myspace schmyspace!

Now this topic is going back of a lot of weeks now but I have only just started to understand the aspect of the immersion of myspace.

After discussing myspace in class and the suprising number of people in the class who actually have pages I decided to set one up, and hey, all those millions of people cant be wrong i guess. With minimal effort input into my page i slowly accrued a small contingent of friends. What i felt excluded me from the whole aspect of the virtual community however was that my friend base was primarily made up of existing friends who I share regular banter with on a social level, with the small exception of some local bands. What I found strange though was that i was part of a virtual community but the only difference to my real world was that the page is on the internet, it was no different from my cellphone or txt msg convo. Am i still part of a virtual community if I do not contribute. At first I didnt feel immersed in anything.

few weeks went by....

Suddenly I find my self regularly visiting my page to see how things were going. The page become a stable place to visit on my regular internet rounds. However I was not testing any social boundaries, i was not interested in meeting new people and denied friendsships with people who i didnt know as I felt this to be abit fake. However one thing i did agree upon with relation to the virtual commnity was the friends or acquantices i did have reinforced my indentity through the similar interests. music, social experiences and similar acquantices in the real world. So i wasnt expanding my horizons just keeping up with the fast moving technological society as i saw it as mould and change before my eyes. However this realm did not open my eyes to the plethora of action happening around me as I did and always will see face to face presence paramount in a socialised society.