MySpace......What Space?

 I had a MySpace page since junior college. I thought it would awesome to keep in touch with friends and family. The only important information that is true is my name, school affiliation and birthday. I had a Facebook, but many of my friends had a MySpace page, so I just took off Facebook. I have posted many pictures of my friends and family for all to see. Some pictures are hilarious and some of the old party days. 

Having a page has it pros and it cons. For one, I have been getting friend request from people that dont know me. It feels a little fishy when you check their page and there is nothing posted. I feel that if you have no time to post a picture and show if your alive, I dont need to add you. I also feel that Im being stocked or maybe a weirdo on the other side wants to check my faithfulness. I have encountered many people on My Space trying to pose as another person to make friends with, when I have kicked them from my "Friends List".  Wood & Smith talks about identity issues about how we want others to precieve us. I have seen many people akter there identity to reach other people they think are beyond their identity status. For example, my friend photoshops his picture to enhance his look on his MySpace. I think many people lose their identity when online. You are able to lie on MySpace to get response from others and you are able to fraud your identity. For something positive, I think that many people are able to interact with famous people on MySpace. Many music artist have fan pages to keep up to date with show and new releases. It also makes me think, is this really there page or not? I have applied for a law enforcement job and they check you MySpace and Facebook pages. They want to see if your responsible online. Many jobs wont hire people due to personal pages posted online. I made the sacrafice to take off the page to save my Identity. Wood & Smith also talks about self -presentation. Many companies are checking if your true identity is what they see in person not someone different online. That goes to show that people need to be little responsible online, it may cost them a high paying job down the line.