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| Cosmic Fur |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
MySpace has launched:
- photo albums and unlimited photo hosting
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Hahhahahahaha. If they thought they had server problems before, wait till this baby hits them full force, looool. I can just imagine the insane server space needed to host photos of a few million people. |
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| geroin |
myspace blows, i just keep my account so i can access other profiles
30 spam messages everyday with 30 friend requests from rockstar superstar djs
plus the new spam that has hit every single myspace page and errors
absolutely horrible |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
Hahhahahahaha. If they thought they had server problems before, wait till this baby hits them full force, looool. I can just imagine the insane server space needed to host photos of a few million people. |
It has yet to be seen but I suspect they have this one figured out pretty well. They wouldn't have launched it otherwise. |
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| 2famous4u |
| they are both alright.. i find myself more on facebook now.. lol.. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
It has yet to be seen but I suspect they have this one figured out pretty well. They wouldn't have launched it otherwise. |
I would have agreed with you had I not read that article you linked where they consistently underestimated the raping their servers and database got. |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by geroin
30 spam messages everyday with 30 friend requests |
I don't know about you but I'm starting to get the same type of thing on Facebook.
I get at least 1 stupid "group add" per day and at least one random person per day requesting me as a friend.
I see this to be an increasing trend on Facebook. It hasn't been such to date simply because Facebook has really just caught on (vs. MySpace being around for nearly 2 years).
Ultimately the same tactics are going to be used on MySpace as Facebook. We just haven't seen it yet since Facebook has less than 10% market share whereas MySpace has over 80%. |
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| slingshot |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
I don't know about you but I'm starting to get the same type of thing on Facebook.
I get at least 1 stupid "group add" per day and at least one random person per day requesting me as a friend.
I see this to be an increasing trend on Facebook. It hasn't been such to date simply because Facebook has really just caught on (vs. MySpace being around for nearly 2 years).
Ultimately the same tactics are going to be used on MySpace as Facebook. We just haven't seen it yet since Facebook has less than 10% market share whereas MySpace has over 80%. |
All of this has only been happening since Facebook opened it's doors to anyone and everyone. When it was solely made up of university networks this was never a problem and all of the event invitations, group invites, and messages you recieved were actually meaningful. You're right when you say that the same tactics are going to be used though. It's getting very annoying. |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
I don't know about you but I'm starting to get the same type of thing on Facebook.
I get at least 1 stupid "group add" per day and at least one random person per day requesting me as a friend.
I see this to be an increasing trend on Facebook. It hasn't been such to date simply because Facebook has really just caught on (vs. MySpace being around for nearly 2 years).
Ultimately the same tactics are going to be used on MySpace as Facebook. We just haven't seen it yet since Facebook has less than 10% market share whereas MySpace has over 80%. |
Actually Facebook has been around since February of 2004. Yet it started as first only being available to university students.
But I'm with you here on the "group add" and "event invite". It's been getting extremely annoying.
I just noticed that there's some updates that are going to be made to Facebook, and I hope one of them is to have an option to not allow invites or group adds.
I don't have as much of a problem with random's adding me. Here and there. |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
Actually Facebook has been around since February of 2004. Yet it started as first only being available to university students. |
Just to be clear - I didn't comment on Facebook's start date, simply the fact that recently it has started to gain mass acceptance/usage (whereas MySpace has been in that mode for the last 2 years). |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Just to be clear - I didn't comment on Facebook's start date, simply the fact that recently it has started to gain mass acceptance/usage (whereas MySpace has been in that mode for the last 2 years). |
I understood, but thanks for clarifying ;) |
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| rabbitjoker |
As an FYI for people who are complaining about spam on MySpace:
MySpace offers various settings that allow who can add you as a friend, send you messages, send you invites, etc.
Under "Account Settings" and then "Privacy Settings"
- Check to require users to know your email address or last name to send you a friend request.
- Check to review comments to your profile, blog, or photos before they are posted.
- Check to allow only your friends to post comments on your blog entries.
- Check to block unwanted friend requests from bands.
- Who Can View My Full Profile (My Friends Only, Public, Only Users Over 18)
Specific setings are detailed below
- Who Can View My Full Profile
= My Friends Only
= Public
= Only Users Over 18
- Privacy Settings
= Friend Requests - Require email or last name
= Comments - approve before posting
= Hide Online Now
= Show My Birthday to my Friends
= Photos - No Forwarding
= Blog Comments - Friends Only
= Friend Requests - No Bands
= Block Users Under 18 From Contacting Me
- Group Invite Privacy Settings (block invites from...)
= Everyone (including my friends)
= Users who are not added to my friends
= Bands (who are not added to my friends)
= Filmmakers (who are not added to my friends)
= Comedians (who are not added to my friends)
= Event Invite Privacy Settings (block invites from...)
= Everyone (including my friends)
= Users who are not added to my friends
= Bands (who are not added to my friends)
= Filmmakers (who are not added to my friends)
= Comedians (who are not added to my friends) |
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| dallastar |
hey hey hey
here's an article I just read in the newspaper
| quote: | TECHNOPHILE
TheStar.com - Life - I use it to spy
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Apr 03, 2007 04:30 AM
Jen Gerson
I found him on Facebook.
He's chubby now, sports a cubic zirconia in one ear and a thin beard trimmed tight around the jaw. For religious views, he writes: "SMOKE WEED EVERY DAY." Favourite books: "hahahahahahahahahaha. Who has time to read?" He says he's an exotic dancer at Chip & Dales where he works "as eye candy for money."
This is the guy who tormented me in high school.
He called me a dork. He reminded me daily of how few people liked me. He accused me of being a lesbian in biology class.
His Facebook profile has become a source of constant comfort. Whenever I feel disliked or dorky, I look at his page. His lack of success in life fills me with petty glee.
Unlike others in Generation Y, I use Facebook for more nefarious purposes than just keeping track of my acquaintances or inviting people to parties or sharing photos. I am a shameless snoop. I use it to spy and I'm not afraid to admit it.
Myspace, Facebook and now services such as Twitter are reconnecting us with every person we've met since childhood. I know where the person I hate most is working. I know who my Grade 4 choir rival is dating. I know that a high school friend with a baby is addicted to eBay.
I've looked up all of my exes.
Facebook claims more than 430,000 members in Toronto – a number that, following a Gladwellian Tipping Point, has almost doubled in the past month – it's a trend that's not likely to blow out. The Internet has made it easy to keep up and keep snooping. It's turning us – not just me – into a generation of voyeurs.
Facebook can act as a party planner, and then provide the virtual space to upload evidence of the debauchery. It allows for moment by moment updates with blog-like authority. The amount of detail on a Facebook page can be overwhelming.
"You can be a Facebook stalker," says Spencer Vaudry, 18. "It gets ridiculous."
Of course, the impulse to spy would be nothing without a cadre of bloggers, bookers and exhibitionists ready to sate the demand.
One of these is Justin Kan, 23. The San Franciscan attached a video camera to his head almost two weeks ago and has broadcast the minutia of his life in real time on Justin.tv. Initially he included his cellphone number so fans could call him, but eventually had to remove it.
"My cellphone has physically exploded because of call volume."
Kan also dealt with pranksters who called 9-1-1 on him, bringing armed officers into his home – one of the more dramatic moments of an Internet phenom that includes more mundane moments; such as Kan eating, Kan sleeping, Kan using the bathroom ...
"Why am I doing this? Because it's a lot of fun," he says. "I get to show people what it's like to live the life of Justin Kan. And people have liked it and that's a pretty good feeling."
Five hundred people watch Kan sleep.
Feeding the Internet the details of our lives is addictive. It makes every party we go to, every fight, every insight feel like they are worth publishing. It makes our lives seem grand and theatrical.
Break-ups between friends and lovers are no longer just gossip, they are sent via RSS feed to the inboxes of our followers, also known as friends.
I don't think any of us can make a clear distinction between the private and public spheres of our lives anymore. Is it okay to upload drunken photos of ourselves on the Internet if the album is private? Can we blog about our jobs if our Livejournal doesn't attach our name?
We understand anonymity and permissions and privacy settings, but know nothing about discretion.
Pundits have been warning us for years that these indiscretions will come back to haunt us; that our drunken rampages and open drug use will keep us from finding jobs; that our advertised one-night stands will scare away potential mates.
I'm less worried about this than I am about a generation that thinks nothing about putting video cameras on every street corner. I'm worried that we're making ourselves vulnerable to government and corporations who will use our indiscretion to quietly wrest our privacy from us.
Facebook makes me worried about a world in which no one needs to watch us, because we're all watching one another.
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