What attracts you to social networking sites and what features are still missing?

[Jessica]

um what attracts..pretty much all the things on myspace...a profile that you can express who you are, pictures of yourself, songs, comments, messaging, instant messaging, and all that stuff.

stuff that needs work or i hate...is tops, i hate them because people fight over whos where on your top and I hate bullitens I mean there cool and everything but some of the things people post is wierd...What needs to change is your privacy and safety..youll get freind requests from people you dont even know and safety because alot of people put pics of them naked or in there underwear or something..

[Christina]

I like using them because I can keep up with friends (as long as they keep their profiles up to date). It's also a good way to catch up with people I haven't talked to in awhile and keep up with bands I like (on Myspace). I like on Facebook that they tell you whose profiles have recently been updated so you know whose to look at if you want the latest news. I also like the applications that Facebook added. It's more stuff to keep you amused and keep you coming back. I like Myspace's customization options better since you can do all sorts of things to your page layout that you cannot do on Facebook.

[Weston]

I like ones that have a wide range of people, the people are searchable, and modifiable profile, either through htm/html or an application. One's with little or no hacking of profiles and no spam are good too.

[Kenny]

Many of them are missing standards compliant code with good id/class attributes to hook the CSS onto.

[Brooke]

The topics are what attracts me. That and if my friends are logged on to that site.

[perfectlybaked]

It's an excuse to post up a photo of yourself in a way that doesn't seem overly self-centered.

I like the idea of something meant solely to increase a person's amount of socializing...

What I think they could use is more music... LOL.

[Enchanted]

I've made some really great friends on Yahoo's 360. (I refuse to use myspace - waaaay too many children, perverts and viruses.) I've 'met' people from many different walks of life, from other countries, and found that we're all pretty much the same. We're all looking for that human connection.

The technology provided is fine - I just wish it worked on a consistent basis.

[Pete]

What attracts me to a social networking website like Myspace is that you can find virtually any of your friends on there. You can also find and socialize with other people, search through music, and check out videos. A big plus with a website such as myspace is that they allow you to change the layout without much restriction from them.

However, what's missing from Myspace is security and stability. Millions of people log onto Myspace everyday and the system can sometimes fail and keep you from accessing the "home" page once you are logged in. Also, the threat of online offenders is ever present. Plus, there are currently too many scams that can easily fool you into giving up your password.

[eve]

Not me, not into that...just like to yap in here...LOL

[Heather]

I use sites like myspace and facebook to keep in touch with all my friends, but I wish there was more privacy so i don't have all these strangers and spambots adding me as a friend. Also I can't stand myspace bulletins. There are so many people I'm friends with and like to talk to on there but I really want to delete them because of bulletins. Why can't I be friends with someone without seeing every single insignificant thought that pops into their head???