[8] Users were able to create and design profiles, a friends list, blogs, galleries, and compose articles and forums.

Interaction was accomplished through an internal personal messaging system, public user comments on profiles, blogs or through threads and posts on the forums.

[13] The update caused controversy among users due to issues such as slow load times, disappearing profile pictures, undelivered private messages, forms not working correctly, and people upset because the site design was different.

Users could post personal information such as their address, telephone number, family members, relationship status and school.

[citation needed] Users who did not follow the rules could get a simple ban from the website or have their account "frozen".

[citation needed] In March 2012, the website was found to be in violation of federal privacy laws by keeping personal information indefinitely.

[9] The site was used by convicted serial killer Cody Legebokoff, who met one victim, fifteen year old Loren Leslie, there.

Monthly paid subscriptions were offered at $5 to fee gain access to extra features such as advanced user search, forum creation, increased media gallery capacity and online file storage, and the removal of ads.