Friday, May 27, 2011

Myspace=Greatest Website Ever.

Think about it.

In a weird way, why are you on Facebook right now? Because of Myspace.

Why do you know exactly what your ex is doing right now? Myspace.

Why do you do surveys to past your time on the internet? Myspace.

Why are you "friends" with hundreds of people, when in reality on a day to day basis you see three of them tops? Myspace.

Why do you shamefully embrace that Fall Out Boy and or Cartel t-shirt in the back of your closet? Myspace.

Myspace has contributed a lot to American Pop-Culture. Sure, it is not the social networking czar that it once was, but it was amazing when we were in 8th grade.

Personally, if it was not for Myspace I would be a little musical turtle with my head in a shell. Myspace was an amazing source for finding bands and new music. And if you found a real grass-roots young band, you could actually message them, and AIM them. Yeah, For Felix I am talking to you.

Myspace is the only reason that we knew people in our grade were dating. If a female (or male) was the number one friend on your BFF's friend list. They were practically married. Or if they commented on your bulletin, or one of your pictures you knew what was up.

Myspace brought us the art of the funny survey. An art that has become sort of lost. You know you miss answering, "What color are your underpants?" and feeling like you were one question away from yelling stranger danger.

Myspace connected long lost friends. Some of which became even stronger than before, while some made you realized that you were long lost friends for a reason. Because they used to insessiantly AIM or call you. But now, they can just insessiantly post bulletins about how much of a B word their mom is.

Haha. AIM.

AIM was the only reason I had a girlfriend in middle school. Because communicating through smiley faces and LMFAO's is much more easier than actually having to smile or laugh in person with your significant other. Besides, it cut down on my awkward social skills.

Actually that is a lie, because you could be plenty socially awkward on AIM. You know, when you were in that conversation that you did not want to be in, yet you started in the first place. So your part of the convo was help up with:

lol
lol
lol
lol
yeah....
yah
yah
yah
lmao

And am I the only person who never understood why the F disappeared in LM(F)AO?. I remember having to ask my friend MJ what LMAO was. She explained it was laughing my ass off, without the you know what. Fricking.

Myspace and AIM were a two-headed beast and cure for the socially awkward teenager of 2006.

Without them, we would not be the Facebook creeps we are today.

So here is to you Tom. The real proverbial Godfather of Social-Networking.

The Obi Wan Kenobi to Zuckerberg's Anikan.

Myspace was one of the greatest-worst things to happen to the world ever. That is why we should bring it back. To its former glory. Comment on people's pages. Look at embarassing pictures of you in 8th grade. Post bulletins about you Friday. Message people playing the secret game. Have a 30 Second To Mars song as your profile song. Go crazy.

At least Myspace had profile songs.

In your Face(book) Zuckerberg.

Ha. I just LMFAO'd.

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