Archive for March, 2010

Glee Holds Online Casting Call On MySpace

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Today, MySpace announced that it is officially hosting the casting call for the hit TV show and is accepting submissions from now through April 26. The actress talks about fan reactions to her character on the musical comedy. Would-be Gleeks between the ages of 16 and 26 can submit their audition video ...

News Corp. to sell MySpace for $700 million?

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Rumours about News Corp. trying to find a buyer for MySpace have recently emerged. Rupert Murdoch, head of the company, is believed to desperately look for an opportunity to sell MySpace and has been contacting equity firms as potential candidates. The evaluation of the social network is going somewhere around ...

Social Networking Sites traffic up on last year

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Internet users spent an average of 30 percent more time on social networks during February 2010 than February 2009, according to statistics released March 19 by Nielsen. On average, global web surfers spent five and a half hours each on social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. There were ...

MySpace, iTunes, Amazon and Spotify Team Up to Guilt You Into Paying For Music

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

A group of online music industry giants, including MySpace, Apple and Amazon, have teamed up to form "Why Music Matters," a group aimed at turning pirates into purchasers. While I'm certainly not going to argue with the value of paying for music, it's tough to take an earnest plea for buying ...

Burglar logs into MySpace on store computer

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

KENNEWICK, Washington A burglar who spent about five hours on a store's computer after breaking into the business gave police all the clues they needed to track him down. Investigators said the 17-year-old logged into his MySpace account while at Bella Office Furniture and that made it easy for them to ...

MySpace clings to relevance as culture zone for the hip

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Facebook thumped it, and Twitter threatens it as a source for entertainment news and real-time searches. But MySpace, nestled in the entertainment capital of the world, thinks it can survive — even thrive — as a repository for all things music, “Avatar” and “Twilight” for the under-35 crowd.

Investigators use MySpace to help identify Alabama bank robbery suspects

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

An investigator was able to identify a man and a woman suspected in south Alabama bank robberies with the help of the MySpace online social network. An informant tipped off a Covington County Sheriff's deputy to the location of the two suspects and he confirmed their identity by looking on MySpace. ...

MySpace Launches New Games Experience, Tools

Monday, March 15th, 2010

MySpace revamped the Games section of its site to make it easier for users to discover and share games, and also revealed new application and analytics tools for developers on the MySpace platform. The new MySpace Games Gallery is designed to make it easier for users to stay up-to-date with games ...

MySpace co-founder DeWolfe moves into social gaming with MindJolt acquisition

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe has re-emerged almost a year after leaving the chief executive post at the social network. With backing from Austin Ventures, DeWolfe’s new company Platform G is buying a social gaming startup called MindJolt. It sounds like DeWolfe is basically taking over MindJolt — the press release says ...