Ahhhh, MySpace. You remember that place, right? Way back when, we all thought it was pretty cool. If you remember your login credentials for the site, you should check out what they’ve been doing with profiles. It’s actually, well, pretty cool. The new layout is slick, even if I don’t much like to have to admit it. The social networking site just raised the bar when it comes to user profiles and design. Sure, you’ll still have to put up with the blinkies and doo-dads on other people’s pages if you choose to visit them. But overall, YOUR profile is going to look sweet.

As you can see from MySpace exec Sean Percival’s profile snapshot above, there are now options to allow people to follow you around the Internet, as well as a Flickr Gallery. I spy with my little eye some buttons that I can make use of to help all of you stalk me, such as ones for my RSS feed, Twitter, FriendFeed, YouTube… and even one for Facebook(!) – yes, really.

The site confirmed the new features today, saying that: “We’re testing a new look and feel of our site among users and the response so far has been positive,” …”As always, we’re interested in hearing feedback from our community as we roll out enhancements to the user experience and look forward to sharing more details with you in the coming weeks.”

What are your thoughts on the new profile pages? Do you even still have a MySpace profile?

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I was watching the news this morning and just so happened to catch this story in passing. To me, it’s what all this “social media” / “social networking” is about. Despite initial news searches, I could only find one article about it (from a UK publication). You’re not going to believe this:

Tommy DeCarlo, unknown singer from Charlotte, North Carolina, just joined his favorite group, Boston, and he has MySpace to thank for it.

No joke. A MySpace profile page made his dreams come true:

DeCarlo, 43, who up until recently was working as a credit manager at his local Home Depot, put MP3′s [sic] of himself singing Boston songs in tribute to original lead singer Brad Delp, who committed suicide last year, on his MySpace page. A fan contacted DeCarlo and suggested he send it to the band’s management.

Long story short: Tommy’s the new lead singer for the band. Actually, it’s not a very long story – but it’s quite inspirational. My own MySpace profile page will likely generate nothing but spam for me.

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