Neowin News Feed for: Myspace

Bug in Nokia App Highlights reveals upcoming WP8 apps, including MySpace

John Callaham — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:20:11 +0000

A bug, since fixed, in the Nokia App Highlights app for Windows Phone has apparently revealed a number of upcoming, but still unannounced, Windows Phone 8 apps, including a MySpace app. Read more...

Need some ice for that burn? MySpace Tom scorches Twitter user

Jake Durasamy — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:33:17 +0000

MySpace Tom has been very active on Twitter lately and has been answering a lot of tweets that have headed his way, one of which has sparked quite the response from tweeters worldwide. Read more...

MySpace revamp finally coming "soon"?

John Callaham — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:41:07 +0100

After buying MySpace for $35 million over a year ago, its current owners in Specific Media are promising a revamp of the social networking service "soon" with a new video showing off its UI. Read more...

Windows Live is dumping support for MySpace

John Callaham — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:23:41 +0100

Microsoft has reportedly contacted Windows Live users to inform them they will no longer be able to share their MySpace activities with their Windows Live Messenger contacts. Read more...

Murdoch admits News Corp buying MySpace was a "huge mistake"

John Callaham — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:29:15 +0100

News Corporation's chief executive Rupert Murdoch admitted this week that the company's $580 million purchase of MySpace was a "huge mistake" and that the social networking site was mismanaged. Read more...

Facebook wants to go Hollywood

John Callaham — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:59:28 +0100

A new report says that Facebook is looking to hire a new executive to help the social networking site improve its relationships with the movie and music industries. Read more...

MySpace delays revamp plans until October

John Callaham — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:54:04 +0100

The MySpace social media service has decided to delay its plans for a major revamp of the company. Its new owners Specific Media and Justin Timberlake bought MySpace earlier this summer. Read more...

Study: Teens on social networking sites more likely to use drugs

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:10:26 +0100

A new study from Columbia University claims that teenagers who use social networking sites like Facebook are more likely to use drugs, smoke or drink. Read more...

Facebook and Twitter report record number of visitors in July

Denis Wong — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:47:07 +0100

Despite the looming presence of Google+, last July was the best month for Facebook and Twitter, with both sites posting record numbers of unique visitors to their sites. Read more...

Extremism on social media on the rise

Denis Wong — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:45:11 +0100

In light of the Norway attacks in July, new concerns are emerging over how fringe extremist groups are utilizing social media to spread their messages. Read more...

LinkedIn now second in social networking behind Facebook

John Callaham — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:43:22 +0100

The social networking web sites all follow Facebook which isn't likely to give up its number one spot anytime soon. However, there is a lot of competition for the number two slot. Today, TechCrunch reports... Read more...

Justin Timberlake now in charge of MySpace ... kinda

John Callaham — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:42:09 +0100

Earlier today it was revealed that online advertising company Specific Media had purchased the social networking web site MySpace for a bargain basement price of $35 million. But that's not all. Today Specific Media revealed... Read more...

MySpace officially sold to Specific Media for $35 million

John Callaham — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:59:41 +0100

MySpace, the once mighty social networking web site that is now a shadow of its former self, has been officially sold off by its former owner News Corporation to the advertising company Specific Media. AllThingsDigital... Read more...

Report: MySpace to be sold for just $20-30 million

John Callaham — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:55:29 +0100

As we reported earlier today, the once massive social networking web site MySpace is rumored to be conducting mass layoffs ahead of a possible sale. Now the AlllThingsDigital web site is reporting that MySpace's current... Read more...

Rumor: MySpace to lay off 150 workers this week?

John Callaham — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:50:10 +0100

The long and somewhat sad downward spiral that is the MySpace social networking web site continues, at least according to the latest Internet reports. TechCrunch reports via unnamed sources that MySpace is expected to lay... Read more...

Rumor: Activision CEO part of group interested in buying MySpace

John Callaham — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:18:20 +0100

An investment group that counts current Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick as among its members is in talks to acquire the troubled social networking web site MySpace. Reuters reports via unnamed sources that Kotick was... Read more...

Myspace continues its downward spiral

Steven Parker — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:52:56 +0000

Despite announcing in a press conference last November that Myspace would start using Facebook Connect for users to quickly register and login through the social networking website; this hasn't done much to help the site... Read more...

News Corp considering selling Myspace

Mike Brown — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:12:57 +0000

Myspace's recent redesign appears to have received a lukewarm reception, as parent company News Corp is already looking into selling options, according to PaidContent. In an interview, COO Chase Carey admitted that "there's been a... Read more...

MySpace cuts 500 jobs

Matthew Jones — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:25:27 +0000

Times just aren't getting any better for MySpace, with the company yesterday announcing it would lay off 500 workers. Rumors of impending job cuts had been circulating for some time and intensified in November last year... Read more...

News Corp open to MySpace sale

Matthew Jones — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:30:20 +0000

Five years after spending $580 million to buy MySpace, a News Corporation executive has admitted the company is open to selling off the social networking site. Reuters reports via The Sydney Morning Herald that a sale... Read more...