Members girevik Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 Would you add a total stranger to your "friends"? What benefit do you get from that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Rad! Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 For an artist account, I would add almost anyone (aside from those porn robots and stuff). It's a great way to gain exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daFunkyUnit Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Originally posted by Super Rad! For an artist account, I would add almost anyone (aside from those porn robots and stuff). It's a great way to gain exposure. ironically, the stranger requesting to be your friend is probably doing so for that reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted March 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Originally posted by daFunkyUnit ironically, the stranger requesting to be your friend is probably doing so for that reason. That's what confuses me. This person has a regular MySpace profile, not an Artist one. She (judging by the name) gets nothing by becoming my MySpace friend, as far as I can tell. In principle, I'd want all my MySpace friends to be people I actually know, but if there's an actual benefit to having 2000+ MySpace friends who are complete strangers in real life, I'm all ears. Anybody ever see the anime Key The Metal Idol? In this anime, Key, who believe she is a robot, sets out to make as many friends as possible, because she believes if she has 3000 friends, she will become a human. I'm already human, so if I collect 3000 friends in MySpace, do I become a god? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dafduc Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Most artists would want contacts for their event announcements and broadcasts. I guess if you're not gigging or selling anything, then maybe the friend list would serve a different purpose. Daf www.myspace.com/thinkmethodband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted March 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 It's true, I have nothing to really sell at this point. It's a convenient place to upload and share demos of my gear with a few friends. I got talked into creating a Myspace page by one of those friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wackawa Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 sounds like you have some groupies already! right on! most people would call them 'fans'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keanu reeves Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 what the {censored} is the big deal? maybe they like your music and want to be your friend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted March 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Originally posted by flukewurm what the {censored} is the big deal? maybe they like your music and want to be your friend? I have this old-fashioned notion that all my friends should be real-life friends. But I think I'm starting to see the benefit of having lots of fake friends - mainly networking. By your use of the word "{censored}", this thread bothers you somehow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aliengroover Posted March 25, 2006 Members Share Posted March 25, 2006 Originally posted by girevik I have this old-fashioned notion that all my friends should be real-life friends. But I think I'm starting to see the benefit of having lots of fake friends - mainly networking. By your use of the word "{censored}", this thread bothers you somehow? Compared to most of the "artist showcase" websites, I actually like the MySpace concept. The "friends" thing on there IS a networking thing. I've been exposed to more cool music on there than all the other sites put together. Also, it's the Internet. Here, we have lots of "friends" who we don't even have a clue as to what they look like. Other than that... No offense intended at all, but sans the "eff" word, I agree with Fluke. I don't see why there's an issue with it. Somebody goes to your page and hears your music, likes it, and wants to link up your page. I don't see how that could be a bad thing in any way. While among the teeny-bopper MySpace crowd friends=status, friends of artist pages is a good thing. Saying you only want your real friends to be "friends" on your page is akin to saying you only want your "real" friends to hear your music and/or be on your mailing list. Cherish any exposure if that's what you want. But if you only want certain people hearing your music, then having a web page on a popular site isn't the way to go. Just shoot them CDs or e-mail mp3s. However, if you begin to warm to the whole MySpace experience, make sure you thank your new friend for the add. Try it, you may like it Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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