The Failure of Myspace

I was in middle school once. And I remember, quite clearly, setting up my myspace account.

Fast forward a few months and I remember learning basic HTML to create a background of penguins sliding on their stomachs across the screen.

I also remember the constant drama attached to deciding on your top 8 friends, and, even worse, seeing yourself inexplicably demoted on a friend’s page.

I remember being of the generation that first learned (created?) the unspoken rules of looking at the pictures of someone you found attractive, and navigating…