A year ago I decided to begin blogging on Myspace. I was interested in seeing whether or not I could achieve any sort of fame by posting or commenting blogs.

I began by joining every blog ring that had to do with writing that I could. Blog rings are a type of online group where you can find new blogs to read and where others can find your own work.

I then began commenting on other blogs, doing my best to have my comments be as interesting as I could manage. The comments section of a blog on Myspace is just as important, if not more so, than the blog itself. It is where the author has the ability to interact with their readers, and depending on how popular the author is, it can even go so far as to build a sense of community within the comment threads.

Within a few months, I found myself getting multiple friend requests a day that had notes attacted to them saying things such as, "I've seen you around the blogs; you're hilarious!"

Evidentaly, all of my commenting on blogs had cemented me as a Myspace blogger comedian, and I didn't even know it.

Blogging on Myspace is a very easy way to gain a false sense of celebrity. Once your blog makes it to the top of the rankings (which is much easier to do than most realize), people begin clicking on your blogs to see what exactly all the fuss is about that would make said blog rank in the first place. If they believe your work is any good or has any sort of merit, they will then tell their "Myspace friends". In addition to adding people to your friend's list yourself, inviting them to your blog, posting bulletins advertising your blog, you can become "Myspamous" in about one year's time.

Most blogs that you will find in the top of the rankings are filler. They either cover safer subjects or they are overtly offensive. Some of them cater to the very large demographic of sexually charged males (who anyone with any common sense knows are, for the most part, perpetually 12 years old). They are also occupied by many reality TV stars and some celebrities who's status is higher than the "D" list. They are the junk food, the cotton candy of Myspace. Not often will you find blogs that have any real substance to them.

Attempting to become a celebrity by blogging on Myspace is a fruitless effort. It does not pay any money, anything you write in your blogs is owned by Myspace, and it takes a lot of time and effort to become successful. If you have an occupation that causes you to be home a lot (a stay-at-home mother such as myself), then this can be a great way to meet new people and pass the time.

For the most part, don't expect it to ever truly get you anywhere in life. Think of it as a mere jumping off point to bigger and better things.