Man Very Proud To Have Deleted MySpace Profile

By Brandon Muller

LOS ANGELES, CA -- One year after deleting his MySpace account, Joe Hansell, 32, still feels pride whenever he gets the chance to tell someone about his monumental social networking decision.

"There's no better feeling in the world then letting someone know that you no longer have a MySpace profile," gushes Hansell. "It'll feel even better now that I can say it's been a year."

Hansell's life without MySpace began on February 5th, 2009, after almost one year of constantly mentioning to his friends that he was thinking about deleting his account.

"I used to say that since I hardly logged in anymore, I might as well just delete the damn thing," recalls Hansell. "But the pleasure I got from that wasn't enough. I had to go all the way."

While it only took Hansell a few minutes to delete his profile, spreading the news about his decision has kept him busy. Immediately after shutting down his MySpace, Hansell announced his accomplishment on Facebook and Twitter where his friends and followers congratulated him on the important milestone.

"Finally decided to delete my MySpace profile. Feels like a great burden has been lifted. Goodbye Tom!" stated the groundbreaking status update/tweet. Ever since that day, whenever MySpace is mentioned in a real life conversation, Hansell has been able to immediately share his remarkable achievement.

"It never gets old," says Hansell. "Every now and then I come across some self-righteous prick who claims to have never even had a MySpace, but for the most part people are rightly impressed."

Besides the obvious coolness factor, Hansell argues that there are practical reasons for eliminating a MySpace profile such as never again missing a message from friends who have numerous other ways to contact him or no longer being forced by himself to log in and clear out spam friend requests.

He even offers an economic reason to delete a MySpace account.

"I spent years building up my profile with tons of music, photos, graphics, and videos," says Hansell. "If I don't use it, then I'm just wasting server space that News Corp has to pay for."

Adds Hansell, "Why would I want to add unnecessary cost to one of the largest, most profitable companies in the world?"

Hansell is currently joining every new social network he finds, only to delete his account the very next day.

"Next time, I'll be able to say I was the very first."