This week's articles focused on popular social media sites. The one I chose was about Myspace. Looking back, Myspace was my very first step into the world of social media. I remember creating my account in 9th grade after field hockey season so I could stay in touch with fellow players on the team (I went to Hazleton Area so it was kinda hard to see people since there were around 800 kids in each grade). This article brought me back to the joys and unhappiness that was Myspace.
One of my personal joys the article brought up was the use of comments. I remember how excited I used to get when someone left me a comment. When birthdays came around I remember hoping to have my secret crush give me the generic "happy birthday" remark. (Looking back it was little pathetic but we were all the same way so admit it) Along with the pros of Myspace came the cons. My biggest problem with the site was the top 8. Since I was a bit of a quiet girl back in the day, I always struggled with who would be in my top 8. For some reason the people you put in the top 8 defined who you were and the friend group you associated with. Thinking about using Myspace, it really was a place to work out identity like the article suggested. Everyone posted pictures trying out new looks and styles waiting for comments to approve the decisions they made. It was a method of self validation.
I will always associate Myspace with early high school. I thought joining Facebook senior year of high school marked my entry into the adult mature world. When I think about some of the things I posted and comments I wrote, I just laugh and thank God I don't care about what others think as much as I did. I think it's weird that our generation can physically go back in time and revisit our old selves in Myspace and Facebook. It's easy to tell how much time has passed and how much you have changed.
Overall, this article highlighted the different features of Myspace and why teens flock to it. I personally did not like the style article but it served it's purpose.
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