If you’ve ever had a chance to meander by a MySpace profile or perhaps 45 zillion of them, you’ll notice they all (for the most part) have this lovely button or graphics that lets you add them as a friend to your network.

Now…why would you want to do this?

Well, several reasons actually.  If you’re part of a clique in school, you can network together and send each other cool messages about the music you’ve heard, the 764 page essay you need to write, the 43 college applications you have to fill out etc.

If instead you absolutely adore American Idol, you can add people whose profile indicates their day just isn’t successful unless they’ve had the latest in AI updates.

If you’re try to build a business online, you can search for other MySpacers who have hobbies or passions in the same niche and ask to be included in their network too!  Then once you have a product or service developed, you can post a bulletin to alert your friends.

MySpace Friends can truly be a powerful resource.

Of course, there are difficulties and dangers for which you must be aware.  Lots of people will post false information for one.  Never ever give out your true identity or personal information!  You never know who is reading your profile.

This Tips category will give you lots of ideas on how to get the kids of friends you deserve.

One of the best things about the Internet is the ability to share and network with folks who have the same interests and passions!

Add career networking to that, and you can concoct one rather massive career-power for your own personal growth as well.

It makes sense, after all.  With 90+million people on MySpace, it’s pretty obvious that virtually every career must be represented somehow.   But merely existing doesn’t quite help you by itself…to really benefit your career growth from the powers of MySpace, you need to have a tailored game plan in place.

What good does it do if you find a supervisor who is dying to hire you…only to realize that you’d have to move 3,000 miles in a northeasternly direction?  Or what if you discover that perfect career within 20 miles of your home, but 24×7 coverage is one key requirement (and you have a 2 year old child at home you couldn’t leave)?

This Tips section of GainFriends.com will help you turn your MySpace profile into a powerhouse attracting magnet….getting yourself known to fellow colleagues and offered opportunities from the hidden job market.  Stay tuned!

Enjoy.

Hello. I’ve found the following MySpace.com parenting headlines and news articles for you:

It was probably inevitable - a MySpace-type Web site where baby boomers and seniors could revel in their increased longevity, their eternal quest for health and youth, their disposable income, or lack thereof - and hook up with long-lost friends who might already be dead.Life savvy at 50-plus (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)

A survey shows parents are taking action to make sure their kids are safe when using social networking web sites.Parenting in ‘MySpace’ Era Challenging (WebMD)

By Rebecca Hagelin The Heritage Foundation The headline on the Aug. 6 Washington Post Style section was so visually “loud” that no other words were immediately visible to my eyes. It screamed, “Chill Out, Mom,” followed by “Parents Fret About Children’s Entertainment.Mom and Dad, Where Are You? (RedNova)

As social networking Internet sites like MySpace.com continue to grow in popularity, parents need to take steps to ensure their children’s safety, experts said Thursday at a media briefing sponsored by the National Parent and Teachers AssociationParenting in the Internet Age: How to Protect Kids in Cybers (Fox News)

Michelle is a young Valley girl who turned 15 on Monday. She’s often alone, because both of her parents work. She also doesn’t exist. Action 4 News created her profile on MySpace to see if any older men would contact her. They did, with graphic language we’ll show you later.Man Tries to Lure Make Believe Teen Via MySpace (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)

It’s a nice day today.

Today’s MySpace.com headlines are:

While video-sharing site YouTube was emerging into a full-fledged Web sensation, it got a big break from a legion of MySpace devotees.Going ape over MySpace (San Jose Mercury News)

As social-networking sites like MySpace.com grow in popularity, experts say parents need to take steps to ensure their children’s safety.Challenges Of MySpace-Era Parenting (CBS News)

The Marine Corps has established a profile on the popular social networking Web site MySpace.com in order to spread interest and boost its recruiting mission, according to officials from Marine…Marine Corps Joins MySpace (About.com)

Ever thought about creating a profile of yourself on MySpace? Someone may have already done it for you. At least four school officials around the country have gone to authorities after discovering fake profiles of themselves on the Web site.Pranksters posting fake profiles on MySpace could find real trouble 8:59 PM (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Blog: The most serious competition to MySpace may come from another country.Already, it’s been noted that MySpace will likely face the…How Cyworld could trump MySpace (CNET)

Ever thought about creating a profile of yourself on MySpace? Someone may have already done it for you. At least four school officials around the country have gone to authorities after discovering fake profiles of themselves on the popular social-networking Web site.Pranksters posting fake profiles on MySpace could find real trouble 8:59 PM (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Alliance with MySpace puts search engine in charge of advertising, seeks to boost traffic Google Inc.’s deal to handle advertising for MySpace, unveiled last week, has been widely hailed by Google watchers.Google adds big friend (Chicago Tribune)

The popular social-networking site MySpace.com suffered a pair of extended outages over the weekend because of power problems at a key data center in the Los Angeles area, the company said Monday.Power loss at L.A. data center blamed for MySpace outage (ABC 13 Texas)

If you want to really make your MySpace.com profile outshine the rest of the worlds’, you should consider adding these valuable resources to your overall plan.

1.) Host your own images via free webspace.

People add their own personality and images to their MySpace.com profile by including images from other sites like Photobucket, ImageShack and the like. The challenge you run into here is if your account exceeds its bandwidth, your images might become unaccessible. Therefore, I like to use my own webspace for my images.

Free webspace can be found:

Free Web Space

Yahoo Geocities

That will help you for hosting images.

But what if you want to run a free ezine, build a fan-based list or grow a business list?

You can also consider:

2.) Add an optin autoresponder.

An autoresponder is what all the huge and teeny businesses alike use to stay in touch with their customers. If you have your own domain, your ISP probably already offers a free autoresponder or two. But if you want to market or run a business, you really should have the power of followup autoresponders (that allows you to send a series of messages to people who have requested them).

You can see my optin autoresponder on the right - it allows people to sign up for my free ezine.

You can use free autoresponders from companies…but your messages will then have their advertisements on them. I firmly believe in spending the $20/month or so to ensure my autoresponders focus on one thing only…my own business.

Popular autoresponders include:

aWeber

GetResponse

ProAutoresponder

3.) Add cool scripts

Many sites will offer you scripts you can include in your profiles that allow for cool actions. but you MUST be aware that some scripts will try to embed spyware or other ickies into your profile - ask around and investigate first before adding anything you don’t understand yourself!

That being said, here are some great MySpace script and code sites:

MySpaceScripts

CreateBlog.com / Scripts / Myspace scripts

MySpace Codes

Ever see those nifty neat glitter text animations on MySpace.com profiles like

Ever wonder how they’re done?

Generally it’s quite simple.  You can type a few words into a text field and click Go….you’ll then receive the code you can include in your MySpace page to showcase the glitter text.  In this case, the images will be hosted on the generator site.

Places like

Glitter Graphics

Nacx Vision

will let you specify individual and unique letters, while others will simply present you with the whole graphic once you’ve finished typing out the word.

If you have a knack for Photoshop or PaintShopPro, you can follow tutorials like

Fifth house

Easy Glitter

Once you have glittered text, you can edit your profile and add it to whatever category you’d like (ie, your about me spot, who I’d like to meet, and more)

The best way to use this site is to ask yourself, what do you want to get most out of MySpace?  Begun in August of 2006, this site is ever growing and expanding to meet your particular MySpace.com needs.
Do you want to make your space and profile look so awesome that American Idol would want it for a backdrop? If so, check out the MySpace Profile category.

Do you want to learn how to network to find a better job via MySpace? If so, go to the Career Power and MySpace category.

Want to make more and more and more friends via MySpace? The MySpace Friends category will get you on the right path.

Have kids and you want to make sure MySpace is safe for them? Turn left and check out the Parenting and MySpace category.

What about getting your band signed up with tons of gigs? Band Promotion and MySpace is your goal.

And if you want to make money with MySpace, visit Make Money and Myspace right now. You’ll love what I’ve found for you.

Hello and welcome to GainFriends.com ! This site is dedicated towards helping you make the most out of your MySpace.com profile and adventure.

One of the the things people adore doing with their MySpace.com profile is to soup it up and make it shine via unique layouts, glitter text, awesome invites and more. Ever wonder where people get the code?

Here are some of the most popular MySpace.com layout sites:

MySpace Layouts

CreateBlog.com

MySpace Layouts II

Bigoo.ws

You’ll find tons of images and layouts you can include in your own profile. Make it shine as Your Space instead!