MySpace Is Stupid?
Laura is doing a survey about people's use of MySpace, and so that inspired me to do a new blog entry...What Is It That Makes MySpace So Stupid?
Let me count the ways...
1. When you click the "Home" page link, you get a message which says "You must be logged in to do this." How many websites do you know that won't let you click the "Home" page without being logged in?
2. MySpace has a feature whereby your account settings are automatically changed for you while you're not looking. Want to change your email settings? Fine. There's a good chance MySpace will change them back to a previous setting between now and the next time you login.
3. MySpace offers to send you emails when someone messages you. This feature works 10% of the time when a friend messages you, but 100% of the time when it's a spammer.
4. The extraordinarily high level of account hacking suggests the possibility that MySpace has major security leaks. This is an unproven allegation, but I wouldn't put any personal information in my profile, or in my messages to friends.
5. My nephew Daniel could design a more attractive page layout.
6. The kinds of ads which appear on MySpace suggest that MySpace is probably hosted on a server in a red light district somewhere.
I'm sure there are many more items that could be added to this list, but I have to get to work now! Feel free to add to the list!
Posted On May 1, 2007 at 5:54 AM
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