What is Myspace.com?
By Josh Shirlen Teenagers and young adults have always sought out places to call their own in the world. From their bedrooms to tree houses to a table in the lunchroom teens look for a space to claim as theirs. As society grows increasingly more dependent on the World Wide Web, it seems natural to expect young people to desire a place on the Web to call their own. They have found that in Myspace.com. The creators of Myspace.com describe the site as “a social networking service that allows Members to create unique personal profiles online in order to find and communicate with old and new friends.” In addition, Myspace.com claims that the site is for everyone, including “friends who want to talk online, single people who want to meet other singles, matchmakers who want to connect their friends with other friends, families who want to keep in touch, business people and co-workers interested in networking, classmates and study partners, and anyone looking for long lost friends.” One of the
