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MySpace is something which is hard to avoid nowadays. You may not have a page yourself, but the odds are that someone you know already does; and you hear the site mentioned everywhere. It seems like the site came out of nowhere and instantly became the biggest thing online. Well, MySpace has actually been around for a while now, but it is one of the world’s most popular websites. If you are not part of this massive online social network, maybe it’s time you joined.

To join this social networking phenomenon, all you need to do is to sign up for an account, which is free and can be done in very short order. While you can look at a lot of different MySpace pages without creating an account, it is a good idea to go ahead and sign up, some pages are viewable by members only; and of course, you can then enjoy all of the features that the network offers.

Once you finish signing up for your free account on the site, you’ll want to make your profile page. There are premade profile templates which you can use to customize your page; these will generally include graphics to use for the background of your page as well as fonts. If you are familiar with HTML, you can also make your own designs to use on your profile page.

Typically, a MySpace profile page will have some information on the person, including age, gender and city where they live. There will also usually be some facts about things they like and dislike. Many users also add favorite video and audio clips to their profile pages. There are some restrictions as to what you may place on your MySpace page, you can find all of the details on this in the MySpace terms of service agreement.

After building your MySpace page, you can search through the other users by using keywords for location, interests and more. Once you find other users you’d like to be friends with, you can then invite them to your network, and you will more than likely be invited to other users’ networks as well.

MySpace has received a lot of press, not all of it so welcome. This social networking giant has become a concern for many parents, who fear for the privacy and safety of their children. Parents can choose to set their child’s MySpace profile to a non-public one, so that only those who have been invited may view their profiles. There are a number of other features which MySpace offers for security and privacy.

There is a lot more to see and do here than on the traditional social networking websites. Not only can you make new friends and keep in touch with people here, there are also horoscopes, chat rooms, instant messaging and much more. And all you need to do to start enjoying all of these features is to sign up and make a MySpace profile page for yourself. You can go to www.myspace.com to sign up for your free MySpace profile today.