Myspace + CSS Layouts = Annoying
But there is a solution. If you are like me and you can’t stand people who download these annoying layouts for their myspace, because somehow they think making every image blur or reverse or having a dizzzying background is teh kewl, they are wrong. It’s annoying and makes me want to click off of your page even sooner. But now there is a solution for Firefox users. Goto http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/3316and download their greasemonkey script. You will need Greasemonkey first which is available here http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/
Now browse through Myspace minus all the CSS junk. It’s not perfect, but does make the entire experience of Myspace better.
Also, here is an interesting article I read last week about Myspace, http://www.valleywag.com/tech/myspace/myspace-the-business-of-spam-20-exhaustive-edition-199924.php I encourage all myspace users to read it. Below is an excerpt from the article written by Trent Lapinski. (When he references the name “Anderson”below, that is Tom, the friend everyone gets when they sign up. Tom Anderson is his full name)
“Most users believe that MySpace started as some kind of fluke–a happy accident that began in Anderson’s bedroom or garage–and many still don’t wonder, know, or care about the site’s real business history and model. Heralded as a haven of DIY self-expression, MySpace was actually created by executives whose backgrounds are anchored in spam and mass marketing, and who are tied to investment scandals. With his almost alternateen good looks, Tom Anderson has served as an exceptionally convincing distraction. The PR campaign is one of MySpace’s two strokes of genius, brilliant, but not groundbreaking.”