| What makes an Internet phenomenon? | | | | their profiles or they are simply Joe Public who |
| A question probably asked by millions of people who | | | | publishes their personal blog which their friends and |
| have seen the advent of eBay, Google, youtube and | | | | loved ones then log into and read. I personally have |
| the like. All of a sudden you notice that there is a new | | | | first hand experience of listening to a young and new |
| term being bandied about on the Internet MySpace. | | | | band called "Fitzpain" you can find them by searching in |
| With a little research you can find out that it is a social | | | | MySpace Music. |
| networking website offering blogs, groups, music | | | | However I digress, it would appear that now having a |
| picture and videos. It's interactive and can be described | | | | cute MySpace layout is all important if your going to |
| as a network of user submissions of all of the above. | | | | impress. In order to achieve this you need to learn a |
| That it is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, is | | | | few new skills. How to incorporate glitter graphics. |
| owned by News Corporation and employs over 300 | | | | How to upload your favourite music. You will need to |
| staff. | | | | learn all the new terms like what is meant by "pimping", |
| Some maintain that it is currently the fourth most | | | | "friends" and "trains". You will need to know how to |
| popular English language website and the sixth most | | | | change your layout, colours and theme. Eventually to |
| popular website in any language. Although there are a | | | | create such an attractive and cute MySpace layout |
| number of similar websites MySpace seems to have | | | | that people can't help visiting it and recommending it to |
| gained more popularity that most. Why? | | | | their friends. |
| Because of its popularity it attracts more visitors than | | | | As luck would have it there is a MySpace video |
| its contemporaries and is reported to have over one | | | | tutorial guide for people like me that teaches all of this. |
| hundred and six million accounts. That is what I call an | | | | You can find it at HERE. Not only does it teach you all |
| Internet phenomenon. | | | | of the information above but it also teaches a lot more. |
| Who are these millions of account holders? They are | | | | I have now satisfied myself that I now know what |
| musicians, filmmakers, celebrities, and comedians who | | | | MySpace is and what constitutes a cute MySpace |
| upload songs, short films, and other work directly onto | | | | layout. |