Myspace tip - becoming a more efficient stalker (how to tell when a profile is updated, easily, even when private)

First of all, what is this post about? It’s a MySpace tip. I use it myself. It helps me keep track of when certain people update their profiles precisely without having to visit the profile as often wondering if anything changed. It’s very simple, nice to know, and under used.

Ok so let’s face it. Most of us are nosey, snoops, like to know things, may be obsessed, crushing, or infatuated at times. I like to call it snooping or in the more serious cases…all out stalking. Now I certainly don’t encourage stalking people, however being nosey or curious is human nature so that is ok to me.

I’m gonna show you a great yet under used MySpace feature. The “Add To Favorites” button on a users contact table.

That feature is always available even if a users profile is private. Most people never notice it.

A few things it’s good for :

• Keeping track of someone who’s profile is private. You still can’t see their profile, however you’ll know when they update it even though you can’t see it. That way if you have a way to view the profile, such as a friends login who is their friend or other work arounds, you can just check your Favorites to see if there was any change without having to log out of your regular account.
• Keeping track of friends without visiting their profile or by spending MUCH less time on their profile.

Draw backs:

• This will not tell you when pictures were updated, however this is an easy and quick check if you have access to the profile. If you do not have access and the “Default Picture” was changed. I have another tutorial on how to snag it. Check it out.

So anyways… here is what the Favorites page looks like. I’ll explain what you see below it.

To get to the favorites, simply click the “Favorites” link on the top of the page.

You have a drop down combo box with two options. Look at people you added, or look at people that added you. Since this feature is so underused, it is unlikely anyone will have shown you they were added (more explaination on this below).

Each time you add someone to your favorites, it is left as private by default. What this means is THEY CANNOT SEE THAT YOU ADDED THEM. Which is excellent when stealth and secrecy is of importance.

You can however make it known that you added them by clicking the “Make Public” button for that user. This is on a profile to profile basis, meaning you can keep some private and some publicly known. I recommend leaving them the default always (private).

Do not confuse the above option for whether a profile is public or private in the sense that anyone can see it, or anyone cannot see it. That is an entirely seperate thing. Don’t get confused! If you got confused, just ignore the last few paragraphs and continue!

As you probably saw by now, there is a “Profile Updated:” line next to each profile. This tells you when a person last updated their profile. THIS WORKS EVEN WHEN THE PROFILE IS SET TO PRIVATE AND YOU CANNOT SEE IT.

I find this feature very handy personally. I like to know things >:)

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