{"id":19918,"date":"2011-03-01T21:54:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T02:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/19918\/myspace-2\/"},"modified":"2011-03-01T21:54:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T02:54:53","slug":"myspace-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/19918\/myspace-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What next for Myspace????"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was talking with a friend over at myspace and while we were conversing, it popped up that he was following Meg Ryan, but he had never clicked to follow her. He searched the name and found how to unfollow…but he wouldn’t have even known about it if I hadn’t seen it! I had another friend that hasn’t even signed on for the last year, that suddenly appeared following someone too!\u00a0 So then I asked a few others whose name appeared following and they hadn’t started following anybody either! Now I am wondering how many I am unknowingly following. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It seems that myspace is so desperate these days, that they are playing with our profiles and randomly “assigning” us to follow someone…and there is nowhere to see whom you might be following!\u00a0 That place is on life support and somebody needs to pull the plug!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It is a bit annoying and irritating that they are being so deceitful and assigning our profiles to\u00a0 “follow” someone without our input or knowledge. I don’t know how they can legally do it, as it not only violates our privacy, but is also false and misleading information! I imagine that they have that covered somewhere in the TOS agreement, though.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I would quit over there, but have too many friends that I would like to get over here first…many have come and I am sure lots more will follow!\u00a0 If you still have an account over there, keep spreading the word about this place!\u00a0 Put a link to your blog here…it is public so even it they are not yet members, they can still read them…that may entice them to make the move! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I don’t do any blogs over there anymore, but made a banner to click on and put it on my page and also in my last blog, redirecting everyone to my blogs over here!\u00a0 And of course, I also have the Friendburst banner on my page! \ud83d\ude00
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Loving this place and loving you too! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Angel
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Update:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finally heard from myspace…what a joke!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks for contacting Myspace.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To unfollow people, pages, or sections, here’s what you do:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. click on one of the items you want to stop following (from your Home page stream) or visit the page on Myspace<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. click “Edit”, next to “Following”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. click “Unfollow” in the pop-up, and your done<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After this, new items from this source will not be added to your stream, though items already in your stream won’t be removed. We’ll be updating the “follow” feature soon with even better ways to manage all you can discover on Myspace.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nThe Myspace Support team<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To which I replied:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you, but I do know how to unfollow…the point IS<\/strong><\/span> that I never elected to follow ANYBODY <\/strong><\/span>in the first place!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At the present time, it is impossible to figure out how many may have been unknowingly “assigned”\u00a0 for me to follow!\u00a0 After sending this first complaint, I came across many more that I was following without my knowledge or permission!\u00a0 As I stated before, this is a gross misrepresentation of who I am and what my interests are and is a violation of my privacy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And further, some that I have unfollowed have mysteriously resurrected into following again!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So, the problem persists and the only solution is for you folks to stop “assigning” our profiles to follow people…we should be the ones to make that de<\/span>cision!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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