avphibes

So today is International Delete Your Myspace Account Day and so I deleted both my myspace accounts (my personal one and the "business" one I set up and then never touched again). I have to say, it feels great. My attitude toward myspace has ranged from mild annoyance to boiling rage, but I felt like I had to keep the account for the few friends who I actually kept in touch with that way.

Still, this event has galvanized me into action. I don't even check my mypace anymore! I just have a message up on my page telling people I never check my myspace and to just send me an email.

Here is my deal with Myspace and it's so-called social networking: Imagine that you are at a huge party full of people, except that most of the people are actually robots who will repeatedly urge you to download free cell-phone ringtones or look at porn. Then they will stick ads to your body which you will have to peel off. Then, wait! There's someone you actually know! A friend! But it's a pain to actually socialize with them at this party because of the crowds and noise. Also, occasionally, you will see someone you know or someone who you'd like to be friends with, so you approach them and, without speaking, they proceed to unrelentingly throw event fliers at you.

So if people are on myspace just for self-promotion, more power to them, but I don't want to be at a party where everyone's an advertisement. Even from a the perspective of advertising MYSELF, I don't find it very effective to advertise to other advertisements.

So if you also hate myspace, or never use it anymore, delete your account today!