The Hammer Goes Down on MySpace, Sells for $35 Million

30 Jun, 2011, 10:55 am IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking 2 Comments

This is one news, everyone knew was coming. News Corporation has finally cut the umbilical cord with its non-performing web site, MySpace. More

Activision Blizzard's Bobby Kotick to Invest in Myspace

13 Jun, 2011, 2:08 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

Kotick approached News Corporation as an individual investor, and not on the behalf of Activision Blizzard. More

MySpace Goes On Sale

27 Apr, 2011, 10:27 pm IST tech2 News Staff Social Networking

Bids start at $100 million. More

MySpace Lays off Nearly Half of Staff

12 Jan, 2011, 10:56 am IST Roshan DSilva Services

Job cuts a part of "organizational restructuring". More

'FarmVille' Maker Hires Ex-MySpace CEO Van Natta

16 Aug, 2010, 12:48 pm IST AP Windows

Van Natta, also a former chief revenue officer for Facebook, starts Monday. More

MySpace Readies Site Overhaul to Rekindle Growth

10 Mar, 2010, 3:56 pm IST Reuters Windows

With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, News Corp's MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year. More

MySpace to Buy Web Music Service iLike

21 Aug, 2009, 10:56 am IST Reuters Windows

News Corp's MySpace said on Thursday it has agreed to buy music recommendation service iLike, as the once-hot social networking site tries to reinvent itself as an entertainment portal. More

News Corp Sees MySpace as a Place For Video Games

24 Jul, 2009, 12:29 pm IST Reuters Windows

News Corp hopes to transform MySpace, which has been losing users to Facebook, into a stronger online video gaming platform. More

MySpace Suicide Conviction Tentatively Dismissed

03 Jul, 2009, 9:43 am IST Reuters Windows

A federal judge on Thursday tentatively dismissed the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona. More

Cybercrime Spreads on Facebook

01 Jul, 2009, 8:04 am IST Reuters Windows

Cybercrime is rapidly spreading on Facebook as fraudsters prey on users who think the world's top social networking site is a safe haven on the Internet. More

MySpace to Axe Two-thirds of International Workforce

25 Jun, 2009, 8:22 am IST Reuters Windows

MySpace, the social network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, said it plans to cut about two-thirds of its international workforce and close at least four of its offices outside the United States. More

MySpace to Lay Off 30 Percent of Staff

17 Jun, 2009, 10:55 am IST Reuters Windows

MySpace, the social network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, said it will cut 30 percent of its staff to lower costs as it struggles to stay popular in the face of rising competition. More

Hate Goes Viral on Social Network Sites

13 May, 2009, 11:11 pm IST Reuters Windows

Militants and hate groups increasingly use social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. More

White House Leaps Onto Facebook, MySpace, Twitter

04 May, 2009, 10:39 am IST IANS Windows

Barack Obama's tech-savvy administration has taken another leap into cyberspace with the roll-out of White House 2.0. More

Online Networking More Popular Than Email

12 Mar, 2009, 1:41 pm IST Reuters Windows

Networking and blogging sites account for almost ten percent of time spent on the internet - more than on email. More

MySpace Ejects 90,000 Convicted Sex Offenders

04 Feb, 2009, 11:07 am IST IANS Windows

Social networking website MySpace.com has said that it had ejected more than 90,000 registered sex offenders following an agreement last year with state attorneys general to improve child safety. More

MySpace Tries to Strike New Chord in Digital Music

25 Sep, 2008, 10:35 am IST AP Windows

Make room, iTunes. MySpace is hoping to shake up the digital music scene. More

MySpace Third-Party Apps to Hold Users

06 Feb, 2008, 1:00 pm IST AP Windows

MySpace users will be able to add games, email services and other features from external developers without ever leaving the site, under a new program that will be launched soon. More

MySpace Agrees to New Safety Measures

15 Jan, 2008, 12:15 pm IST AP Windows

Under pressure from law enforcement and parents, MySpace is taking steps to protect youngsters from online predators and bullies. More

MySpace Expands Ads Targeted to Profiles

05 Nov, 2007, 10:54 am IST AP Windows

MySpace is expanding its program to let advertisers target their pitches using personal details on users' profile pages. More