Monday, December 17, 2007

Thing 16: creating MySpace profile

Random thoughts as I go along:
- Do you really think anyone really reads those "terms of service" and "privacy policy" (which hasn't been updated since 2005..who knows what kind of ride we can be taken for by blithely clicking "sign up" ??
- why in the world does myspace need my birthday (so they can say they're not liable when a 5 year old signs up..wonder how many people are born like me on myspace on 1/1/1907 ??) or gender, or postal code. sheesh!
- great. websense is blocking me from uploading pics.
- think i'll be antisocial and skip inviting my non-existent friends.
- they must have built-in rss if they do automatic updates when a friend updates their space iwth new photos, videos, etc. that's handy.
- another great. can't do the verification email because websense blocks gmail. sigh. guess now i'm stuck.

- okay i'm still unverified, but I could get to my inbox. why is some guy named tom welcoming me to myspace? sorry, tom, i'm busy.


overall impressions? don't try this at work if your network has enabled a web filter! and - even thinking about creating a personal myspace page (and maintaining it) and dealing with all of my so-called friends and groups - it's exhausting. i'm having a hard time keeping up with my non-virtual friends and family... merry ho ho ho.

1 comment:

Cindy Hart said...

I liked this post best...random thoughts, indeed.

You can upload from the public computers in the public lab.