MySpace Layouts and a bit of a Social Experiment

So, with all the constant hype surrounding MySpace, I decided that I would conduct a bit of an experiment. I just created a MySpace profile (finally), and I apparently am User 57 million and change, an amazing number. However, so far, I'm a bit unimpressed with the quality of the possible highly vaunted networking that's supposed to be happening, because this is what the Browse feature looks like:

LOL! I don't know if you can see the writing real well, but the search parameters include looking for someone who is Divorced, a Swinger, in a Relationship, etc. I know that MySpace is huge and there's probably some kind of weighty social importance behind it just for the sheer size of the thing, but I just couldn't help giggling at the sheer audacity of it all. It's a giant dating game with HTML.

The MySpace experiment: I'm inviting you all to come to my MySpace profile for the next two weeks. I want to see what kind of connections I can make, what makes MySpace so special, and if it's really worth the hype. I'll also share with you various MySpace tips and tricks that I come across or that you, the reader send in to me by sharing your thoughts in the comments below, or email me.

So, now I'm looking for some good MySpace layouts and I found a few to share with you:

• CreateBlog: 543 MySpace layouts here, and most of them are actually quite nice
• MySpace Layouts Generator: One of the most detailed layout generators I've come across
• MySpace Layouts - Grunge, Nature, Minimalist: This is probably the best MySpace layouts site that I've come across, image wise; the layouts are just my style
• FreeCodeSource MySpace Layouts: a pretty good collection of layouts here
• MySpace Overlay: a practical hands-on tutorial on how to create your own MySpace overlay

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