myspace: free speech cause celebre, online pickup joint for big-boned teenage goths, or both?

‘Twas a big media weekend for myspace.com, the Santa Monica-based online social network you might not have heard of if you are over 24. First, David Brooks op-eds about it in the NYT. Predictably, he is shocked:

Every social environment has its own lingua franca, and the one on these sites has been shaped by “American Pie,” spring break and “Girls Gone Wild.” The sites are smutty. Facebook, which is restricted to students and alumni of colleges, is rollicking but respectable.

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