Show me some love on MySpace
Posted by angela on 08/14/07 in Domestic Ramblings
I don’t know what it is about that t-shirt. When I wear it I feel as if there is an Angel watching over me sort of protecting me from those that would like to do harm.
As silly as it sounds my training sessions at the gym totally ROCK when I wear that shirt. My best workout ever was last Tuesday and I happened to have that shirt on.
Or maybe it had nothing to do with the shirt and was more about the fact that we were getting out of town that afternoon to head up to Minneapolis.
Ok, so normally I don’t show my MySpace to the public. I guess I kinda want to see if my blog buddies have a MySpace account with the though of hookin’ up via MySpace.
What do you think?
How is MySpace different from any other space on the net? You know, I don’t think parents should keep their tweens and teens from MySpace. On the contrary, I think parents should let their tweens and teens have one.
Kids do well with this stuff provided they have parents that actually care to dive in and totally submerge themselves into their world. Don’t condemn MySpace because one day your child is going to grow up and go out into the world and how scary do you think that would be if you didn’t have a clue as to how to operate in THAT idea!
No, instead.. get yourself a MySpace account. Let your tween / teen have a MySpace account with the understanding that you have access to their account at all times. This means that they are not allowed to change the password and they understand fully that you will access their account any time you want to.
If you have a computer in your house make sure it’s in a central location so that they are not online without supervision. If you do allow them to have a MySpace account make sure that only their friends have access to their profiles.
Set it up so that strangers can not contact them and that they have to approve the requests. If they don’t know somebody then they don’t approve the request and nobody outside of their circle of friendships can see their account.
So you see, it’s not that MySpace is bad it’s that parents just don’t want to be bothered with technology and the changing times. I know if I were 16 years old I would want to have a MySpace account and I would hope that my parents would have let me but with supervision.
Don’t be lazy now!
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Marie | Aug 14, 2007 | Reply
MySpace is good for social networking- making friends, chatting, ect. But MySpaces promotes itself and nothing else. Which means it does nothing for my blog. I am more interested in blogging and reading others blogs, than I am in MySpace.
Jo | Aug 14, 2007 | Reply
I got MySpace awhile back because everyone I knew on a parenting board had one and wanted me to (yes, I buckled to peer pressure). I don’t have much use for the thing now except to show thousands of people that my ex is a deadbeat.
I wouldn’t let me son get a MySpace until he was 16 and then it was only people he actually knew and the profile had to be private to everyone else. He also has a music one that I allow him to be friends with bands.
My daughter is almost 13 though and will not be allowed to have one until she’s older either. The reason is that while I’m diligent when it comes to my kids on the internet and trust my kids… it’s everyone else I don’t trust! LOL. My daughter is very naive and I just don’t think she is responsible enough to handle MySpace right now.
angela | Aug 15, 2007 | Reply
Hi Marie, I don’t know if you guys realize this or not but Google news alerts picks up your blog post from MySpace if you have your MySpace open to the public. So even though MySpace promotes itself along with it’s advertisers you can still get the word out about your projects via your blogging on MySpace. You just can’t put your affiliate codes in there.. but you can sure link to your stuff if you want to! There are always ways around the rules if you are good about following the rules.
Hi Jo, I don’t blame you for not allowing your 13 year old to have a MySpace. I do think once the kiddos are in high school that it’s ok as long as you are diligent and dive right in with them. Keeping their accounts open only to their friends is a good idea.
Happy Wordless Wednesday you guys!!
mark | Aug 15, 2007 | Reply
good points.
angela | Aug 16, 2007 | Reply
Thanks Mark! By the way.. who are you?