Clifton's Myspace Analysis

Myspace! Myspace, Facebook, Hi5, Tagged, Blackplanet, Migente, and Xanga have become the new voices of my generation. They tell people everything that we want them to perceive about us. Employers as well as school disciplinarians use them. The saddening reality is that more times none that perception is false. Some of us will feel as though our privacy is being invaded, but truth is; the Internet is the World Wide Web. Nothing is private on the web.

For instance, I went to myspace.com and searched for a random name. I found out more than enough information about that individual. Listed in an all but simple font was everything from their hometown, to their favorite foods, to their first kiss, to their address, to of course their name followed by every nickname they have been called since kindergarten.

The reason I chose this particular individual was because of their inviting, provocative profile picture. It appeared fun and the individual came across as a pure partier. Their lack of clothing and erotic body position as well as what they were positioned on allowed me to presume that this person was extremely carefree. Lack of responsibility and immaturity also floated in my thoughts. This individual was expose in every way possible.

Lastly was the profile itself. The colors were bright and sort of childish (lime green, orange, pink with swirls and crayon doodles). This meant to me that the person was either a very colorful being, reliving her childish at a questionable age, or just having fun with one of the many resources available to my generation. She had a popular song called “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” on her profile, which is again fun and childish. The bubbles and swirls in the background of the profile are unnecessary and misleading, one would think the person was 12 instead of 20. The theme of this profile is fun.

Fun, in this case, is a synonym for irresponsibility. If any employer saw this person’s profile they would be out of luck with working anywhere. In essence, this individual portrays a ditsy individual, which is probably a fifth of their actual personality. The only halfway descent aspect of this profile is that they made their comments private so even their friends cannot read them. Still, anyone could find this person and know more about them than their own parents do.