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 Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:17 pm |
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I've been setting up a myspace account. I know it's all the rage, but it seemed difficult to navigate. But I finally broke down. Does anyone know about all those "friend requests"? I've been getting a few, and I suspect they are 'bots or else some version of SPAM. A lot are from very young women, and when you click the profile it says some thing about "adult content", and "download and instal the viewer" (which I am not going to do. Thanks.
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LawStudent
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:33 pm |
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Download it,go ahead,you know you wanna peek!  Boom!!! Now you have been infested. It is a good site for meets and greets,but you have to be careful of virus and spyware on that place. The pub is off topic so no worries there buddy. When you gonna cough up some caselaw for me to chew on! I gotta find my own right now. Since you are interested in consumer law,I am gonna send you a link that I think you will enjoy!
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cajunbulldog
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:38 pm |
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I get a lot of those too. They are all spam. I don't add anyone I don't know. You can make your profile private and I don't think you will get those kinds of requests.
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Sassnlucy
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:57 pm |
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Thank you cajun I am always careful what I download and suspected it was what you said. I'll look for the link you are sending. I'll send you a personal message. Thanks to Sassnlucy, that's just what I suspected thos requests were.
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LawStudent
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:23 pm |
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Yeah I dont accept any friends unless it is someone I know or I can go to their site and not have to download anything....
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Leah
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:31 pm |
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Wow...I've never seen a bar or popup window asking me to download something on myspace...I do get the occasional message that ends up being some kind of spam, though. The privacy features myspace has are nice, like only allowing friends to view your page, blog, pics, send messages, etc...
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:08 am |
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You can adjust the settings to where you won't get any friends request from people you do not know. Myspace can be a great way to keep in contact with friends. You can also keep your profile private, meaning only the friends you have approved can view the site.
Just don't add anybody you don't know, and you'll be fine. And you can't get any viruses from the site myspace specifically, it's the sites you get transfered to by clicking on something unknown, and then downloading unfamiliar material.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:35 am |
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what everyone else says!! I grew up in LA, went to school / college there, so I use myspace to connect w/ my long lost friends...thats pretty much it...i dont add anyone I cant remember - unless they're a band I like, or an up and coming local band or something.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:47 am |
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Lawstudent-you are welcome!
I usually get all excited when I see new friend requests then it ends up being spam!!sswett-I use mine for old friends and family as well. It can really be exciting sometimes to find a long lost friend.
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Sassnlucy
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:11 pm |
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sswet, that's what I intend to do in San Francisco, except a lot of my long lost friends are scattered all over the world.
Sassnlucy, I knew something was wrong when all the invites were from very pretty young women. Sort of a let down to know it was all fake though LOL.
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LawStudent
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:01 pm |
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Awww Law, sorry for the let down. It happens. But you can always meet pretty young women from your debtcc forum! haha. Like someone said earlier, you can change your settings to block those requests so you don't have to worry about the let down any further. Have fun!
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:09 pm |
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LOL Thanks k_i_m2003. And if that's you're photo, you're a very pretty young woman. Thanks for the info, but if I set to completely private, or "friends only", etc., how can I get messages and/or invites from friends I have lost track of for about 10 years? I am looking for two in particular. Both from the Bay area and traveled all over the country, and I hear one might now be in Alameda (in the East Bay area, near Oakland).
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LawStudent
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:18 pm |
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Yes that is me and thanks, how sweet of you. .......you can change your profile to private and there is a setting where you can still receive messages or comments from people but you can choose to accept them or not before they post (not really for messages but comments on your page). I would recommend in your case to just leave it how it is, if it is someone you don't know, don't accept it, unless its me of course. lol jk. Hope that helps, if you have any other questions i'll try my best to help, if not I'm sure someone else will know the answer!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:15 am |
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I think there is a privacy setting that requires users to know your name or email addy before sending you something, too.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:28 am |
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Thank you k_i_m2003 and Morningstar for the information. When I get it all sorted out in what little free time I have, I'll post my myspace address here. I can use all the friends I can get lol. Don't worry k_i_m2003, you'd be one of the first I would accept as a friend LOL.
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