So for a while in 2006 I had a myspace page. I saved a bunch of the stories about myspace that I had posted there. I’ve since deleted my account, and I only realize now that I never took a screen shot of it (I like to keep stuff like that) so I can’t post that here, which is too bad really because I did a nice hack job on my page and wrestled it into shape nicely I think - which was no small accomplishment, and I do mean “wrestled” - it was a bigger pain in the ass to code than practically any site I’ve ever messed with. I went back to Myspace to read something today and got slapped again by their idiot layout.
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(note: big words have been linked with handy definitions for Myspace readers)

I’ve discovered that the only really interesting sections of Myspace for me is that devoted to bands, but I occasionally get sidetracked. Tonight I spent a few minutes profile-surfing in Myspace, starting with one of my ‘friends’ and tracing through several ‘friends’ removed, investigating these people’s profiles, and I found myself very self-consciously uncomfortable doing so. Most of the profiles I came across…
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There’s a Great article at Baseline about the technology behind Myspace. Starting with just a couple Dell servers, to today with almost 200 the article goes into the technical details behind all the upgrades that were necessary over time to keep up with demand. Warning, this article will only interest the IT folks out there who wonder how they would be able to keep up with this kind of growth. [found on slashdot]

I am a Myspace noob. I admit this readily - but I am not new to the internet. The way Myspace ‘works’ is neither intuitive, nor consistent, nor friendly - and I can say this with some authority since I do have some little experience in this field. Today’s rant is about Myspace hosted images.
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No, don’t let the subject line fool you. I still despise Myspace. These are my little MySpace rulez:

1. Use Firefox, not Internet Explorer (not even IE7)
2. Do not store your password for myspace in firefox. If you have, remove it [Firefox | Preferences | Security | Show Passwords]
3. Install the NoScript add-on it will completely change the way you interact with the web, forcing you to choose which scripts run and blocking everything else, but it does make you think first. You can also block all Flash which is cool.
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