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Pop Bytes: Justin Timberlake Unveils Revamped MySpace + More

Cassandra Rose — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:45:41 +0000

- Justin Timberlake is still convinced buying MySpace was a good idea, reveals homepage. [NME] - Carly Rae Jepsen‘s interactive new video makes you work for your entertainment. [YouTube] - Speaking of Carly, the cast of ‘The Big Bang Theory‘ planned a ‘Call Me Maybe’ flash mob. [Rickey] - Jessica Simpson‘s Weight Watcher’s commercial might show [...]

Can MySpace's Hip Makeover Win You Back?

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:30:43 +0000

Remember back in 2005 when Myspace was cool? We blogged about our crush from middle school science class, took those “what would you do if…” surveys, and felt honored when we made it into someone’s “top friends” box. Those were the days. That was also before Facebook and Twitter took over our online lives, and [...]

How Are You Adapting to Facebook and Other Social Media? – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:51:05 +0000

Now that people are getting more used to being on social networks like Facebook they seem to be getting more picky about whom they are sharing their information with.

According to a survey from the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of social media network users removed people from their friend rolls in 2011, which was up from the 56 percent of those who did so in 2009.

Myspace Garners 1 Million More Users Last Month

Scott Shetler — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:20:24 +0000

Is a great Internet comeback story in the works? Myspace, the presumed-dead social networking site that was purchased by a group including Justin Timberlake, has revamped itself as a music-listening destination and added more than 1 million new users last month. Myspace claims to have more than 42 million songs available in its new music [...]

Justin Timberlake Buys Into MySpace!!!

Chris Reed — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:36:28 +0000

Just when you thought MySpace was six-feet under, Justin Timberlake brings the name “MySpace” back to the surface. The singer/actor has taken a minority stake in MySpace, which was acquired by Specific Media on Wednesday. The struggling social media networking site was sold to News Corp. for $35 million. “There’s a need for a place [...]

MySpace Lays-Off Most Of Staff

Chris Reed — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:43:49 +0000

It appears that MySpace has realized that most people are now on Facebook. Drastic cuts were made at MySpace.The once Mega Social Network site has been irrelevant for the last two or three tears, and has now decided to take the site into a new direction. What was once myspace will now become an entertainment [...]