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information, click on friend's sites and you'll get an idea of the places on the web they used to create their backgrounds or comments. Most background site creators have their name listed on the top left of everyone's site - so you'll know where they went to create it. Comments left on your page quite often reveal the name of the site where people obtained them, so you have several ideas of where to go to see which sites offer options that others don't. Some sites even give you the information on how to "steal" a background from someone else, without having to search through pages of sites to find it on your own.

You can also use your search engine, or one such as Ask.com, to get information in a snap. Just type in a question regarding Myspace, and you'll find hundreds of answers.

Although Tom, the moderator of Myspace, can only answer technical difficulties regarding your site, that does not mean you can't use the help of your Myspace friends (or theirs) for page design questions. Post a bulletin asking for any or all types of help designing your page and you'll be amazed at how many answers you'll receive. Most Myspacers are happy to help newbies get started.

If you'd rather be in control of how your site looks, but aren't familiar with HTML - the codes used to create websites - a fabulous book is available to you to learn the basics. We have all learned from these books, as the titles are quite familiar to us: "How to.......for Dummies". After purchasing "How to create websites for Dummies", I learned quite quickly how easy it was for me to add or delete items from my page, not to mention that I was able to learn myself how to create an entire page in under an hour - just by following their easy instructions.

Since Myspace has been the topic of many outraged parents regarding safety issues, use the precautions above and you can limit your or your teen's online experience from becoming a dangerous one. Not everyone on Myspace is evil - but knowing there's the possibility out there that a person with that characteristic could be lurking, every safety precaution should be utilized.

Make sure you never, ever send a comment or bulletin to others that lists any personal information about you. Comments and bulletins can be seen and forwarded to millions of people in a matter of hours. Anyone can type in a landline phone number on Google and bring up a map of the exact address where the phone number is from.

Keep your profile private with limited or no personal information available to the public so that only the friends you trust can be part of your world.

Myspace is like an open window - only you can be the one to shade it.

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