People read your space and then asked to be invited to become "your friend". Michael still has his "My Space" and I didn't like it from the start. These kids do not know who the heck they are talking too and I've warned him a million times that the girls he thinks he is talking too can be a murdering pervert or the cops. I do not think it's wise for the kids to be giving out their real names and locations. Warnings in place, he modified his "My Space" at my request. I think he ended up with 47 friends but most of them he already knew through school.
Michael is on there are "der erzengle" THE ARCHANGEL ( the protector) as he was named for Michael the Archangel and that has always been his "trademark" or "logo"
But I still wanted to watch out, so I got a "My Space" and I was on there are "Teen Mom" and guess what?
NOBODY wanted to be my friend! Except "Tom" who sends everyone an automated welcome for signing up.
So then I went back and changed my name and profile to something more inviting and the next thing I knew, I had a few friends and guess who wanted to be my friend because we seemed to have so much in common??? MICHAEL!!!!!!!!! I got the nicest emails from him and then I told him that it was me and appreciated that he wasn't being naughty on there or anything but a nice kid. Dirty trick I know but I'm glad I did it.
Now Dan has a "My Space" and he knows I am policing it too so although I think his pictures he posted are not what I would have preferred, I think it's ok to a point. If it gets out of hand, he will be shut down in a New York minute.
The problem with My Space is unless you know your kids password, you cannot get into their account.
I did try at first to get Michael's account removed but then I decided to leave it up for a place for his friends to go to and talk to him as they miss him so much so it's not doing any harm being left up there. It's Dan I am watching like a hawk and he knows it too.
http://www.myspace.com/der_erzengel