Henry Jenkins Interview/ Testing Horace Mann

I understand the motive behind social networking sites. This motive does not include creating stalkers nor does it include minor exposing themselves. I understand that it is not the websites responcibility. What one individual choses to expose on their site, and which material they chose to make public is up to them. Myspace and Facebook are just trying to make it easier for people to keep in touch. I find Facebook incredibly handy, although I do have a Myspace as well. I feel that Myspace is 11-16 oriented where as most of my professors have a Facebook. I also feel Facebook is more respected because it does not allow for the exposure of as much as Myspace does.

A few years ago, I'm not sure if Myspace still has this feature, but it allowed the reporting of underage users. At the time my sister was an 'under age user' posting inappropriate pictures, so I took the liberaty of reporting her. Her account was deleted no more than 3 days after. The thing with this feature is that, it is so easy for anyone to create an account and go under false identity. No more than a day later she would create another, and the process would repeat. I eventually gave in. I believe it is the users responcibility.

"By giving youth access to a public of their peers, MySpace provides a fertile ground for identity development and cultural integration. As youth transition from childhood, they seek out public environments to make sense of culture, social status and how they fit into the world. Interacting with strangers helps them understand who they are and communities of interest allow them to explore ideas and values."

I do still check my Myspace account regularly, but Facebook gets my vote.