How can I stop receiving MySpace notifications?

I seem to have a high-profile MySpace account, I guess, because I get a lot of comments and friend requests. Problem is, they all end up in my regular work mailbox, which is bad. I seem to recall there's a way to turn off notifications of MySpace events, but I have no clue how to do so. Help!?

Dave's Answer:

I know just what you mean, as you can see here:

That's about 12 hours worth of activity in MySpace, and while it's fun to see what my friends are doing, it does clutter up my regular mailbox. Fortunately it can be fixed, as you suspect!

When you log in to your MySpace account, you doubtless see something like this:

Click on "My Settings" and you'll see the desired option three down:

You can see it's "Notifications" and if you check the box, you've selected "Do not send me notification emails". Sounds likely, but let's double check by clicking on the tiny "help" link adjacent to the description.

Here's what it explains:

MySpace: Help Information for Notifications Setting

Sounds perfect. I'm going to check that box and click "Change" to save my settings. If you do the same, you should be saved from a never-ending flurry of MySpace notification messages!

Hope that helps you out. If you have the time, I have lots of additional MySpace Help on this site too.

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Reader Comments To Date: 9

mirror mirror said, on March 19, 2007 7:18 AM:

How do you delete a subscriber from your myspace blog?

NANCY said, on May 13, 2007 5:36 PM:

HEY

Tayler said, on May 21, 2007 5:50 PM:

hey, i have alot of people looking me up and i dont want them to so how do i change my last name so that when they type in my name they cant find me?

Hallee Regal said, on May 28, 2007 6:35 PM:

thank you for telling me I neva knew how to do that. come and add me on myspace,ok?

Grant said, on July 20, 2007 10:51 AM:

that's 12hrs of myspace activity?
i get that and more in an hour.

tiffany said, on July 30, 2007 7:39 PM:

its hard trying go on myspace when you dont have a computer

Evelyn said, on January 28, 2008 5:40 PM:

hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Levi Blackman said, on February 18, 2008 6:23 PM:

Thanks! Finnaly someone posted the help I needed. No more stupid annoying Myspace notifications! YAY

Todd Gilmore said, on June 29, 2009 8:32 PM:

I'd like an answer to the opposite! I really enjoyed finding all those notifications from my new band site, and they helped me organize my friends. Then one day they mysteriously, and without warning, stopped. I changed no settings or anything.
I've e-mailed tech support a half dozen times and all I get is their stupid automated reply telling me how to STOP receiving notifications - I KNOW HOW THIS WORKS ALREADY! I have every single box checked to receive mail, and nothing. Any ideas?

I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you, Dave, for all your helpful information by buying you a cup of coffee!

I do have a comment, now that you mention it!

How can I stop receiving MySpace notifications?

Reader Comments To Date: 9

I do have a comment, now that you mention it!

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