Does anybody think that myspace is bad for young teenagers?
350427
Myspace is no worst than anything else where personal information can be shared over the Internet. If the teenagers are educated and informed about the risks, it should be safe enough. Your best bet as a parent is to be involved and supervise your kids Internet usage. You should also review the security setting on the kids myspace accounts which can go a long way to protecting the kids from on-line predators. For example, you can block profiles from being viewed by anyone that is not approved.
285351
yes, but i wouldn't call it my guilty pleasure, i like myspace and am not afraid to tell anyone.  i think it is a safe as you make it, so i am not feeling guilty because it is bad for me like ice cream.
369537
myspace is an insult to the internet.\nI could build an entire WEBPAGE thats better than the entire myspace WEBSITE!
988667
stay as far away as you can. myspace is a haven for child abusers and pedophiles
1073431
Nope. Myspace is stupid.\n\nThe layout sucks. The site is ugly and hard to navigate. There are tracking ads secretly being put on your computer.\n\nThe place to put your CSS and HTML to customize your profile is in the about me box, no notifications of it except in the help section, either.\n\nThere are too many stupid people. And rapists.\n\nMyspace baaaaad.
1072752
Youre right.  Most parents do not really know what myspace is.  It is very dangerous...so parents assume that if they change the age everything will be okay, because they do not realize how easy it is for a child to change their age on the computer.  A lot of parents are computer illiterate.  The girl above me who says parents should watch what their kids are doing...cmon.  Yeah its a nice saying...thats about it.  My parents thought they were watching everything I put online when I was a kid, as soon as they turn around you just minimize whatever.  Parents are trying to control basically the uncontrolable, pretty much out of ignorance...Hopeing kids will do what they are told and be honest about their age.  I think that is the opposite of what I did as a kid.  That was the only thing that saved me.  I lied about everything to everyone.  I was never the same age, lived in the same town, went to the same school, or anything else I said online.  I think that is what  I would educate my children to to as well.
831458
Yeah, I think that is an invasion of privacy! I just heard that my old High School is doing that now, to see what kids are doing and checking to see if they ditch school or what not. My younger sisters friend actually got suspended for something he had on his Myspace...I thought that was ridiculous! Just make your profile private...they can't even look at it unless you add them!
1077271
I don't think they should be banned. I don't know how they would get it all under control though without "checking id's at the door." I don't think it's right that the kids can lie and that ANYONE is able to get to their myspace page. Your parents weren't lying when they told you there are weirdos out there. And believe it or not, people CAN pretend that they are something they are not. There should be a way to let teens be on the internet, but actually be safe from all the freaks and the fakers out there.
602270
Computers have started to replace life for some people. They can shop, watch TV, date, socialize, and read the newspaper all from the comfort of their keyboard. People no longer recognize that it takes practice to be social. It is a learned behavior. So as they lose the ability to be comfortable in a social setting they isolate more and more in their computer. It is really a scary trend. I have never heard of myspace but I know their are lots of sites that have a full cult following.
273258
Really, it's like nuclear science. It can be used for great good, and just as great evil. There are pervs on myspace. But, myspace helps you keep in touch with schoolmates and friends quite easily. Make sure not to put your address or phone number on there. Keep personal info to yourself. If you want some people to know, send them a private message. I must say, I'm a hugh myspace fan. Hey send me a message if you want more answers!
1101889
I'm inclined to agree with ☺MrS. FrAnK☺, though I don't necessarily think it's that the teens have more problems.  (If I only could wish. ^-^; )  It's just that the teens are more likely to be avid online visitors vs the older generations.
913431
its called "whats hot now".  years ago it was hip and cool for all the kids to be on AOL and have a personal page there.....then they got bored with AOL cause adults came on there.....so they found a tiny sight called MySpace and turned it into their own little world.  give it another year or so and some new sight will be the rage as the next generation of kids won't want what the generation before them had as it will be "uncool".\n\nI myself think its stupid, I agree its weak designing, takes forever to load, rarely works, its all little kids who lie about their age, etc.\n\nPersonally I am ashamed that this many parents don't realize what it is let alone allow their small kids on the internet in the first place.\n\nDriving a car one must be 18, to buy alcohol one must be 21....to me...you should be no less than 16 to be on the internet.
541868
Bad... I think that Myspace is one of the worst websites ever. It has turned to a bunch of High Schooler's popularity contest with fake pictures and nothing else.
539188
I dont like myspace.  i think it is a stupid "hip" trend that everyone is following and makes them feel special.  i bet this time next year when everyone will forget all about myspace, there database will be filled with millions of accounts that arnt kept up anymore.
264446
No it is not just you, there are a lot of them on this site.  Maybe their parents think it's better than myspace.
202855
I'm not a big fan of myspace because of the perverts.  I had an account there and I got rid of it because I was tired of people sending me vulgar messages.    \n\nI really don't like the idea of kids using the site to hook up, but it's really the parents' job to keep them away.  I think MySpace should help the parents by not allowing young kids to post sexually explicit material or comments.  But, the parents should be paying attention to what their kids are doing.  Too few do this.\n\nI don't like to be an alarmist, but MySpace has got to be a child molesters dream come true.  To me, it's mostly about "Oh, look at me, aren't I hot" type stuff.  Half of the people saying that are kids.  It's a scary world sometimes.
919245
Im my opinion...you cant have a life to have myspace... it takes too much time for me...