Jason Screeb: the man, the myth, the manic... » Social Networking http://www.jasonscreeb.com I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder three years ago, and also suffer from panic attacks. My mind is confusing, interesting, and always unquiet. My perception isn't what one might consider normal, and I've been told my views can be distorted. Picture Seinfeld with a chemical imbalance. This is my release, in a therapeutic way. Being totally anonymous, but completely open... you will find my viewpoints on what I encounter around me. Mon, 10 May 2010 18:03:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Myspace deleted my profile and all 2200 friends, I’m furious! http://www.jasonscreeb.com/2008/04/myspace-deleted-my-profile-and-all-2200-friends-im-furious/ http://www.jasonscreeb.com/2008/04/myspace-deleted-my-profile-and-all-2200-friends-im-furious/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:22:17 +0000 Jason Screeb http://www.jscreeb.com/?p=113 Tags: , , Do you realize how pissed off I was when I returned home from work, to discover my profile on Myspace was deleted? I use my profile to stay in contact with friends and readers that I’ve made through the blog. Over 2200 friends were gone, with no way to reach them again. I sent a email to Myspace customer support, which resulted in a dead end. I received a generated response telling me how to reset my password, with no attempt to actually answer my questions about the problem. I’ve had friends who were locked out of Myspace, and the response was a painful process of taking a picture of yourself holding a sign with your account ID number on it. Myspace customer service is difficult, and I imagine Tom and two friends drinking beer and randomly answering emails.


So why was my profile deleted? Since no real response was provided from Myspace, I can only speculate that I was a causality of the online war against spam. Friends and readers often send me comments and messages, and I try to respond to most with a response through comments. I always include my blog button, and a link to jscreeb.com. Obviously, Myspace has software that detects this, and registers comments as spam when found on various profiles. Had I known this was the case, I wouldn’t have included my “signature” on my comments. As we all know, there are tons of spammers on Myspace who send out random friend requests and comments with advertisements. Myspace should send out an email as a warning, or at least to confirm that it’s a real person before deleting an account. I received no notice, or any kind of explanation… my profile was just gone. The profile is up again, and from now on I will be more careful with my comments. If you were linked up before, or would like to friend me on Myspace please send a request. I will gladly accept, but don’t be upset if I don’t comment you back as freely as before!

http://www.myspace.com/jscreeb
]]> http://www.jasonscreeb.com/2008/04/myspace-deleted-my-profile-and-all-2200-friends-im-furious/feed/ 14 Spam vs. Tom = Myspace’s Tom got knocked out! http://www.jasonscreeb.com/2008/03/spam-vs-tom-myspaces-tom-got-knocked-out/ http://www.jasonscreeb.com/2008/03/spam-vs-tom-myspaces-tom-got-knocked-out/#comments Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:09:00 +0000 Jason Screeb http://www.jscreeb.com/2008/03/23/spam-vs-tom-myspaces-tom-got-knocked-out/ Tags: , , COME CHECK OUT THE HOTTEST STRIPPERS FROM WORLD FAMOUS SCORES GENTELEMENS CLUB!! SEXY DANCERS PERFORM LIVE ON WEBCAM!! YOU TELL THEM YOUR DESIRES!!! 100% FREE MEBERSHIP AND NEW USERS GET $10 DOLLARS IN FREE CREDITS!!! LOG ON TO (ommitted) AND START CHATTING FOR FREE NOW!!

This is the message I received from Tom, the owner of Myspace. We have all gotten the annoying spam messages and friend requests on the site. Sometimes the spammers hack your friend’s account (called phishing), and use the account to host their spam. Tom is in a constant
fight to stop these spammers, and over the years has implemented different measures. Myspace is plagued with warming messages about “phishing”, to prevent your account information from being stolen. Even with these measures, it looks like even Tom’s account got attacked. Someone was sitting at their computer having a chuckle as they sent out the messages. Funny thing is, almost everyone on Myspace received the same thing. :)

Wikipedia – Phishing
Wikipedia – Spam



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