March 6, 2007
All About MySpace

Have you heard about it? If not you must be living in a cave. MySpace makes headlines at least weekly. It’s in the press and on TV. MySpace is the top social networking web today. It has millions of users, many in their early teens, and has sparked a major controversy because of predators using it to take advantage of minors.

Join Dan O'Connor at our March 6, General Meeting when he will describe what attracts people to MySpace and what he gets out of it. He'll let us know the downsides he's discovered and answer questions such as:

  • What age does someone need to be to join MySpace?
  • Do parents have any need to worry about their child having a MySpace page?
  • What sort of people join MySpace?
Dan will also show us what information you have to provide to join. He'll demonstrate the features of MySpace, such as creating a bio, posting music, pictures, and videos, using messaging and instant messaging. We’ll see how to create or update a MySpace page. How to find other MySpace users, and ways to interact with them.

Daniel O'Connor (Dan-O) is a Web Developer for Apelon, Inc. in Ridgefield, CT. He has 10 years of experience working on the Internet using everything from Oracle and Java to HTML and Photoshop. He has also been a rock singer/songwriter most of his life and received many notable reviews, radio airplay and performed extensively. He has a Jazz Diploma from the Hartford Conservatory and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Hartford. Daniel's websites can be found at http://www.danomusiconline.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/danomusiconline.

MySpace was started in July of 2003 and instantly became a hit with the younger crowd. Since then millions of users of all ages have become members. It is rumored to have between 40 and 100 million users. It has been so successful that in July of 2005 it was purchased for 580 million dollars. Not bad for 2 years work. If you have young children or grandchildren come and learn about MySpace.

If you know someone who has young children or grandchildren bring them along. It’s free. Come to this presentation, learn about MySpace, and ask questions.

DACS meetings are held at the Danbury Hospital auditorium. Activities begin at 6:30 p.m. with registration and casual networking. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with a general question and answer period (Ask DACS) and a discussion of what’s new in technology followed by a short break. The featured evening presentation begins at 8:00. As a reminder, our General Meetings are free and open to the public so invite anyone you know who would be interested in this topic.


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