Goodbye MySpace! …sort of

I am officially leaving MySpace! Well, not exactly. I still have a profile, but you wouldn’t recognize it as a MySpace profile (except of course for the ugly ad at the top). I’ve moved my blog to WordPress. Any pictures I put up will be hosted by some other web photo hosting site (think Flikr). My profile music is being played by a much better, and more reliable, player. Also, people can no longer put whatever they want on my page through comments.

You may be thinking, “Why the hell is he doing this?” I know, it seems like a lot of work, but I just got to a breaking point. MySpace’s standard tools are crappy. I knew there were a shitload of better tools out there to use on the internet for everything that MySpace does. Also, I wanted to be unique, just like everyone else on here, but I wasn’t satisfied with the same old-same old. I set out to prove that you can participate in the social network without being a slave to the proprietary blog tool, photo hosting, music playback, etc. And yes, it was a lot of work (thanks hyalineskies!), but I friggin’ love it!

No, I will not help you set up your MySpace this way.  No, I will not give you tips on using html/css/flash/java/mochaccino/c++/latte/ebay/teh intarnets. Not even if you pay me. Well… I might be open depending on the offer.

This is definitely an experiment for me, so I hope it goes well. Please give me some feedback on what you think of the whole setup. Also, you can comment on this blog without signing up or becoming a member. Isn’t that great?