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Apple my space layouts?

Folks, lets just face it: MySpace is the Comic Sans of the online universe. If you don't know why this is Bad™, then there is simply no hope for you.

The only really fun thing about it is seeing how well you can hack & corral the stubborn, stupid MySpace layout into something decently nice-looking, thanks to a nice hack by Mike Industries.

A very sensible, Apple-friendly networking alternative, on the otherhand, is simply Facebook. From it's crisp, clean design to all of its AJAX-y goodness.... aah, wonderful.
 
I made an OS X-themed myspace layout a while back.

Got bored of it though, and went with something "less-custom."

Basicaly...if you make your own layouts, you will get hammered with requests and questions "how do i...? my friends sisters page does this thing where...can i...?"

It got old.
 
I think the key to myspace is minimalist layout.

My biggest gripe with myspace is the fact that you have to do "deep dive" css (body table table table table td img) instead of having classes on everything. I suspect that would lead to some better looking pages and MySpace has a reputation to uphold.

http://www.myspace.com/dizastor

edit: iminimac I think you win. Very clean, very nice.
 
Foxglove9 said:
I'm not so much a kid but everyone I do know in their late teens or 20's, all use Myspace and nothing else. I have 3 friends who are teachers in Elementary School and Junior High and they say all the kids talk about Myspace all the time.
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Yeah. I'm in my late 20's and I noticed a number of teens and 20's using it. I had it for a while, but then I realized that it was kinda lame and I removed my account.

When I say kids, though, I really do mean kids, like 13-16 years old. I work with kids at summer camp and it seems like this is all they use and talk about. I suppose it could either be regional culture or simply the fact that once someone starts using one of these networking sites, everyone does so they can all link to each other. Going by the sites I have seen, it seems like many jr high kids in our area are hooked up on Piczo.

I'm curious as to whether they will systematically abandon Piczo in favor of Myspace, or whether something cooler comes along...
 
GeorgeTheMonkey said:
Folks, lets just face it: MySpace is the Comic Sans of the online universe. If you don't know why this is Bad™, then there is simply no hope for you.

The only really fun thing about it is seeing how well you can hack & corral the stubborn, stupid MySpace layout into something decently nice-looking, thanks to a nice hack by Mike Industries.

A very sensible, Apple-friendly networking alternative, on the otherhand, is simply Facebook. From it's crisp, clean design to all of its AJAX-y goodness.... aah, wonderful.
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Good post. I've noticed that (in the UK, at least) MySpace seems to be used by anyone in their teens or anyone who's into 'alternative' music, whereas Facebook seems to be very much the preserve of university students.
 
EricNau said:
I hate it because every page on there looks like it was designed by a 3 year old with bad taste.
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Add the very common chatspeak and you have a digital slum.
 
Lau said:
WARNING! Those play very loud music automatically! If you're at work turn your speakers down. :p
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Sorry, Lau...like I said, I'm at work and can't even access the pages. And even if I were at home, I've Adblocked the myspace music player thingy. Thanks for the heads up for everyone else!
 
tobefirst said:
Sorry, Lau...like I said, I'm at work and can't even access the pages. And even if I were at home, I've Adblocked the myspace music player thingy. Thanks for the heads up for everyone else!
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No worries — I'm at home so it just rearranged my hair briefly, but could be a bit embarrassing in an office. :D

I think (although I didn't stay on them for long) that they're MySpace profiles for the nano as a promo thing (i.e. add the nano as your friend :)rolleyes: )) but I'm sure it's possible to do something similar as a layout for your own page. They look good though. :)
 
tobefirst said:
Yeah, they are promos, but I read on tuaw.com that you could download the "profile skins" for use on your own site. Is that not correct?
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Ah yes, you're absolutely right. I didn't scroll down when I looked. :eek: :p
 
Myspace Is Bestest Compared To Your Crapola!

Honestly, every single person who has posted their "myspace" has said "yeah they all suck, but I like mine".

so to them, I have to say, I DONT LIKE YOUR PAGE!

Myspace lets you use creative HTML, it doesnt have to look like everyone elses.

And, NO, changing your color scheme or your background image DOES NOT make it "special", it makes it a different flavor.

Hot Dog Maze was just Pac Man with new colors.

Your myspace page(s) sux.

With that in mind, I created my myspace and have NEVER edited it again, because you see....

I AM THE GAWD OF POOP!

And so you wont have to trek all the way to my profile here is the only part that matters:
Gawd of Poo's Blurbs

About me:
I DO NOT WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND! I AM THE GOD OF POOP, KNEEL BEFORE ME! ANY SOLICITATIONS TO BE MY FRIEND WILL BE REJECTED! NO ONE CAN BE AS COOL AS ME SO GET THE OOOOOT OUT.

Who I'd like to meet:
All different types of Poop. Runny, stinky, soft, chewy, chunky, hard, spongy, squishy, icky, smooth, coarse, supple, or anything inbetween. Oh, and of course, I am your Gawd so you must like kneeling. I DONT WANT YOU AS A FRIEND! YOU ARE A LOSER!
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http://www.myspace.com/godofpoo
 
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