Yeah, actually there was a very active site in my native language from around then until it was taken down some years later. So most used that instead of Mysepace, it was even a real contender to FB while it lasted...

Can't remember the details now, but there was something murky about the way it was nuked, might have included bribing and/or putting pressure on the lead developer.

There is still another site for wild freaks, that was really something for years, but now it scary to see how drugged out, stressed out and scared the new, young users there are...