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My thoughts on this matter (not that it's worth much, TBH) is...
It can be a good, convenient way to keep in touch with people on what you are doing, what you are like, etc.. esp if they aren't in your local vicinity (but don't ever let it replace personal direct contact...I've ditched 1 person from my life, because all I get is invites to their page..but no actual email from her...<sigh>). This can lead to meeting new people...for better or worse.
Also - if you are an up and coming artist, it's a great way to get your stuff out to the broader public..cool! (although - there is some crap...<sigh II>
And lastly, it can be a good way to put out to the world at large some thoughts etc that would otherwise go completely un-noticed in the world (or would be better in a book...if ever it could get published and read....)
For me, I've got a myspace page. It is completely anonymous, and it falls into the last category.
Unfortunately... I've seen a lot of pages that don't fall into any of the above which isn't much different to graffers tagging a fence, building or train...nothing particularly worth looking at, and all it says is "I've been here" (please... yes, I know there are some really good artists out there who don't have a break, but don't say that 3 letters on my white fence is really cool...<sigh III>)
It can be a good, convenient way to keep in touch with people on what you are doing, what you are like, etc.. esp if they aren't in your local vicinity (but don't ever let it replace personal direct contact...I've ditched 1 person from my life, because all I get is invites to their page..but no actual email from her...<sigh>). This can lead to meeting new people...for better or worse.
Also - if you are an up and coming artist, it's a great way to get your stuff out to the broader public..cool! (although - there is some crap...<sigh II>
And lastly, it can be a good way to put out to the world at large some thoughts etc that would otherwise go completely un-noticed in the world (or would be better in a book...if ever it could get published and read....)
For me, I've got a myspace page. It is completely anonymous, and it falls into the last category.
Unfortunately... I've seen a lot of pages that don't fall into any of the above which isn't much different to graffers tagging a fence, building or train...nothing particularly worth looking at, and all it says is "I've been here" (please... yes, I know there are some really good artists out there who don't have a break, but don't say that 3 letters on my white fence is really cool...<sigh III>)
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