MySpace users are beginning to finally get the picture. MySpace really isn’t all that great. I’ve never been a fan of it only because I feel it is an online version of highschool where people try increase their number of “friends” when honestly, they couldnt care less about the majority of those people. With the widespread use and “MySpace” being the most searched for term out of anything else on the entire internet, advertisers and spammers have begun to attack the site.

User’s are complaining about the abundance of fake celebrity profiles, as well as companies posing as teens to promote their products. Taking the advertising one step further, MySpace has recently signed a deal with Google to provide advertising, and there are other advertisers interested in purchasing what little space is left on a page to bombard you with more ads.

With all of the advertising spamming begining to take place, the realness of the social network will begin to be so diluted that most likely users will turn their backs on their beloved MySpace in search of the next big internet craze. The queston at hand is how will MySpace handle these spam tactics? Will they do nothing and allow them to continue or take steps at preventing them. I’ve read of possible expansions of MySpace into multiple niche areas specifically for companies to go in and create their profile rather than jamming up the original MySpace network idea. In my opinion they will certainly need to address the issue in some way or face a quick failure in the not so distant future.