Archive for November, 2009
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Don't be surprised if MySpace experiences a big traffic spike on Monday, November 16th. The social network intends to host a live stream of red carpet arrivals at the world premiere of The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
In one sense, this could have been something of a cheap trick; it's ...
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Symantec is warning of a new round of malware attacks that target Facebook and MySpace.
The Symantec Security Response team reports that a round of malicious spam, targeted at Facebook which attempts to install the Bredolab Trojan on user's PCs, has now been expanded to include phishing attacks against the site.
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
After delays to Rupert Murdoch's paywall strategy and questions about its Google search deal, MySpace's money management is once again under the microscope after it emerged that the struggling web company is still paying $1m a month for an empty office complex in Los Angeles, reports the Financial Times. Ouch.
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Did Rupert Murdoch wait way too long to fix MySpace? It’s easy to get that impression from the News Corp. earnings call today.
The takeaway: The site is losing traffic and money and no longer expects to get all of the $900 million it once counted on from a Google search ...
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
In the wake of a firestorm over just how much of social-gaming companies' profits can be attributed to potentially scammy offers and incentives, News Corp.'s MySpace has taken a stand (and, it could be said, taken advantage of the PR opportunity) by coming out vocally against them.
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