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MySpace.com's Spam Problem

When the vast majority of emails I receive from MySpace are spammy friend requests, I'm not happy. For example, here is a group I received this morning:

At this point, I still see enough value in MySpace in the form of reconnecting with friends from college and high school that I'm willing to put up with the junk. However, it's really a shame that a MySpace email in my inbox is no longer something to look forward to.

Why doesn't MySpace hold friend requests for a few minutes to an hour to look for friend request spam pattern before sending? That would improve the user experience for most users without causing too much pain to heavy users.

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1. Posted by: jamescooper on January 14, 2007 11:14 PM:

So it's really true that myspace phishing is on the rise. I couldn't help but feel sad because of it.

2. Posted by: rapidfire on April 1, 2007 4:11 AM:

I thought someone was harassing me, I still think so. I changed my privacy settings.

3. Posted by: andrea on May 2, 2007 6:10 PM:

i cant get on myspace

4. Posted by: Mark Taormino on July 10, 2007 5:28 PM:

I've been trying to figure out why they (MySpace - Powers that be) seem to not "see" the same spam emails and friend requests as the rest of the community...lol...

I think you should check out my site it's way better! And because and its brand new! You get MULTIPLE pages on mine! 75 songs + more you can attach WAVS or MP3s to photos, it's CrAzY... Check it out at www.upcrowd.com

5. Posted by: Efrain on August 31, 2007 12:56 PM:

IF ANY ONE KNOWS HOW TO GET ON TO MYSPACE WHEN THE WHOLE SCHOOL DISTRICTED HAS IT BLOCK WRITE ABCK TO ME ASAP

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