REASON # 1,000,000 TO AVOID MYSPACE

* Impersonation and defamation run rampant, sometimes to extremes.


Fake Myspace Page Created To Attack Teacher

Students in Coon Rapids, Minn., are believed to be behind a fake MySpace.com Web page that included shots of child porn, apparently created to damage the reputation of a teacher, according to a Local 6 News report.

I would hope that with the hiring of a new security specialist, MySpace will be able to tackle the ease with which users can create fake or fraudulent accounts. Perhaps it should consider more stringent identification rules - credit card verification, anyone?