Finding Myspace Friends

What is MySpace?

MySpace is a social networking site allowing users to connect with others around the globe. MySpace members can create personal profiles, post blogs, send and receive event invitations, join groups, and send messages to other members. While MySpace is most popular among teenagers and young adults, users of all ages flock to the site to connect with others who share their interests.

The Friends List

When you sign up for a MySpace account, you receive a profile page. This page includes space to list your interests, post a photo, and much more. It also features your list of MySpace friends.

When you find a profile of someone you'd like to add to your friends list, you simply click on the "Add to Friends" button in the profile's contact area. The person must then approve you before he or she is added to your friends list.

Finding MySpace Friends

Every friend on your list is a potential connection. There are a few common methods for finding MySpace friends.

Search for Friends

You can easily search for specific people if you'd like to add real-life acquaintances to your friends list. You can search by name, email address, and nickname if your friend commonly uses a particular online alias.

Look for Old Classmates

Finding MySpace friends can be as easy as tapping into the alumni networks of schools you've attended in the past. Catch up with old friends, and make some new connections. Find your school in the existing lists of educational institutions, and then search by gender, age, graduation year, clubs, and more.

Media Pages

Find friends who are interested in the same bands, television shows, and movies. First find an artist or film that intrigues you, and then view the comments on the profile page for those you might like to befriend.

Join a Group

Groups are a bit like forums based around shared interests. Find groups interested in subjects as diverse as Abercrombie & Fitch and theoretical physics. Strike up a conversation on the group's page, and find your next friend or romantic prospect.

Look for MySpace Info Elsewhere on the Web

If you find someone through other means, whether you're perusing the profiles at Yahoo!Personals or reading interesting blogs, looks for links to MySpace pages, so you can add these fascinating new people to your list of friends.

Words of Caution

Friends from Work

It can be a great way to get to know a little more about the people you work with, in addition to providing potential networking opportunities. However, you should use caution in two areas. First, be aware of the image your MySpace page projects. Is it mature and professional? Your friends also have access to your blogs and bulletins, so you should keep those professional, too, and save the work rants for someplace else. Second, if a MySpace friendship turns into something more, don't run afoul of any workplace regulations concerning dating.

MySpace Users with Different Goals

Some people aim to add as many friends to their MySpace profiles as possible, while others only want to add friends, family members, and others they know in the real world. If you're interested in getting to know someone who falls into the second category, you should break the ice with a short message first before sending them a friend request out of nowhere. However, you should respect the wishes of anyone who doesn't want to add a stranger to his or her friends list. There are plenty of other people out there for you to get to know.