So You Want A MySpace Profile That’s A Little Different?
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There aren’t too many places online where you can make friends with people all over the world, network with those who have similar interests, and entertain yourself with music and videos of all descriptions. MySpace is one of those places! This social networking site has an incredible influence on all types of communication, the business world, and society as a whole. Popular culture is also strongly influenced by what people see and hear on MySpace, especially those under the age of 30.
Everyone wants an interesting MySpace profile. That’s part of the fun of being a member of the site. Looking through the many web sites that feature colourful layouts, glittery text, surveys, and other applications is a treat in itself! People take a lot of time and care in choosing just what they want their profile to look like. What might look good to them this week may not be at all what is wanted by them on their profile next week, and so this choosing of profile items is an ongoing thing for a good many MySpace users.
There is a neat way to change around your profile and have it be just different enough to be memorable. With this fix, your layout is made up of three big scrollboxes. These boxes are set up to have a photo at the top and the bottom, with bulleted information in between the photos. Three boxes are usually enough to hold the usual number of photos and the amount of information that normally shows up on a profile. It looks totally cool and very tidy as well! To try this out, here is the code:
Hiding Blue Text On MySpace
There are millions of people around the world who make MySpace a part of their daily lives. It has been used as a way to locate people you haven’t seen in years, form a network of like-minded individuals for business purposes, get noticed by music industry insiders, launch a career, share videos and photos with family and friends, and even more!
Your MySpace profile is the first thing that people see when they decide they want to find out more about you. This is why MySpace members spend so much time adding and removing graphics, backgrounds, songs, cursors, and various codes to and from their profile. They are striving to have the perfect profile, although such a thing probably does not exist! Perfect is in the eye of the beholder, and there are some awfully interesting profile pages to be seen on MySpace.
It doesn’t take long to change an item or items on your profile. In fact, in just a few moments of time, you can change the appearance of a profile so drastically that it will be unrecognizable as the same one you viewed previously. Users normally do not make such extreme changes unless they are changing the layout, in which case they are merely swapping around some code by copying and pasting. When they preview their changes, and see what could only be termed a big mess, then they know that they got hold of some bad code. Or, if they typed in the code themselves, they figure that they must have transposed a letter or a number – maybe both.
Always make sure you preview any changes that you make to your MySpace profile! The preview function is there for a reason, and it’s to keep you from sending your profile to the Land of No Return. In other words, once you click on Save Changes, there’s no going back. Don’t make changes by not checking them out first, the way that so many users have discovered is not a very good idea. Otherwise, you just might end up having to start your profile all over again – from scratch!
Changing Your MySpace Profile
Everyone should have a MySpace account! No matter what your age, from a tween to a senior, there is a place for you on this hugely popular social networking site. People log on to MySpace for many things. Most people use the site to keep up with friends, make new ones, and network with other users from all over the world. MySpace is free to join and easy to use. 65 million people can’t be wrong! Yes, MySpace has 65 million users, and is still growing every day.
One of the enjoyable aspects of MySpace is the ability to customize your profile as often as you like until you get the page to look just the way you want it. You can really use your creativity when you are working on these pages. You’ll also learn some basic HTML along the way, in spite of yourself! You will be using blocks of HTML along with several different sets of code in order to change up the look of your page. Some MySpace users also make use of CSS style sheets to get the effect they are after.
You can do an awful lot with these seemingly simple codes and HTML tweaks. They can be used to hide certain page elements on your profile, change colours, the position of scroll bars, banners and boxes as well as the entire layout, if you like. A word of warning to those who have never attempted to change anything to do with their profile – don’t try to change everything to do with your profile all at once. You might be very, very sorry that you ever even started to attempt a profile change. Why is this? Well, one little slip, one wrong letter or < or > can ruin the appearance of your page. It can be quite difficult and tedious to comb through lines and lines of code in order to locate the little bit that could be making your page look nothing like you intended it to.
That said, it is relatively easy to customize your MySpace profile. You will see an “Edit Profile” link around your default photo. Click on that, and you’ll see that you are at the proper place for changing the different aspects of your profile.
What Is MySpace? The History Of A Phenomenon
It’s difficult to imagine an Internet without MySpace, isn’t it? Believe it or not, there was no such thing as a MySpace until the year 2003. A similar social networking site called Friendster had launched in 2002, and employees of a company called eUniverse who were members of Freindster decided that they could do much better themselves.
At first, Myspace was populated only by employees of eUniverse. This was done intentionally to keep the site from being so “empty” when other users came along. eUniverse then held contests to see which employee could sign up the most new members, and MySpace was soon the top social networking site of all. In fact, people left Friendster en masse to join and use MySpace instead to interact with friends and co-workers. MySpace allowed much more user customization than Friendster did, and kids and adults both enjoyed the challenge of making their MySpace layouts look just the way they wanted them to appear.
Everyone on MySpace knows Tom. You know, Tom Anderson, the first Friend on your list when you joined MySpace. What you might not know about Tom is that he was a co-founder of the site, along with Chris DeWolfe, who was around when the original intention of the MySpace URL was a data storage site.
With its main headquarters located in Beverly Hills, California, today MySpace is owned by Fox Interactive Media, and has the distinction of being recognized internationally. In April of 2008, MySpace was overtaken in popularity on an international level for the first time by Facebook. However, with the proposed improvements that MySpace has in the works, it is entirely possible that the site will soon overtake Facebook once more.
Podcasts and MySpace – How to Share Your Favorites
Do you know what a podcast is? Just in case you don’t, a podcast is a (usually) free audio or video recording. Sometimes, there is just one single episode of a podcast. Other times, there will be a series of them, like a radio or television show.
There are just hundreds of different podcasts for anyone to choose from. No matter what topic you can think of, there will more than likely be a podcast about it. This bodes well for anyone who is thinking of sharing a podcast or two with his or her Friends on MySpace. It would be quite easy to choose a theme to go along with your MySpace layout in order to draw in even more people.
MySpace is definitely a place where self-expression rules! You can find user profiles throughout the site where people are blogging and posting photos, videos, and music to express their feelings and beliefs. Now, you can add podcasts to that list! For example, let’s say you have one of the wonderful basketball MySpace layouts that are popular with those who are fans of the sport. A podcast of a basketball game, basketball players discussing a game, or even a podcast with a comedy routine about basketball would be quite suitable for your MySpace profile.
There is also a way that you can record your own podcasts, and even add music and sound effects to them. Just think – you could record anything you wanted for the benefit of your audience of MySpace Friends! Of course, you should always keep in mind the MySpace Terms of Service, and refrain from uploading a podcast that might get your account deleted.
How To Choose The Best MySpace LayOut
Is there anyone in the online world who hasn’t heard of MySpace? It’s highly doubtful, as this social networking site is without a doubt one of the most, if not the most popular site of its kind in existence. Just about everybody who is anybody has an account with MySpace! This does make it a little difficult to be an individual when it comes to your MySpace profile. It tends to be a bit of a surprise when you are browsing the website, and you come across the profile of someone else who is using the same layout as you. Of course, there is no way to make this 100% unavoidable, unless you make your own MySpace layouts – but who has time for that?
There’s not one MySpace member around who hasn’t made the decision that they want a new layout for their profile page. If they are like most people, they start looking for another profile by doing a web search. Then, they will probably choose the web site which features layouts that appeal to them. They’ll search for a while, until they spy a layout that looks like it will work. Why did they choose that particular layout? Was it the colour, the pattern of the background, the graphics, or the subject matter? Or, was it a little bit of all these things?
Once they get the MySpace layout in place, they may tweak it a little (more on that in a minute) or they may leave it as is. But, you know what? Nine times out of ten, in less than a month, they are going to be dissatisfied with their layout, and they will go hunting for another… all over again!
Frequently Asked Questions About MySpace
Who doesn’t have an occasional question about MySpace, the popular social networking site? There is so much to do and see on the site, and so many things you can change and add to your profile, such as a MySpace layout as you navigate throughout its many pages. Be a Power User, and learn the answers to some of the questions that are most frequently asked by people who love MySpace just like you do!
- I see so many cool MySpace layouts on different web sites! I’d like to use one of them on my profile, but how do I put a pre-made layout like that on my web site?
Yes, it can be pretty confusing to figure out where to put the code for one of those layouts. But, once you have done it a time or two, you’ll find that it is very easy. Just go to your home page, then click on Edit Profile.
Once this next page finishes loading, click on Interests and Personality. When you are in the Interests and Personality section, scroll down until you see the About Me section, which is right below the Headline section.
Try MySpace Animated Cursors For Fun And Functionality
Just about everyone who uses a computer these days knows what a cursor is. That little blinking line you see on your screen, if it hasn’t been changed to another one that is available on your system, is a cursor. The tiny image of an arrow, a question mark, or a hand that you see when you move your mouse to certain area of the screen is also considered a cursor. If you sometimes wish there were more colorful and fun cursors for your computer, you’re not alone. But, anyone who has a MySpace account will be happy to learn that there are not just attractive custom cursors available to them for download, but animated cursors as well.
You have probably seen these cursors as you make your way around MySpace and look at other people’s profiles. And if you haven’t seen them, you will be surprised and delighted when you do. These animated cursors make for cool MySpace layouts that you will be proud of! Quite a few people make use of these cursors, as there are some to suit just about every taste, and because the cursor is one of the easiest parts of the MySpace profile to change.
Young people like male teens go for icons like animated skulls, aliens, cartoon and video game characters, and dragons. Teen girls enjoy icons like animated roses, hearts, fairies, dollies and cats. Adults seem to like animated cursors that are Gothic, patriotic, or make reference to a certain sports team, television show or musical group. Of course, these are just suggestions. There are many more categories of cursors to choose from that would blend in seamlessly with many of the free MySpace layouts that are available for you to download online.
Retro Layouts For Your MySpace Profile
Are you a retrophiliac? Before you get offended, please realize that retrophilia is a term used to describe a person who loves old objects and things from the past – retro objects. If you do have a love of these objects, this term does describe you, and you are in good company. Many others share this love with you, so much so that retro MySpace layouts have become easier and easier to find online by simply doing a search for them using that search term.
Just what could be considered as retro that could be included in the design of a MySpace layout? There are many examples, and we will list a few of them here. Fashion from a bygone era has always been considered as retro. A layout that featured a Poodle skirt and saddle oxfords would be considered retro, as would one with a Cadillac from that time period. The Peace symbol is considered retro, a part of the 60s that never went away, just like the bright yellow Smiley Face we all know and love.
Paisley print is also associated with the 60s, and you can find layouts that include this pattern as a background. “Flower Power” was a term for non-violence and opposition to the Vietnam War, and it was used in the 60s by those who were living the “hippy” lifestyle and who were also known as Flower Children. They wore flowered clothing and sported flowers in their hair. Many floral layouts have been created with this ideal of peace and love as a theme. Psychedelic colors presented as tie-dye patterns also can bring the 60s to mind.
MySpace Lexicon – Learn the MySpace Language
The language that is most commonly used on MySpace has evolved over a relatively short period of time. It got its start in the various chat rooms online, and moved on to MySpace. It seems as if it should be a special code that only young people can decipher, although truth be told, there are plenty of mature people who are well acquainted with the MySpace language. But for those who are not, and think of the MySpace lexicon as some sort of foreign language, you will find here in this article some of the most used web language.
Note that there are quite a few more acronyms and expressions used on MySpace than will be listed in this article. They are left out for a simple reason. Some of them speak of or hint at scenarios or bodily practices that are not suitable for younger teenagers to read about. Since the age of the audience for this particular list is unknown, it was felt best not to include those terms here. Anyone who is interested in ferreting out the ones not included should have no trouble doing so by doing a series of web searches, but be aware that these acronyms are meant for adult eyes.
These expressions are not normally found in a MySpace layout, although certain widgets for MySpace act somewhat like virtual blackboards. They allow visitors to the profile containing them to leave notes, which may well be left in “code”. So, even though they are not included in a layout, they may certainly be found on a layout. MySpace language can also be used in comments left for others, as well as in private MySpace email.