My friend made me sign up for myspace, since not everyone can access facebook.
here is my myspace link:
http://www.myspace.com/josh7377
come and be my friend (-:
Josh
Full Version: MySpace and Facebook
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DallasUNC:
No prob. Ive been trying to find people to add who dont just add people for the sake of adding (I speak to you folks with 200000 friends!) :-)
Well with you I think I have like 10 now... so only 19990 to go!
No prob. Ive been trying to find people to add who dont just add people for the sake of adding (I speak to you folks with 200000 friends!) :-)
Do they have enough emoticons to signify blushing? I don't think I can find that many.
Josh
Josh
Hey, is there any way to limit receiving messages from non-friends on myspace?? I can't stand anymore of those idotic and obviously fake "Hi, my name's Bambi, and you should come see me on my webcam!!! teeheehee!!!" messages. 
Sorry I lost a lot of friends on myspace and facebook..so please try adding me again! Thanks!
i was wondering what happened to you. One day you up and disappeared from my friends list on both pages!
josh
josh
I have a facebook now too...
I'll post that link when I get a chance...I'm currently icing my foot. I slammed my foot against a bookcase while playing soccer in the basement lol...
I'll post that link when I get a chance...I'm currently icing my foot. I slammed my foot against a bookcase while playing soccer in the basement lol...
my favorite sites are some where you can chat with foreign guys or girls and learn new languages or other stuff like that. I'm really trying to learn italian as a third language now, and the site www.friendsabroad.com is awesome for meeting new people.
i'm in there as steph30quebec
i'm in there as steph30quebec
I been on Myspace now for 3-weeks..so far so good..I like the site alot...I've talk to alot of intresting people.
I'm still working on my page but this is what I did so far http://www.myspace.com/53560284
-gilbert
I'm still working on my page but this is what I did so far http://www.myspace.com/53560284
-gilbert
Love social networking!
Cool. I don't use Myspace or Facebook, or any of those. I do have a Livejournal, but I keep that private/Friends Only.
I know there's a thread on here somewhere about Blogs. (A lot of people have blogs that they've shared)
I know there's a thread on here somewhere about Blogs. (A lot of people have blogs that they've shared)
Both Outsports and I are on myspace. Search for us and as us as your friend!! 
Does outsports have a group on myspace? lol..I hope I am able to find ya..lol..
Message me if u have it!
I'm on there...awesome site. My school has had a print facebook for years, I'm surprised it took so long for an online version to come around.
What does one do with Facebook? I created a profile recently, but as most of my close friends aren't on Facebook, I'm trying to figure out what you do with it and why its so popular? Are other Outsporters on Facebook? What do you use it for?
Facebook was once a college-only website that you could log-in to use to find people in classes and friends(kinda like myspace). Now though its open to everyone, so long as your in high school(try getting a friend request from your sister when you were still closeted). Right now its a social networking tool, you can find people in your city, or at your workplace or some old college friends. They also have these applications, to which you can put stuff on your profile, i.e your favorite sports teams, maps of where youve been and some other interesting things and some childish things. Its not as publicized as myspace, because Mark(the founder) refuses to sell out, which i think is pretty cool.
And yes I'm on facebook in the Chicago Network and Columbia College Network.
And yes I'm on facebook in the Chicago Network and Columbia College Network.
I joined facebook when I was at Virginia Tech. I still have my account, but I use myspace a lot more, since most of my college friends from my undergrad days don't have facebook.
Josh
Josh
QUOTE(canmark @ Aug 6 2007, 03:03 PM) 
(1) What does one do with Facebook? ... (2) What do you use it for?
1) Ignore it and wait for it to go away.
2) Me? not a damned thing; Others? Criminal investigations, stalking searches, job app background research, and the like.
PS If you read their user agreement, I think you'll discover that Facebook owns everything you post there. Forever. Of course, it's also true that whatever gets put onto the internet never disappears completely anyway.
Well ... here's what some folks are doing with Facebook:
"Facebook pages concern parents of college freshmen
By Heather Collura, USA TODAY
As housing officials at colleges around the country send out roommate assignments to freshmen this summer, a growing number of schools say they're getting more requests for changes — from parents who don't like the roommates' Facebook profiles.
"They were getting an impression — false or accurate — of what the student would be like to live with," says Magda Manetas of The College of New Jersey in Ewing.
About a dozen other colleges contacted by USA TODAY report similar complaints. And this may be just the beginning: Some schools already have mailed roommate assignments for fall, but many more say they will be sending them out in the next few weeks.
Housing officials say parents who cite Facebook most frequently mention party-related content and photos as their primary concerns. Parents sometimes see cups in photos and make the leap to alcohol and drugs, Manetas says.
But Robin Berkowitz-Smith of Syracuse University says race, religion and sexual orientation are the top three concerns from parents contacting officials there.
Maureen Wark of Suffolk University in Boston also ranked sexual orientation as a top concern of parents. Wark recalls getting a call from a parent who had "psychological and sanitary concerns" about a student's new roommates, both of whom were gay men.
"People don't give other people a chance," she says.
Most of the schools contacted by USA TODAY say they have not made roommate changes as a result of such calls from parents.
Katie Callow-Wright of the University of Chicago says the university does not make room changes until the third week of the quarter because the school typically begins the year at 100% occupancy.
Berkowitz-Smith says Syracuse has a similar freeze, which can last from the first eight weeks of school to the entire fall semester.
But Joe Paulick of the University of Central Florida says officials there try to make room changes if they can be accommodated.
"It's a struggle between educating young adults with living with different people and accommodating our customer-service needs," he said. "They are paying for the room, so we want them to have a good experience."
Berkowitz-Smith says Syracuse officials talk with students when they arrive on campus to determine whether they actually have reservations about a roommate, rather than assuming students have the same concerns parents do.
If roommates can't get along once they actually start living together, Syracuse and other schools typically mediate problems through dialogue with residence hall advisers and by consulting roommate contracts students fill out in the beginning of the year to discuss living habits. Students may also be referred to various campus services, such as the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Administrators at some schools have begun to talk to students and parents in advance about the tendency to look up roommates online. Paul Evans of the University of Wisconsin-Madison now includes a statement about social-networking sites in orientation literature for first-year students.
"It can be a problem, and we're just trying to warn people about taking everything that they see on there as fact," he says."
"Facebook pages concern parents of college freshmen
By Heather Collura, USA TODAY
As housing officials at colleges around the country send out roommate assignments to freshmen this summer, a growing number of schools say they're getting more requests for changes — from parents who don't like the roommates' Facebook profiles.
"They were getting an impression — false or accurate — of what the student would be like to live with," says Magda Manetas of The College of New Jersey in Ewing.
About a dozen other colleges contacted by USA TODAY report similar complaints. And this may be just the beginning: Some schools already have mailed roommate assignments for fall, but many more say they will be sending them out in the next few weeks.
Housing officials say parents who cite Facebook most frequently mention party-related content and photos as their primary concerns. Parents sometimes see cups in photos and make the leap to alcohol and drugs, Manetas says.
But Robin Berkowitz-Smith of Syracuse University says race, religion and sexual orientation are the top three concerns from parents contacting officials there.
Maureen Wark of Suffolk University in Boston also ranked sexual orientation as a top concern of parents. Wark recalls getting a call from a parent who had "psychological and sanitary concerns" about a student's new roommates, both of whom were gay men.
"People don't give other people a chance," she says.
Most of the schools contacted by USA TODAY say they have not made roommate changes as a result of such calls from parents.
Katie Callow-Wright of the University of Chicago says the university does not make room changes until the third week of the quarter because the school typically begins the year at 100% occupancy.
Berkowitz-Smith says Syracuse has a similar freeze, which can last from the first eight weeks of school to the entire fall semester.
But Joe Paulick of the University of Central Florida says officials there try to make room changes if they can be accommodated.
"It's a struggle between educating young adults with living with different people and accommodating our customer-service needs," he said. "They are paying for the room, so we want them to have a good experience."
Berkowitz-Smith says Syracuse officials talk with students when they arrive on campus to determine whether they actually have reservations about a roommate, rather than assuming students have the same concerns parents do.
If roommates can't get along once they actually start living together, Syracuse and other schools typically mediate problems through dialogue with residence hall advisers and by consulting roommate contracts students fill out in the beginning of the year to discuss living habits. Students may also be referred to various campus services, such as the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Administrators at some schools have begun to talk to students and parents in advance about the tendency to look up roommates online. Paul Evans of the University of Wisconsin-Madison now includes a statement about social-networking sites in orientation literature for first-year students.
"It can be a problem, and we're just trying to warn people about taking everything that they see on there as fact," he says."
Yeah, that's why you have to be smart about what you put on your facebook or myspace...
Facebook and Myspace are "tools." As with any tool, they can be used for good or for bad.
BTW, there's a "gay athlete" group on Facebook that you can join if you'd like.
http://mit.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2242906899
Facebook and Myspace are "tools." As with any tool, they can be used for good or for bad.
BTW, there's a "gay athlete" group on Facebook that you can join if you'd like.
http://mit.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2242906899
Take a moment and create a profile here: http://www.ontopspaces.com/
It's similar to MySpace, but for the Gays only! :-)
Send to friends and let's stay connected!
It's similar to MySpace, but for the Gays only! :-)
Send to friends and let's stay connected!
QUOTE(badger634 @ Aug 9 2007, 05:03 PM)
you have to be smart about what you put on your facebook or myspace
You also have to be smart about giving out personal information to "friendly" strangers.
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(Security firm) Sophos fabricated a Facebook profile and asked 200 Facebook users at random to give up personal information. (They) set up a profile page for “Freddi Stauer,” (and) sent out 200 friend requests to find out what kind of personal information could be collected.
Out of the 200 friend requests, (they) received 82 responses divulging e-mail address, full date of birth, details about education or work, current address or location, phone number and instant messaging screen name. Users were all too willing to disclose the names of spouses and partners. One Facebook user divulged his mother’s maiden name -- the old standard used by many financial and other Web sites to get access to account information.
- Study: Facebook users are easy targets for identity theft, Network World, 8/14/07
Out of the 200 friend requests, (they) received 82 responses divulging e-mail address, full date of birth, details about education or work, current address or location, phone number and instant messaging screen name. Users were all too willing to disclose the names of spouses and partners. One Facebook user divulged his mother’s maiden name -- the old standard used by many financial and other Web sites to get access to account information.
- Study: Facebook users are easy targets for identity theft, Network World, 8/14/07
It's a big, bad cyberworld out there... Be wary!
Who should I add to myspace, when I get a friend request? Right now, I mostly have family and childhood friends. Today I received a friend request from an old high school classmate. I kinda want to add her, but then again, I'll have to tell her that I'm gay. Back in high school, I certainly knew I was Gay but I didn't go around telling everyone or flaunting it. Not everyone in my friends list knows I'm gay. So it's like pick and choose. Should I tell her, flat out or wait 'til she asks? It seems like she's had a hard life, she's now a widow. I checked her myspace and she mentioned something about starting a new chapter in her life. What does that mean? Does she want to hook up? We weren't the best of classmates like we didn't hang out or whatever. I pretty much kept to myself in HS. So to hear she wants to be friends now, I'm kind of apprehensive.
QUOTE(AusmusFan @ Dec 20 2007, 03:00 AM)
Who should I add to myspace, when I get a friend request? Right now, I mostly have family and childhood friends. Today I received a friend request from an old high school classmate. I kinda want to add her, but then again, I'll have to tell her that I'm gay. Back in high school, I certainly knew I was Gay but I didn't go around telling everyone or flaunting it. Not everyone in my friends list knows I'm gay. So it's like pick and choose. Should I tell her, flat out or wait 'til she asks? It seems like she's had a hard life, she's now a widow. I checked her myspace and she mentioned something about starting a new chapter in her life. What does that mean? Does she want to hook up? We weren't the best of classmates like we didn't hang out or whatever. I pretty much kept to myself in HS. So to hear she wants to be friends now, I'm kind of apprehensive.
It's myspace- part of the reason it's so popular is that you can pick and choose your friends. Personally, I know I got friend requests from my soccer teammates in high school (who I was not out to), and none of them said a word to me about being gay (even though it was listed on my page). Some people never get around to reading that far, so you should be fine.
And if she does ask and gets offensive about it, it's like I said- you can pick and choose your friends
QUOTE(AusmusFan @ Dec 19 2007, 10:00 PM)
Who should I add to myspace, when I get a friend request? Right now, I mostly have family and childhood friends.
You can add me if you want.
I don't do much there, though. It seems the majority of messages I get are obviously spam. I'm wondering if Facebook would be better.QUOTE
Today I received a friend request from an old high school classmate. I kinda want to add her, but then again, I'll have to tell her that I'm gay. Back in high school, I certainly knew I was Gay but I didn't go around telling everyone or flaunting it. Not everyone in my friends list knows I'm gay.
Do you mention it in your profile? I guess you don't or those friends on your list might have found out. If it's not mentioned, you can add this woman and leave it at that. If she starts regularly corresponding with you or wants to meet in person, then you have to take it from there.
QUOTE(AusmusFan @ Dec 19 2007, 10:00 PM)
Who should I add to myspace, when I get a friend request? Right now, I mostly have family and childhood friends. Today I received a friend request from an old high school classmate. I kinda want to add her, but then again, I'll have to tell her that I'm gay. Back in high school, I certainly knew I was Gay but I didn't go around telling everyone or flaunting it. Not everyone in my friends list knows I'm gay. So it's like pick and choose. Should I tell her, flat out or wait 'til she asks? It seems like she's had a hard life, she's now a widow. I checked her myspace and she mentioned something about starting a new chapter in her life. What does that mean? Does she want to hook up? We weren't the best of classmates like we didn't hang out or whatever. I pretty much kept to myself in HS. So to hear she wants to be friends now, I'm kind of apprehensive.
Hey Aaron, I see your profile is private...if you see her, just let her know that it is really for family stuff (pics, messages, etc.) and not anything that would interest non family members. Hopefully you will flash a nice smile when you tell her, so she will believe you.
Hey, can I become one of your friends??
QUOTE(Joe in Philly @ Dec 20 2007, 03:36 PM)
You can add me if you want.
I don't do much there, though. It seems the majority of messages I get are obviously spam. I'm wondering if Facebook would be better.Facebook is big with Canadians:
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... nearly 8 million Canadians – more than one in four – have a Facebook profile page, according to an upcoming study by Toronto-based Solutions Research Group... MySpace only has about a quarter as many members as Facebook in Canada...
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He said Facebook's main selling points are its ability to connect users with people they already know and its focus on offering subscribers privacy controls – features that appeal to Canadian sensibilities.
MySpace, by contrast, places more emphasis on giving users a platform to express themselves to a wide audience, which is why several musicians, for example, use the site to distribute their music.
"It's so stereotypical of Canadian versus American character," said Yigit. "Canadians are flocking to social media that's all about staying connected with people you already know, whereas MySpace is about the adventure of meeting new people."
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He said Facebook's main selling points are its ability to connect users with people they already know and its focus on offering subscribers privacy controls – features that appeal to Canadian sensibilities.
MySpace, by contrast, places more emphasis on giving users a platform to express themselves to a wide audience, which is why several musicians, for example, use the site to distribute their music.
"It's so stereotypical of Canadian versus American character," said Yigit. "Canadians are flocking to social media that's all about staying connected with people you already know, whereas MySpace is about the adventure of meeting new people."
Certainly Facebook is hugely popular in Canada. I have a Facebook account although I don't use it a lot, and frankly I find it a bit confusing to use with a mish-mash of different options (Fun Wall, etc) and friends always asking me to add certain features. My contacts are all people that I know well or at least have met personally.
However, I much prefer http://www.orkut.com/Home.aspx. It's easy to use, and I've met lots of interesting people, mainly from Brazil (some of them I really have met in person during my trips there). It's given me a good opportunity to maintain and improve my Portuguese. However, there are lots of people from English-speaking countries; it's certainly not essential to know any Portuguese to be able to enjoy Orkut. I've also become acquainted with people from India, Portugal, Mexico and of course Canada and the US. There are literally thousands of 'communities' to pick from, according to what interests you. Check it out!
However, I much prefer http://www.orkut.com/Home.aspx. It's easy to use, and I've met lots of interesting people, mainly from Brazil (some of them I really have met in person during my trips there). It's given me a good opportunity to maintain and improve my Portuguese. However, there are lots of people from English-speaking countries; it's certainly not essential to know any Portuguese to be able to enjoy Orkut. I've also become acquainted with people from India, Portugal, Mexico and of course Canada and the US. There are literally thousands of 'communities' to pick from, according to what interests you. Check it out!
I've heard that in Australia Facebook is used like LinkedIn is in this country, that is, for business and professional contacts.
So I've set up a Facebook page now.
Tonight 60 Minutes did a segment on Mark Zuckerberg, the Face behind Facebook.
Somebody should start an Outsports group on Facebook. I noticed there's a group called "UW OUTSports Network" which is for some University of Wisconsin LGBTQA student group.
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Just noticed a group that belongs in the "That's so gay" thread. There's a group called "Tom Brady is gay" that " is dedicated to the idea that Tom Brady is gay, and to the general bashing of The New England Patriots. Remember, this is an anti-Brady/Partiots group. It is open to any Brady and Patriots haters worldwide. Any and all Patriot fans will be kicked from the group."
There's a post that links to an article on the Patriots website. The poster says "Check out the quote of note at the end. I have no words that can describe its gayness."
The quote is:
“Matt and I fight like teenage girls,” said Tom Brady, speaking of backup QB Matt Cassel. “We are always slapping each other around and wrestling and slap boxing and [messing] around with each other in the weight room.... He had a little shake
in his mouth and he spit it all over me.” 
(Edited by me to make it more salacious and, well, gay. )
http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=...661&pcid=41
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Just noticed a group that belongs in the "That's so gay" thread. There's a group called "Tom Brady is gay" that " is dedicated to the idea that Tom Brady is gay, and to the general bashing of The New England Patriots. Remember, this is an anti-Brady/Partiots group. It is open to any Brady and Patriots haters worldwide. Any and all Patriot fans will be kicked from the group."
There's a post that links to an article on the Patriots website. The poster says "Check out the quote of note at the end. I have no words that can describe its gayness."
The quote is:
“Matt and I fight like teenage girls,” said Tom Brady, speaking of backup QB Matt Cassel. “We are always slapping each other around and wrestling and slap boxing and [messing] around with each other in the weight room.... He had a little shake
in his mouth and he spit it all over me.” (Edited by me to make it more salacious and, well, gay.
)http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=...661&pcid=41
Mattel and Hasbro (which own the rights to Scrabble) are trying to get Facebook to drop Scrabulous, the Facebook 'version' of Scrabble.
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One of dozens of applications available to Facebook users, Scrabulous has risen above the pack in terms of popularity, with more than 600,000 daily users as of Wednesday.
The online game was developed by Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla, two software developers based in India, who have said they created it when they couldn't find an online version of Scrabble they liked.
Fans of the game have begun to register their complaints on, where else, a Facebook user group touted as "The official Facebook group of Scrabulous.com."
The group has over 36,000 members.
The online game was developed by Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla, two software developers based in India, who have said they created it when they couldn't find an online version of Scrabble they liked.
Fans of the game have begun to register their complaints on, where else, a Facebook user group touted as "The official Facebook group of Scrabulous.com."
The group has over 36,000 members.
QUOTE(canmark @ Jan 16 2008, 05:07 AM)
Somebody should start an Outsports group on Facebook. I noticed there's a group called "UW OUTSports Network" which is for some University of Wisconsin LGBTQA student group.
http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2242906899
They list Outsports as their web address but there's no mention of Jim or Cyd.
QUOTE(Joe in Philly @ Jan 17 2008, 04:23 PM)
They list Outsports as their web address but there's no mention of Jim or Cyd.
Well if you want a specific facebook group for Outsports (as opposed to gay athletes in general), I suggest someone else start it, since I've started enough groups personally.
QUOTE(AusmusFan @ Dec 19 2007, 10:00 PM)
Today I received a friend request from an old high school classmate. I kinda want to add her, but then again, I'll have to tell her that I'm gay. Back in high school, I certainly knew I was Gay but I didn't go around telling everyone or flaunting it.
I told her finally. She seemed to want to get togther and hang out. So I told her about me being gay. and the same ol' guy, that she knew in High School. Except now it's a known fact that I like guys.
She took it well and is very supportive. She also thanked me for being honest and what courage it took to come out to her.
I feel so liberated. Why do I sweat coming out to friends and family?
FACEBOOK!!!
I've joined facebook recently. How neat is it to become reaquainted with former classmates. At least I'm not the only one that got fat and grayer.
BTW, why does it take forever to become friends with Outsports on Myspace, but just a second on Facebook?
BTW, why does it take forever to become friends with Outsports on Myspace, but just a second on Facebook?
I recently joined too, after repeated urging from coworkers. I'm pleased with it, as I have re-established contact with people I have not seen or heard from in a couple of decades. I still haven't figured out what the "poke" feature does. 
QUOTE(millerbeach @ Dec 1 2008, 11:26 PM)
I still haven't figured out what the "poke" feature does.
There's still some classmates, I'd like to poke.
My ex who i broke up with 14 years ago reached me through linkedin. I was actually glad we reconnected because I did care for the guy, but he really hurt me bad. He's the biggest reason why I packed my bags and moved to the east coast, and this is where I met my partner in life and we've been together 13 years. The 2nd email I got from him was a letter of apology, for which he said he's been dying to tell me for the past 15 years. We're trying to piece together a friendship now.
Glad a lot of you are using social networking!
I just joined Facebook reluctantly, thinking I'd be the oldest guy on it. It's been enjoyable and I've re-established contact with quite a few people already. The most enjoyable aspect of Facebook: seeing a picture of my ex - whom I haven't seen in 20 years. He's big as a house! (And not in the good way!)
My whole family has joined Facebook in the last 6 months and we love it! It's a great way to share photos, etc, since we live from Boston to LA, and from Miami to Toronto....
Have also reconnected with a lot of people from HS, college, etc...
Have also reconnected with a lot of people from HS, college, etc...
Facebook makes it much easier to edit and organize photos. Also I really like the "reunion" aspect of it.
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