Friends who use myspace instead of phone or email

[heyzeus]

It's a growing trend. I'll log into my email and it will say "so and so has sent you a myspace message!" Then I have to go to myspace, log in, and read that so and so invited me to do something last night.

First of all, if you had called me last night, I might have known in time. Sorry, I don't stay logged into myspace all day.

In fact, like many workplaces, mine blocks myspace. So even if i'm sitting in front of the computer, there's a good chance that I can't check your message.

In conclusion, please, people, if you have something to actually say to another person, call them, or email them. Just a friendly public service announcement.

[Popeye_Card]

Am I the only one who doesn't really understand the overall fascination with myspace?

--P--

[Socnorb11]

I absolutely don't see the point of MySpace.

What am I missing?

[docellis]

Am I the only one who doesn't really understand the overall fascination with myspace?

--P--

Nope. I even tried to figure out why I needed to do a myspace page not that long ago. I sat at it and I tried to determine what the heck I wanted to tell people and I just can't figure out what to use it for.

Not that there is anything wrong with people who can figure out what to use it for.

[Popeye_Card]

Am I the only one who doesn't really understand the overall fascination with myspace?

--P--

Nope. I even tried to figure out why I needed to do a myspace page not that long ago. I sat at it and I tried to determine what the heck I wanted to tell people and I just can't figure out what to use it for.

Not that there is anything wrong with people who can figure out what to use it for.

Someone told me I should make a page, so I did. After not logging into the site again for months, and getting stupid spam messages in my email because of it, I just deleted it.

Seems like something high school and maybe college kids would enjoy I guess, but I don't understand "grown-ups" having myspace pages.

--P--

[heyzeus]

Quite honestly, mine is a remnant of college. But I have at least 10 friends who spend obsessive amounts of time on there, adding little thingies to their profiles and, of course, sending me messages that I can't receive while at work and forget about when I'm at home or, you know, doing things out in the real world.

[MrCrowesGarden]

Am I the only one who doesn't really understand the overall fascination with myspace?

--P--

Nope. I even tried to figure out why I needed to do a myspace page not that long ago. I sat at it and I tried to determine what the heck I wanted to tell people and I just can't figure out what to use it for.

Not that there is anything wrong with people who can figure out what to use it for.

Someone told me I should make a page, so I did. After not logging into the site again for months, and getting stupid spam messages in my email because of it, I just deleted it.

Seems like something high school and maybe college kids would enjoy I guess, but I don't understand "grown-ups" having myspace pages.

--P--

Facebook is a much better timewaster.

[tscards]

I was having a very similar conversation with my wife a few weeks ago about this. Myspace "seems" to me to be much more oriented to 16-23 or so crowd who wants to be the most popular & have everyone look at them.

Just my opinion, but glad to see there's at least a few others who don't get the fascination with this. I'll never create one & hope this fad is gone by the time my kids are old enough to try to create one.

[JCShutout]

I hate it when I go to get a phone number and they say, "I'm on myspace".

First off, that would require me to remember your name, which is half the reason why you write it down with your phone number.

Secondly, I'd rather do email.

Thirdly, no.

One time I was told to "facebook" her (used as a verb).

Whether or not that was a metaphore, that made me worried that she really wasn't 21. Sorry hon, you must be legal to ride. [-X

[Arthur Dent]

How about communicating via PM?