My space

After viewing several myspace accounts I began noticing trends. The owners of the accounts presented themselves in several different ways, but which all fell into a series of categories. While some presented themselves as unique, others fell into the more traditional, plain representation.
Several of the accounts I looked at painted an "individual" picture of themselves. Instead of pointing out the aspects of themselves that were associated with cultural norms, they showed the rebellious, anarchist side of themselves. The music that was associated with these websites were similarly different, including a variety of non-mainstream works to impress their individuality.
Other accounts I viewed had a more traditional approach to representing themselves. Instead of pointing out differences, they tended to focus on the personal charachteristics that linked them to cultural norms. For instance, these accounts would have mainstream music playing and a single picture of themselves. The owners of these accounts were, in my observations, mostly females.
The accounts of these two categories were put together differently. First, the accounts of the individuals were often brighly colored and attention grabbing. They also had a a variety of very interesting photos. On the other hand, the accounts of the more reserved individuals turned out to often be very plain.
The accounts I viewed turned out to be divided into "unique" individuals and "reserved" individuals. Each group had a completely different approach to showing the audience an image of themselves.