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28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 291 Index Add to Friends link, 63–64 • A • adding. See also inserting About Me (Interests & Personality contacts to Address Book, 70–71 section), 32 contacts to contact list, 72 abuse events to calendar, 143–144 bulletins feature, 97 friends to Top Friends section, 76 reporting, 52–54 photos to profile, 169–170 accepting friend requests, 65–66, 68 song to profile page, 36, 175–176 accessing users to Blocked Users list, 50–51 calendar, 141 video to profile page, 36, 177–183 MySpace Mail Center, 81–82 Address Book account settings adding contacts, 70–71 alert notifications, 38, 126–127 creating a contact list, 71–72 Away Message, 39 features, 16, 70 blocked users, 39 searching contacts, 71 calendar, 39 sorting contacts, 71 e-mail address, 37 Adobe Premiere program, 184 groups, 39 ads (classified ads) language options, 25, 39 categories, 152 mobile, 39 deleting, 154 music, 39 editing, 154 password, 37 filmmakers, 254 preferred site, 25, 39 guidelines, 153 privacy settings, 43–46 how they work, 151 profile views, 39 posting, 17–18, 153–154 time zone, 39 previewing, 154 Account Settings screen, 279 reading, 152–153 account setup replying to, 154 country information, 24 searching, 152–153 date of birth, 24–25 sorting, 152 e-mail address, 23 COPYRIGHTEDviewing, MATERIAL 152–153 gender, 24 adult content ban, 27, 168, 180 home page, 26–27 Advanced Editor, 108–110 keeping information safe, 279 age requirement, 23, 25 name, 24 agreeing to terms and conditions, 25–26 password, 24, 279 AIM instant-messaging service, 132 postal code, 24 albums privacy settings, 38 creating, 16 rules, 27 features, 16 starting, 23–24 Flickr, 169, 288 terms and conditions, 25–27 No Pic Forwarding option, 272 verification code, 26 Photobucket, 169 ZIP code, 24 privacy settings, 271 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 292 292 MySpace For Dummies alerts Baroudi, Carol (The Internet For Dummies, cell phone, 127–129 10th Edition), 3, 23 e-mail, 38, 125–127, 139–140 Basic Info friend requests, 65–66 comedian profiles, 259–260 New Messages! alert, 86 music profiles, 227 allowing users to add a song to their personal profiles, 34 profile, 232 Bebo social networking Web site, 287 Amazon.com, 263 bios Anderson, Tom (president of MySpace), 29 comedian profiles, 259 animated GIFs, 174 music profiles, 227 animation, 184 personal profiles, 32 Apple birthday information, 46 Final Cut program, 184 Blocked Users list, 39, 49–52 iMovie program, 184, 283 blocking approving comments, 270 friend requests, 47 Artist Signup link, 221 spammers, 49 Audacity software, 283–284 specific users, 39, 48–51, 273–274 audiences blogrings, 287 blogs, 106 blogs marketing to, 207–209 Advanced Editor, 108–110 audio, 283–284 audiences, 106 Away Message, 39 background colors, 113, 115 background images, 118 Background Settings, 118 • B • Bebo social networking Web site, 287 background colors blog groups, 122 blogs, 113, 115 Blog link, 106 profile pages, 196 Blog Post Settings section, 117 background images bulletins, 121 blogs, 118 categories, 106–107 profile pages, 196 Catster social networking Web site, 289 Background & Lifestyle section, 34 colors, 114–115 ban on adult content/porn, 27, 168, 180 comments, 47, 111, 121–123 Band Details section (music profiles) creating, 16 bio, 227 CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), 118–119 defined, 226 customizations, 112–118 editing, 226 Customize My Blog window, 112–113, 118 headline, 226 defined, 16, 105 influences, 227 diary entries, 111, 271 members, 227 Dogster social networking Web site, 289 sounds like, 227 e-mail, 121 bands emoticons, 109–110 blocking friend requests, 47 event invitations, 139 finding live shows, 237–238 font, 113 MySpace addresses, 176 friends’ entries, 271 profiles, 11–12 Friends List, 111 promoting, 219 Friendster social networking Web site, Top Artist listings, 236 285 General Page Settings, 113 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 293 Index 293 Glitter Graphics, 282 confirmations, 98–99 header, 114–115 creating, 96–98 hyperlinks, 108–110, 114 defined, 79, 94 limiting access to people you know, deleting, 99–100 270–271 event invitations, 139 messages, 121 features, 17 music, 118 friends, 69 number of entries displayed, 114 groups, 150–151 page header, 114–115 HTML, 98–99 photos, 109–110 interactive features, 98 podcasting, 111 marketing, 212 posting entries, 106–112 My Bulletin Space, 95–96 Preferred List setting, 111, 271 posting, 97–98, 150–151 previewing entries, 112 previewing, 98–99 privacy settings, 111, 271 reasons to use, 94–95 public entries, 111, 271 reminders, 94 publicizing, 121–122 removing, 99–100 safety, 119, 271 replying to, 96, 99 Side Module section, 116 sending, 96–99 Simple Editor, 110 Subject field, 98, 101 songs, 118 videos, 183 statistics, 121 viewing, 99 Subject field, 108 viral marketing, 95 subscriptions, 120–121 writing, 101 symbols, 109–110 Burger King, 208 time of entries, 108 Burmeister, Mary (HTML 4 For Dummies), titles, 115 189 titles of entries, 108 businesses videos, 110, 183 profiles, 11 width, 114 work communities, 36, 159 Xanga social networking Web site, 287 Body field bulletins, 98 • C • messages, 85 calendar book groups, 263 accessing, 141 books account settings, 39 Amazon.com, 263 adding events, 143–144 Interests & Personality section, 32–33 features, 16 MySpace Books, 262–263 Manage Calendar link, 141–142 Reader Search feature, 263 modifying, 142 brand policing, 211 My Calendar page, 143 broken links opening, 141 songs, 177 private, 143 videos, 184 public, 143 Browse Users window, 59–61 reminders, 142–143 bulletins Screenings Calendar (filmmaker abuse of, 97 profiles), 243 blogs, 121 sharing, 143 Body field, 98 viewing, 141–142 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 294 294 MySpace For Dummies canceling classmates events, 138 finding, 61 friend requests, 64 school communities, 34–35, 159–160 captions for photos, 172 Classmates.com social networking Web Career Details tab (comedian profiles), 259 site, 286 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) club profiles, 12 blogs, 118–119 code profile customizations, 189, 192 CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), 118–119, categories 189, 192 blogs, 106–107 DHTML, 189 classified ads, 152 embedded quiz code, 194–195 events, 135 embedded video code, 178–179, 182 groups, 148 HTML (HyperText Markup Language), Interests & Personality section, 32 189–194 videos, 178, 181 Safe Edit Mode link, 193–194 Catster social networking Web site, 289 colors cell phone alert notifications, 127–129 background colors, 196 changing blogs, 114–115 e-mail address, 37 comedian profiles genres on music profiles, 233 Basic Info, 259–260 passwords, 37 Career Details tab, 259 profile name, 28 Comedy Focused Information, 255 song on profile page, 176–177 creating, 255–257 URL, 28, 30 defined, 12–13, 254 chat, 158–159 editing, 257–258 chat rooms, 159 Gig Management, 255, 258 checking spelling, 284 Manage Clips tab, 260 children photos, 257 checking your child’s profile, 20 videos, 255 protecting from strangers, 276–277 Web sites, 260 safety tips, 18–20, 276–277 comments Cingular alert notifications by cell phone, Mobile Music Studio, 239 127–129 MySpace support, 127–129 alert notifications by e-mail, city profiles, 12 125–127 classified ads approving, 270 categories, 152 blogs, 47, 111, 121–123 deleting, 154 confirmations, 93 editing, 154 defined, 17, 79, 89 filmmakers, 254 deleting, 93, 273–274 guidelines, 153 etiquette, 90 how they work, 151 event invitations, 136–137 posting, 17–18, 153–154 friends, 68–69 previewing, 154 Friends Comments section, 92–93 reading, 152–153 HTML, 90 replying to, 154 managing, 92 searching, 152–153 marketing, 212–213 sorting, 152 photos, 69, 172–173 viewing, 152–153 popularity, 92 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 295 Index 295 posting, 92–93 racist content, 27 privacy settings, 46, 270 removing unwanted content, 274 reasons to use, 91 reporting inappropriate content and removing, 93 abuse, 52–54 videos, 69, 183, 185 converting photos into GIFs or JPEGs, 166 viewing, 90, 93–94 copying HTML, 193 commercial use of profiles, 27 copyright issues, 27 common sense about safety, 41 corporate communities, 36, 159 communication methods country information for account setup, 24 bulletins, 79 creating comments, 79 account, 23–24 instant messaging (IM), 80 blogs, 16 messaging, 79–80 bulletins, 96–98 communication tips, 102–103 comedian profiles, 255–257 communities contact list, 72 filmmaking community, 252–253 events, 17, 134–136 school communities, 34–35, 159–160 filmmaker profiles, 244–245 work communities, 36, 159 groups, 147–149 Companies link, 36 messages, 83–84 concept of MySpace’s online social music profiles, 220–222 community, 204–206 passwords, 24 concert profiles, 12 personal profiles, 21 confirmations photo albums, 16 blocked users, 50–51 criminal activity, 18–19 bulletins, 98–99 CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) comments, 93 blogs, 118–119 friend requests, 64–65, 68, 77 profile customizations, 189, 192 messages, 85 Current Record Label listing on music passwords, 24 profile pages, 221 connection to Internet, 22–23 customizations Contact Box, 83–84 background colors, 196 contact information on profile page, background images, 196 168, 277 blogs, 112–118 contact list Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), 189, 192 adding contacts, 72 HTML (HyperText Markup Language), creating, 71–72 189–194 deleting contacts, 72 restrictions, 187–188 contacting MySpace, 274 Safe Edit Mode link, 193–194 contacts scrollbars, 197–198 adding to Address Book, 70–71 Side Module section for blogs, 116 messages, 71 tables, 196–197 profiles,