Quick Tip! – Myspace IM

If you are anything like me, then you use social networking sites throughout the day everyday.  I still use and love Myspace.  In fact, along with Facebook, I have an instance of Myspace logged in and open almost 24/7.  I use Myspace IM, and find it to be a great tool for communicating with others.

Here is a quick tip.  If you stay logged in for long periods of time, and use Myspace IM, you may want to sign out every now and then.  Most of the time, Myspace will get to a point where I have timed out, and it logs itself out for me.  Other times, however, I notice that the IM feature becomes very sluggish, and may not provide accurate information, like who is online at that moment.  Logging out, then back in usually resolves this problem.

Quick, easy, and useful, at least that what I hope you get from this tip.  You have any tips to pass along? If so, leave a comment bellow, or shoot me an email: dan@danielvining.com

New Addiction: Facebook

Well, try as I might, I could not help but to fall into the massive void that is Facebook.  I know, I know.  I am very late in the game, yet that doesn’t change the fact that I am now addicted to this service.  

I was an early adopter to Myspace, Facebook’s rival in the social networking game, back in 2005.  Within my Myspace profile, I grew a better understanding of HTML, got my fix on adding as many friends as I could, and kept in touch with friends in both my hometown of Pensacola, FL  and the place that I called home for five years, Minot, ND.  As 2005 drew into 2006, and 2007, I became a bit over saturated by Myspace.  By 2008 it had become the place where I would watch people continue on with their lives, while at the same time I started to respond less and less.  I was tired of Myspace.

Jump to now, 2009, and I have found new life in social networking, through Facebook.  It started with wanting to create a more professional social net presence that I felt Myspace could not provide.  Facebook for me has begun to overtake Myspace as my number one most visited site thus far this year.  I keep a Facebook page open all the time, and constantly check my email to see if there are any new updates.  Never a big fan of Myspace Apps, I don’t see myself changing that on Facebook.  There do seem to be more apps that truly cater to networking.  Although I don’t like how hard it can be to find new friends on Facebook, I feel that overall the user experience on this social network is safer.  

I don’t know if this new “addiction” will last as long as Myspace did, but I do know that I am enjoying this service now.  It is a huge tool that has let me reconnect with a ton of old friends, and expand into new relationships in both my personal and professional life.