Is Myspace the New "In" Meeting Place?

MySpace is an online social-networking service that lets people set up a profile where they can share photos, music and chare their interests with other people.
According to MySpace, they are the place for: o Friends who want to talk Online o Single people who want to meet other Singles o Matchmakers who want to connect their friends with other friends o Families who want to keep in touch--map your Family Tree o Business people and co-workers interested in networking o Classmates and study partners o Anyone looking for long lost friends! While this site is fun and usually harmless, offline relationships can and do frequently start online.

Pedophiles looking for young teens, married people looking for illicit affairs, con artists looking for victims have the same access as anyone else to these sites.
Being basically anonymous, a user can lie about their name, age, gender, marital status, etc. They can even post phony pictures of themselves.

As a parent, a husband or wife You may be concerned about who your family members are talking to on myspace.
So, how can you find out? Go to: http://search.

myspace.com/index.

cfm?fuseaction=find and search for your family member's profile or blog if they have one.
One of alternate search boxes on this page lets you search for friends by Name, Display Name or Email address.
If your family member has a profile or blog on myspace you should be able to find it.