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| ==History of Myspace== | ==History of Myspace== | ||
| Myspace.com was founded in ] by a couple of ]s in ]. The person mostly responsible for the creation of the site is a man simply known as "Tom". | Myspace.com was founded in ] by a couple of ]s in southern]. The person mostly responsible for the creation and advertisement of the site is a man simply known as "Tom". | ||
| Within months, the site's popularity exploded and the programmers were hurried to improve the site as much as possible. In early September, many changes were made just so that users could delete things. | |||
| On ], 2003, Myspace announced the addition of several major features to the site. Included were the first group profiles, the ability to empty the trash in the mailbox, a new look for the bulletin board, a mail indicator live anywhere on the system, unlimited friends, and the option to change an email and turn off reminders. Also, a number of ]s were fixed. | |||
| October 2003 brought new features such as leaving comments on people's profile pictures, hiding online status, having the ability to block friend requests, and approve comments before they could be posted. In November of 2003, Myspace added features such as Classifieds, Picture Ranking, and a way to find users by interest. The "Online Now" status was also added in more areas, and the Mailbox was vastly improved. At this time, users were starting to experiment with ], creating more elaborate profiles that attracted interest. Some users offered their help so that new and unexperienced users could learn to customize their profile also. | |||
| On ], 2003, Myspace introduced their Instant Messenger, however it has been strife with bugs and has never seen much practical use. As a solution, some Myspacers have created their own ] chatrooms, and marketed them as unofficial. | |||
| In ], musical artists were allowed to create their own profiles and were given the option to post streaming ]s of their songs to build up bigger fanbases. Some bands even allowed the MP3s to be ]. The concept has worked for some, and less so for others. | In ], musical artists were allowed to create their own profiles and were given the option to post streaming ]s of their songs to build up bigger fanbases. Some bands even allowed the MP3s to be ]. The concept has worked for some, and less so for others. | ||
| On ], ], members were given the ability to create groups so that like-minded people could share a common bond. There are two ways for groups to add members. The ] of any group can invite members individually, or members can join themselves by either word of mouth or by browsing the 'Groups' section of Myspace. As of ], ], there are about 150,000 groups. However, some groups have gone under scrunity by the creators of the site, with some posting offensive photos, which was a direct violation of the site's rules. Attempts are being made everyday to deal with these types of groups, and in the end the hope is that it remains free of offensive material. | On ], ], members were given the ability to create brand-new groups so that like-minded people could share a common bond. There are two ways for groups to add members. The ] of any group can invite members individually, or members can join themselves by either word of mouth or by browsing the 'Groups' section of Myspace. As of ], ], there are about 150,000 groups. However, some groups have gone under scrunity by the creators of the site, with some posting offensive photos, which was a direct violation of the site's rules. Attempts are being made everyday to deal with these types of groups, and in the end the hope is that it remains free of offensive material. | ||
| Myspace has always had much trouble keeping up with new members, as thousands join daily, and the ]s have undergone frequent maintenance to speed up the system. Ironically, all the maintenance had a tendency to slow down the site even more. Additionally the creators of the site added a new feature nearly every month. | Myspace has always had much trouble keeping up with new members, as thousands join daily, and the ]s have undergone frequent maintenance to speed up the system. Ironically, all the maintenance had a tendency to slow down the site even more. Additionally the creators of the site added a new feature nearly every month. | ||
| Tom and the other creators have also hosted many parties in ], ], and ] to support the site. | |||
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Revision as of 05:03, 19 January 2005
Myspace is a free service that uses the internet for online communication through an interactive network of photos, weblogs, user profiles, e-mail, web forums, groups, as well as many other communication devices. This all-inclusive service is sometimes called a social networking interface. It is an active site always updating or creating new features for their members. Myspace is also sometimes used to describe a user created webpage on the Myspace.com service.
History of Myspace
Myspace.com was founded in 2003 by a couple of computer programmers in southernCalifornia. The person mostly responsible for the creation and advertisement of the site is a man simply known as "Tom".
Within months, the site's popularity exploded and the programmers were hurried to improve the site as much as possible. In early September, many changes were made just so that users could delete things.
On September 25, 2003, Myspace announced the addition of several major features to the site. Included were the first group profiles, the ability to empty the trash in the mailbox, a new look for the bulletin board, a mail indicator live anywhere on the system, unlimited friends, and the option to change an email and turn off reminders. Also, a number of bugs were fixed.
October 2003 brought new features such as leaving comments on people's profile pictures, hiding online status, having the ability to block friend requests, and approve comments before they could be posted. In November of 2003, Myspace added features such as Classifieds, Picture Ranking, and a way to find users by interest. The "Online Now" status was also added in more areas, and the Mailbox was vastly improved. At this time, users were starting to experiment with HTML, creating more elaborate profiles that attracted interest. Some users offered their help so that new and unexperienced users could learn to customize their profile also.
On December 18, 2003, Myspace introduced their Instant Messenger, however it has been strife with bugs and has never seen much practical use. As a solution, some Myspacers have created their own IRC chatrooms, and marketed them as unofficial.
In 2004, musical artists were allowed to create their own profiles and were given the option to post streaming MP3s of their songs to build up bigger fanbases. Some bands even allowed the MP3s to be downloaded. The concept has worked for some, and less so for others.
On June 4, 2004, members were given the ability to create brand-new groups so that like-minded people could share a common bond. There are two ways for groups to add members. The moderator of any group can invite members individually, or members can join themselves by either word of mouth or by browsing the 'Groups' section of Myspace. As of January 13, 2005, there are about 150,000 groups. However, some groups have gone under scrunity by the creators of the site, with some posting offensive photos, which was a direct violation of the site's rules. Attempts are being made everyday to deal with these types of groups, and in the end the hope is that it remains free of offensive material.
Myspace has always had much trouble keeping up with new members, as thousands join daily, and the servers have undergone frequent maintenance to speed up the system. Ironically, all the maintenance had a tendency to slow down the site even more. Additionally the creators of the site added a new feature nearly every month.
Tom and the other creators have also hosted many parties in Hollywood, California, Miami, Florida, and New York City, New York to support the site.
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