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MySpace is like any other website where users interact directly with each other. It was created as a way for people to keep track of their friends, make new friends; for people to network with each other and artists of all kinds to make their works known. But why does MySpace stick out among so many other social networking sites in existence? Users create a profile and use that to interacts with others that are also a member of the website. Quite plain and simple or is it?

Like any other website, there is always a lingering danger of users creating fake identities and using them with malicious intent. One of the common dangers is people using their fake identities and luring a nave underage boy or girl into lewd acts or agree to meeting with someone they've never met in real life. The other, of course, is phishing and Trojans. However, anyone can avoid these dangers simply by education teenagers on these facts. One can also take it a step further and actually keep track of who is on their teen's friends list, even create a profile themselves and add their teenager to their list. Now, some may ask: wouldn't this be considered spying or stalking your own child? Well, isn't there also a chance you may recognize a possible threat that your child may not?

The reason why MySpace has received such a notorious reputation is because of its immense popularity; it's one of the biggest cyber fads. Like all major fads, they meet with criticism when it faces trouble and meets the most media scrutiny because of it. When you are prepared with the knowledge to protect yourself, you are safe from the scum that hang around. The same goes for any and every website out there. As long as you use common sense, you are perfectly safe.

In fact, MySpace offers a wide variety on security measures such as the use of CAPTCHA when one intends to add you to their friends list. This keeps bots and spammers from, well, spamming your profile with annoying, sometimes inappropriate content by requiring users to type a series of letters and numbers from an image presented. Among the neat little features is you can set your profile so that only your friends may view it. You can even block messages from people at certain age groups. The rest of the features may be activated based on your settings.

The combination of common sense and the MySpace crew's hard work in security features, will be sure to make one's membership of the site a safe and fun one. All major socializing websites function in the same principle of safety. The people at MySpace work diligently to provide the latest security updates and announcements to make it as safe as possible. With all these features, MySpace is certainly a safe cyber venue for teenagers.

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