The last
option on the main menu is to manage the address book, and this one, I promise
is easy. Click the last link in the men <Manage Address Book> and you’ll
see an address book. Easily
add new contacts by typing in their first and last names, email address, and
username and then click <Add>. The name of all your contacts will then show on this
main page. To change information for a user, or delete an entry, click
<Edit> and change the appropriate information. From the Edit page you can also create contact lists (i.e.
friends, family, online friends, work, etc.) by clicking the <List> link
in the left-side menu bar on the Edit page. And that’s it folks, for your main
menu options. It’s
official—you have graduated from the basics of building a MySpace page!
But wait,
folks, there’s more! You’ve added photos, slideshows, video, a calendar, blog,
and a contact list, but I bet you’re wondering where the music is? How can you
add music to your space? Relax. Adding music to your site is done a little differently than adding
photos or videos. The easiest way
is to click the <Music> link in the upper toolbar. This will take you to the main music
page. One of the first features
you’ll notice is the MySpace Music search engine. One way to find songs is to type in the keyword of a track
or artist in the search engine and then click <Search>. You will then receive a list of
relevant sites. Be prepared to do
some serious sifting to find music to add to your profile on MySpace if you use
the search box option. When you search for a band name or song, your results
will be riddled with not only the artist’s site (if they have one at MySpace)
but also fan pages. Some bands
have many, many, many, many fans. A clue to finding the artist’s page (again, only if they have one) is to
pick the site with the most views. Your results will give you this stat.
A
second way to find songs is to scroll down to the genre menu, on the
left-side of main music page. Click on your genre of choice and you’ll
see a chart of related bands listed by their status (unsigned, Indie,
or major label.) We chose Electronica from the top genres menu on the
main music page, and then scrolled down to find Paul Oakenfold in the
major label column. This took us to his MySpace page. For those not
familiar with Oakenfold he is famous for Starry Eyed Surprise which you may know from Coca-Cola commercials, as well as Ready,
Steady, Go from the movie Collateral.
If
you go to Oakenfold’s site you will see he has some songs online, with an
<Add> button next to each one. If you click the button, a message asks if you want to add the song
automatically to your profile. You
can click <Add Song to Profile> or <Cancel>. Once you choose a song, click
<Home> and then click <Profile>. A media player will now appear in the left-side menu
bar. Click the play button and
enjoy! When you’re done enjoying
the song and want to delete it click <Home> on the top toolbar then click
<Edit Profile> from the main menu. Go to Profile Songs and delete the song.
