.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:23:36 +0000

Oli - But using those criteria i wouldn’t have any friends.

By: Oli

Oli — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:10:20 +0000

I did exactly the same - I deleted my account, then realised that nobody actually talks to each other any more, and I was missing out on so many things. Whether that speaks more about Facebook’s disruption of modern communication techniques, or that my friends are bastards, I don’t really know.
I find the applications quite annoying, but it’s actually quite easy to block them - just go to the application’s page, and on the right hand side is a “block application” link. Two clicks, and you won’t hear from it again. You wouldn’t irritate your friends by blocking these apps - chances are they’ve just blanket emailed their entire friends list. Or maybe that’s just the cynic in me talking.

I ought to purge my friends list of people I don’t talk to (or don’t actually know). I sense great catharsis approaching!

But thinking about it, how do I decide whether or not to keep people on my friends list? At what point do they stop being “people I don’t talk to”, and instead become “people who interest me”?
I think I might apply the following technique: If I’d rather watch a re-run of The Simpsons than go to their funeral, they’re off the list. That ought to do it.