tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post114720762748931675..comments2024-03-18T06:16:18.802-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Whose Space? My Space!JA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-15492070849249112922012-02-22T15:27:34.042-06:002012-02-22T15:27:34.042-06:00Very helpful info, much thanks for your post.Very helpful info, much thanks for your post.www.encontactos.comhttp://www.encontactos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1162430118000815262006-11-01T19:15:00.000-06:002006-11-01T19:15:00.000-06:00You're hilarious! Love your "5 friends" comment. ...You're hilarious! Love your "5 friends" comment. Tom is a genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147712747791647222006-05-15T12:05:00.000-05:002006-05-15T12:05:00.000-05:00When I read your original post, I thought... hey w...When I read your original post, I thought... hey why not check it out... so I started the sign up process. Then I clicked on the Terms of Service (yes, I do read those things all the way through) and when I came to this section:<BR/><BR/>"Proprietary Rights in Content on MySpace.com. <BR/>By displaying or publishing ("posting") any Content, messages, text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, profiles, works of authorship, or any other materials (collectively, "Content") on or through the Services, you hereby grant to MySpace.com, a non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense through unlimited levels of sublicensees) to use, copy, modify, adapt, translate, publicly perform, publicly display, store, reproduce, transmit, and distribute such Content on and through the Services. This license will terminate at the time you remove such Content from the Services. You represent and warrant that: (i) you own the Content posted by you on or through the Services or otherwise have the right to grant the license set forth in this section, and (ii) the posting of your Content on or through the Services does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person. You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person by reason of any Content posted by you to or through the Services."<BR/><BR/>It was that part... "any other materials (collectively, "Content") on or through the Services,"... that stopped me short. It just a little too all emcompassing in my view, so I decided just to pass on MySpace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147449030492922872006-05-12T10:50:00.000-05:002006-05-12T10:50:00.000-05:00...obsessively collecting friends like a junky cha...<I>...obsessively collecting friends like a junky chasing his next fix.</I><BR/><BR/>Don't be dissing my friend, Gugon. These are real, lasting friendships that I'll have for the rest of my life. <BR/><BR/>I deeply love all of my 38 friends. Especially the porn star.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147447266855623062006-05-12T10:21:00.000-05:002006-05-12T10:21:00.000-05:00I made sure my son knows that, on myspace, or anyw...I made sure my son knows that, on myspace, or anywhere else on the internet, a sixteen year old cheerleader might very well be a hairy sweaty middle-aged ex-con with lots of bad tattoos and a few teeth missing.<BR/><BR/>Teach your kids. Knowledge is the best defense. Prohibition only spawns rebellion. When you get down to it, you can't control another human being, even if it's your kid. Those who think they can are only fooling themselves.Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147444476946315642006-05-12T09:34:00.000-05:002006-05-12T09:34:00.000-05:00Notice how Joe's blog posting frequency had droppe...Notice how Joe's blog posting frequency had dropped since he started this MySpace thing?<BR/><BR/>I have a bad feeling about this. I think Joe may be sinking into the MySpace quicksand: obsessively collecting friends like a junky chasing his next fix.<BR/><BR/>Aw, hell. I'm thinking about signing up myself.gugonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806091335225724100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147437686074113142006-05-12T07:41:00.000-05:002006-05-12T07:41:00.000-05:00I don't see any harm in it unless you go crazy and...<I>I don't see any harm in it unless you go crazy and start adding creepy pervs and stalkers.</I><BR/><BR/>The problem being (once you discount the clueless -- and probably harmless, albeit irritating -- hornytoads whose opening line is "a/s/l?"), few true pervs and stalkers introduce themselves as such or reveal themselves as such from the git-go. I can't recall any evidence that Ted Bundy got much mileage using the line, "Hi, I'm Ted Bundy and I'm going to kill you."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147395715677762602006-05-11T20:01:00.000-05:002006-05-11T20:01:00.000-05:00Melanie, no one has told me I HAD to have a blog, ...Melanie, no one has told me I HAD to have a blog, or a newsletter, or anything. I'm doing the blog, and it's the best hit page of my website. I blog once a week, on Mondays. I'm gearing it to readers (I hope) . . . I'm getting a lot of comments from readers, not on the content but just about liking my books, so I think it's simply another method of contact (like email or message boards).<BR/><BR/>I know several stories of young women (14-18) with MySpace or similar accounts meeting with people they met on-line and getting killed. My daughters will not have an account. Yes, it's the next generation but there's safer venues on-line.<BR/><BR/>I have a friend who has a "perfect" son on the surface. Until it was uncovered he had a very, very dark MySpace account where he used extensive profanity, talked about killing people, using drugs, and drinking after school. The kid is 13. Blowing smoke? Maybe. Maybe not.Allison Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872860080644987843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147395385717620432006-05-11T19:56:00.000-05:002006-05-11T19:56:00.000-05:00MySpace will soon go the way of Friendster, ehich ...MySpace will soon go the way of Friendster, ehich is now moribund.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147385004543918382006-05-11T17:03:00.000-05:002006-05-11T17:03:00.000-05:00my daughter told me i needed a myspace account abo...my daughter told me i needed a myspace account about a year or so ago. for a long time i had <BR/><BR/>one FRIENDS<BR/><BR/>and that was tom.anne frasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044828332429421657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147361637095111112006-05-11T10:33:00.000-05:002006-05-11T10:33:00.000-05:00Deadbeat?Thanks.Deadbeat?<BR/>Thanks.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147323608695235132006-05-11T00:00:00.000-05:002006-05-11T00:00:00.000-05:00Good luck with your MySpace conquest! And thanks ...Good luck with your MySpace conquest! And thanks for adding me as a friend. Now, if I could just get on Chely Wright's friend list...William G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05740219478641196382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147307341490475582006-05-10T19:29:00.000-05:002006-05-10T19:29:00.000-05:00I would join except that I hate crowds (77 million...I would join except that I hate crowds (77 million? the thought makes me gasp for air) and it scares me. Its one redeeming quality is that it makes me relieved I don't have children. Parenting is a seriously scary prospect these days. If I were one I think I'd have to become Amish.<BR/><BR/>You're researching your next novel, right? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147306631342598082006-05-10T19:17:00.000-05:002006-05-10T19:17:00.000-05:00P.S. I like creepy.P.S. I like creepy.s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147306558333746072006-05-10T19:15:00.000-05:002006-05-10T19:15:00.000-05:00I love my friend Tom too. He's my only friend beca...I love my friend Tom too. He's my only friend because I can't figure out how to invite friends.<BR/><BR/>So if you want to be my MySpace friend and have me take bullets for you, you're gonna have to invite me. My brain is not MySpace friendly.<BR/><BR/>I am SW Vaughn everywhere, even on MySpace. Waiting for my bullet. :-)s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147302900417724982006-05-10T18:15:00.000-05:002006-05-10T18:15:00.000-05:00I'm with Joe. Tom made me feel wanted and welcome...I'm with Joe. Tom made me feel wanted and welcome for that whole 30 minutes before Joe and Melanie added me. You can't BUY that kind of friendship.<BR/><BR/>A realtor in Arizona just asked to be my friend. He'd like me to use him if I buy a home, or sell a home, or if I just want to buy land, or an apartment building. Brings a tear to my eye to know how selflessly he searched me out, concerned about all my real estate investment needs.<BR/><BR/>I've just never had anybody CARE quite so much.Mindy Tarquinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970872751327021013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147302770542833872006-05-10T18:12:00.000-05:002006-05-10T18:12:00.000-05:00Tom likes me WAY better than he likes you, Ja.Tom likes me WAY better than he likes you, Ja.Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147292030932445092006-05-10T15:13:00.000-05:002006-05-10T15:13:00.000-05:00You gotta delete Tom. Only losers have Tom in thei...<I>You gotta delete Tom. Only losers have Tom in their top eight.</I><BR/><BR/>How dare you say that about my close personal best friend Tom! He's stood by me through it all, and has always been there for me. <BR/><BR/>I'll never abandon him! Never!JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147279335241859572006-05-10T11:42:00.000-05:002006-05-10T11:42:00.000-05:00It's something to keep in mind as you post on MySp...It's something to keep in mind as you post on MySpace, I guess. If some misfortune befalls you, you would hate to have your last entry reading,<BR/>"Yeah, so then we TOTALLY kicked it with 17 bongs AND some crystal meth. I got so #@$%ed up I couldn't see! LOLROFLBBQ Good times, yo! My heart feel kinda funny tho, for realz. ps. My mom just want to KILL the party. Don't she know I am all up in the CRUNK and shit? LOLLMAOIBM"Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341265651121116197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147278343139782862006-05-10T11:25:00.000-05:002006-05-10T11:25:00.000-05:00Whoa. Flood. I checked out the death blog and clic...Whoa. Flood. I checked out the death blog and clicked through to the most recent death. His myspace said he was online now.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>That is one very sad site.Mindy Tarquinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970872751327021013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147276596587702562006-05-10T10:56:00.000-05:002006-05-10T10:56:00.000-05:00I briefly looked into the MySpace thing, but - as ...I briefly looked into the MySpace thing, but - as some others have mentioned - it had sort of a dating scene vibe going on. Not my thing. Instead I set up a LiveJournal account (www.livejournal.com). Still has friends lists and all that stuff, but without the "hey, baby, what's your sign" feel to it.<BR/><BR/>**** Funny story along the Salem's Lot line: Michael Palin was hiking in a remote area, and crossed paths with a couple of middle-aged American women. Both fawned over him for a few minutes, then the groups went their separate ways. Palin heard one whisper to the other, "Wow, that was Eric Idle!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147275405057698432006-05-10T10:36:00.000-05:002006-05-10T10:36:00.000-05:00So many people have MySpace accounts now, that new...So many people have MySpace accounts now, that news articles and obituaries are scanned for names to see if the deceased had one.<BR/><BR/>A <A HREF="http://www.mydeathspace.com/deaths.aspx" REL="nofollow">whole website</A> is dedicated to it.Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341265651121116197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147274867284903362006-05-10T10:27:00.000-05:002006-05-10T10:27:00.000-05:00BTW-- I now have 24 friends, and only two of them ...BTW-- I now have 24 friends, and only two of them a gangstas. <BR/><BR/>But I look at some other authors, and they have thousands of friends. <BR/><BR/>I burn with envy. Burn, I say.<BR/><BR/>On a positive note, I searched for myself, and found a few fans who read my books, so it was fun to invite them to be friends and have them go, "Wow! It's you! I loved Salem's Lot!"JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147274397079347902006-05-10T10:19:00.000-05:002006-05-10T10:19:00.000-05:00MP3s and templates: I deserve kudos for resisting ...MP3s and templates: I deserve kudos for resisting the urge to have my MySpace page play "In Da Club" by 50 Cent instead of the Kill Bill theme.<BR/><BR/>Though I still reserve the right to party, like it's my birthday.<BR/><BR/>Embedding MP3s isn't hard. Templates are even easier, if you want to change your page look. Just Google the keywords "Myspace free templates"<BR/><BR/>Now back to my bottle full of bub...JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1147272633216510492006-05-10T09:50:00.000-05:002006-05-10T09:50:00.000-05:00Joe,The criminal aspects of MySpace.com could make...Joe,<BR/>The criminal aspects of MySpace.com could make a great addition to one of your future novels. I know someone in law enforcement that does presentations to schools and parents' groups on the dangers of MySpace and the damage it can do to a young person's future. So, when some posts pictures of you in compromising positions and reveal the TRUE DARK SIDE of JA Konrath, you can just claim you were doing research.<BR/><BR/>shajekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com