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SocialURL is MySpace (if MySpace Didn’t Suck)

Mar/06 in Online Apps

I was a little on the bored side yesterday afternoon after work, so I thought I would sign up for any place with the new SocialURL.com service.

For the most part it looks like many of the other MySpace clones out there. It allows you to make friends and send annoying little messages to each other.

I have to say it does seem better organized and better looking than MySpace, but a lot of the services out there are.

Saying you are better looking than MySpace is like saying you have the design skills of at least a cross-eyed midget that walks with a limp.

Social URL

The thing that is suppose to set them apart is your ability to link to your profile on all these other social Web sites such as MySpace, LiveJournal, Blogger, Delicious, YouTube and more. Can’t I do that on any other “social experience” Web site by hand though?

+ Check Out My Profile on SocialURL!

It is an ok experience, but still does not have the audience or user base yet to be great. It’ll be interesting to see how they are doing a year from now.

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Another Free MySpace Layout

Aug/06 in Online Apps

Well since it seems like a lot of people liked my first one, I figured I would put out another free MySpace layout. As before, feel free to use it, download it, change it. I really don’t care. Included inside the .zip file is what you need to copy into your “About Me” section in MySpace and a sample background image. You’ll have to upload the background image to your own server space. Enjoy, and if you want to see more, just let me know!

mitchmyspace2.jpg

+ Download My Free MySpace Layout! (.zip)
+ Download My First Free MySpace Layout! (.zip)
+ See It In Action On My MySpace Profile!

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Making MySpace Almost Usable in 4 Steps

Jun/28 in Online Apps

You know and I know it, MySpace is ugly as hell and filled with a lot of ugly Web pages. Even the basic design of MySpace is down right unusable at times. So why use it? Well, everybody and their grandmother is on there, so it is still a good way to stay in touch with folks. So you don’t want it to be ugly and unusable, but you do want to use the service. What is a guy to do?

Well, the first step is to get Greasemonkey for Firefox.

The next step would be to visit UsefulScripts.org and pick up a few handy helpers. What are the scripts you need?

1. MySpace View All Friends +

This script adds a few more links on the “View All Friends” Web page via MySpace that makes checking out your friends a lot easier. It adds “Message” link for you to send them a message. It adds a “Comment” link for you to leave a comment for them. Last but not least, you get a “View Pics” link to view your friend’s pictures.

2. MySpace Annoyance Removal

Now lets clear away some of that stuff you don’t really need. The author of this script says:

This script removes the Cool New People (that really aren’t even that cool), the Featured Profile (that nobody cares about), the block ad at http://home.myspace.com/* (which, when animated, can reduce the viewer to a drooling pile of mush), the ad at the top of the page (which is just as annoying as the block ad), and the full-page ads- plus it even lets you block CSS, images, or flash for individual profiles (this is in the form of a link that replaces the “Extended Network” text), and it’ll even remember and let you change your settings. It even has automatic release notification so that you’ll never be without the latest version!

3. MySpace Headshrinker

I do not really think I need to explain this one. It shrinks the “white space” left in the head of the MySpace Web pages.

So there you have it, an almost usable version of MySpace in four steps.

Update: I updated the URL for MySpace View All Friends +. Thanks to Jade for pointing that out to me. :)

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