tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post115022632201662763..comments2009-07-10T00:25:39.704+01:00Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046573566773689909noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150756118216614702006-06-19T23:28:00.000+01:002006-06-19T23:28:00.000+01:00Metrogeekboy, pants means bobbinsPennyMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150286416135043092006-06-14T13:00:00.000+01:002006-06-14T13:00:00.000+01:00Crap though it is, it's somehow become the defacto social network for new bands and musicians - if you have <A HREF="http://deathline.co.uk" REL="nofollow">a band</A>, it's absolutely vital that you have <A HREF="http://www.myspace.com/thedeathline" REL="nofollow">a MySpace profile</A><BR/><BR/>(the links to my band above are for illustrative purposes and not at all to do with link whoring)<BR/><BR/>And if you take off on MySpace, the effects can be exponential. Just ask <A HREF="http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/" REL="nofollow">these lads</A>. <BR/><BR/>In short, it's a rubbish website, poorly built with no standards compliance and little regard for good information architecture, but because of weight of numbers, the social effects can be huge. <BR/><BR/>Don't blame me. I didn't invent the Internet. It just sort of grew.<BR/><BR/>(I often write comments on Becky's blog then make them into new posts on mine. Which is what will happen to this one)Miss Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570825829735689518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150268693539169112006-06-14T08:04:00.000+01:002006-06-14T08:04:00.000+01:00The thing that I detest most about myspace is that when you're on a particular page, but realise that you need to log in for whatever reason, it takes you back to the main site, rather than the page you were actually looking at. Irritating as hell.Clairhttp://www.merialc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150268367233404172006-06-14T07:59:00.000+01:002006-06-14T07:59:00.000+01:00Nate: "Pants" in the UK refer to underwear, rather than the long-legged outerwear, which we call trousers.<BR/><BR/>For some reason, in the UK it's become an acceptable way to say something is "a bit crap". :-)Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046573566773689909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150261731135149592006-06-14T06:08:00.000+01:002006-06-14T06:08:00.000+01:00I try to keep mine simple. You know, no throbbing backgrounds or the like.<BR/><BR/>But I keep getting messages from people...that I'd rather not get messages from.Tiffanyhttp://mermaidkween.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150259177928895012006-06-14T05:26:00.000+01:002006-06-14T05:26:00.000+01:00I know I'm a bit slow, but I never know where to look on a MySpace page; they're all too busy.<BR/><BR/>On Flickr, however, I always know where to look - at photos of me, of course!Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13025447488891644004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150251524954487682006-06-14T03:18:00.000+01:002006-06-14T03:18:00.000+01:00Being a Yank boy myself, I am utterly curious what "pants" means? It has to be negative...but why?metrogeekboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729608986209741256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150235629005719542006-06-13T22:53:00.000+01:002006-06-13T22:53:00.000+01:00MySpace is most definitely pants. Besides all the interface being crap, it has no direction. Have you noticed how unorganized most users' hompages are? It's because unlike Second Life or Blogger or LiveJournal or Flickr it has no one purpose. Sure, you can do pictures with Blogger if you want and Flickr has a certain amount of personal interaction with the comments and all, but they have a main purpose. With MySpace it tries to be a blog, a picture site, a file sharer, a personals site, and even more. With so little direction it ends up doing a lot and not doing any of it very will.<BR/><BR/>MySpace is pants!Nataliehttp://rkenshin11.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150234277443231072006-06-13T22:31:00.000+01:002006-06-13T22:31:00.000+01:00My drab side has a MySpace profile, but gave up on it as it is way too slow, even to load just a simple page.<BR/><BR/>Simple answer is to just say no to MySpace. Especially with their staffing policies. I don't think Tom has had any sleep in the last year!<BR/><BR/>Second Life is my social network of choice now.Serena Mayflynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150229161647915352006-06-13T21:06:00.000+01:002006-06-13T21:06:00.000+01:00My wife is currently addicted to MySpace... It seems to be rather <I>clunky</I> (for lack of a better term). In fact, some of the pages she visits have so much <I>clunk</I> on them that IE frequently crashes, or just hangs there while waiting for Quicktime, Java and WMP to load.<BR/><BR/>The huge banner ads are always fun too... That 768px wide PLASMATV4FREE banner was throbbing dandily along to the beat of the <I>Dangergirl</I> track. :)fairly-oddhttp://www.fairly-odd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150228823814161852006-06-13T21:00:00.000+01:002006-06-13T21:00:00.000+01:00i like that "by the river" as well, it sort of reminded me of an artist called <I>Darren Hayman</I> who used to be in a band called <I>Hefner</I> ages ago.<BR/> I've never tried using Myspace, i sort of felt i'm not down with the kids enough to justify having something on it !Freiyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01735251288847759738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075435.post-1150228375469659542006-06-13T20:52:00.000+01:002006-06-13T20:52:00.000+01:00Totally agree. Myspace is pants.Karol Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17726587937266533830noreply@blogger.com