I’ve definitely had my fair share of date offers, but I don’t think I’d delete four years of my social networking life because of it. I agree with Mark Hopkins on his take on the idea:

“Personally, even though I experience most of the same things that Simon says he goes through with MySpace, many of the folks in my less tech savvy circles of friends use MySpace exclusively. For me to nuke that account would be the same as deleting my contact database. I don’t know that I could personally join Simon in his campaign to end his MySpace involvement, but I can definitely see the motivation.”

Owens disgust with MySpace reflects a growing trend from many users on the site. People are tired of the spam, obnoxious layouts and numerous 18-year-old girls named “Theresa” asking to be their friends. But while Owens’ wish to delete his account is representative of many MySpacers’ feelings, it’s in no way the majority.

Yesterday’s post from eMarketer reports that MySpace is still the No. 1 social networking site, taking 72% of all social networking visits in 2007, according to Hitwise. And while Facebook continues to constantly gain traffic and members, the site received only 16% of all social networking visits last year.

So if you plan on deleting your MySpace account next week, or in the big picture, advising your clients not to get involved with the site, remember this- for every hot(t) spring break ’05 picture “Theresa” wants you to look at, there are two people out there who genuinely want to be your friend or hear your message.