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            Communication is an art in itself. A way for people, groups of people, or any combination thereof to ‘talk’ to each other is important. Then why is it the more we advance our communication technology, do we find ways to communicate without having to communicate?

            MySpace.com is one such entity. This website essentially allows a person to open his/her personal life to anyone who wants to see it. Great, this allows people to open up and let others in, right? Wrong.

            First off, you do not know if the person you are contacting is anything like they say they are. This should make a person a bit leery, and it does. This can cause trust issues and raises doubt about people you meet. If a person has these types of issues with people they ‘talk’ to on the computer; you can believe this mistrust will extend to the real world.

            This leads us not to trust each other and to withdraw within our own worlds. Which in turn will damage our self confidence, and for those that overcome this, will become more self centered.

            Communication is needed on a person-to-person level and as our communication age continues we will continue to become less communicative.

            Myspace.com is an addiction for many, and like any addiction it must be controlled. This control must come from each as an individual. It must be used responsibly as a tool for communication. Your sister in Germany can use MySpace.com as a great way to keep in touch through blogs, pictures, and even video. When set to private and utilized as a tool MySpace.com can be an effective way to communicate. Otherwise, you must ask yourself, who are you really talking to?