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MySpace Looks Past Social Networking

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

MySpace has been especially busy it seems in recent weeks to recast itself as an entertainment destination as it cedes the social networking space to Facebook. In fact, the two sides are talking about ways they could work together, according to comments made to the Telegraph newspaper. Facebook is apparently interested in MySpace’s content, which they [...]

Facebook to Implement User Names

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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Facebook announced today that user names will become available at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 13. Save the time and date: Legions of homebodies with nothing better to do will be the first in line for the land grab. If someone wants to find out what I’m up to on Facebook, they have to log [...]

5Words for May 4th, 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009

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Never assume RIM is toast: BlackBerry Curve outells the iPhone. Two trends conspiring against Microsoft. 11.6″ EeePC on its way. Navigon exits North American market. “Houdini’s” a great phone name. MySpace formulates its turnaround strategy. Myst for iPhone: It’s humongous! WiiMotion Plus on sale. The White House gets social. The world’s lamest cell phones.

5Words for April 24th, 2009

Friday, April 24, 2009

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How’s your Friday so far? MySpace has a new boss. New Windows 7 hits BitTorrent. The ObamaBerry is almost ready. Hollywood vs. ReadDVD: trial underway. Google Toolbar knows your location. “Movie Cowboy?” Love that name! Facebook users approve new policies. T-Mobile sells one million G1s. The economy hits the Apple Store. Hands on with new Ubuntu.

MySpace Music Reinventing Itself After Foul-ups

Friday, April 3, 2009

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Wired has an interesting feature on MySpace Music, which was supposed to be a boon for the music industry when it launched a half year ago. Free streaming music from all four major record labels and support for playlists seemed like a good idea. Unfortunately, the service had some serious usability issues, such as limits on [...]

MySpace Developing Free E-Mail Service

Friday, January 16, 2009

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Rumors are swirling about social networking giant MySpace’s next possible move: a free e-mail service for its users. TechCrunch reported Thursday that sources told it the company has such a service in development, and at its launch it would already be the third largest e-mail provider without having to lift a finger. Essentially, your MySpace ID [...]

Yahoo Rolls Out “Open” Strategy

Monday, December 15, 2008

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Cycles of innovation on the Web happen rapidly, and even Yahoo fans might concede that the company has failed to keep pace with change. That’s contributed to its well-publicized recent woes. Now the company is being forced to reinvent itself by doing more to appeal to developers and embedding social networking features in its heavily-trafficked [...]

MySpace Music: Finally, a Serious iTunes Competitor?

Monday, September 15, 2008

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We all know the drill. A new music service comes out, the press or the company itself proclaims it a “iTunes killer,” the company gets its fifteen minutes of fame, and then it either flames out or is relegated to also-ran status just like the rest of them. But could there finally be a viable [...]