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Why Myspace sucks
1 point by edgeztv on Jan 30, 2008 | hide | past | favorite
Just signed up for Myspace in anticipation of their API opening up soon....

First, their signup process doesn't work in Firefox (on Windows). If you're going to pass on cross-browser testing for any part of your site, don't let it be the part that actually gets you users! No wonder they've stopped growing.

Then I get an email that says

  > Here's your account info for logging in:
  >
  > E-mail: XXXXXXXXXXX
  > Password: XXXXXXXXXXX
  >
  > Keep it secret. Keep it safe.
Is this a joke? The X's were my actual username and password! For a site with a bullseye on it for privacy concerns, you'd think they could do better.


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