MySpace

Despite the fact that he starred in the Social Network, one person who won't be celebrating Facebook day is singer Justin Timberlake, who still owns Myspace alongside Specific Media following the $35 million purchase in June of last year. So what will Timberlake be doing today? Well, in the fall...

The popular file-hosting site is officially closed. But is someone other than the DOJ to blame? Users of Google+ are buzzing with controversy this week as people begin to realize that MegaUpload's closure came just one month after the company announced a new streaming music service: MegaBox....

It's official: Google is the king of the world. Yes, that is correct. Google+, the social network that was too cool for everyone, including a few Twitter-loving celebrities, is now officially on track to become the next Facebook. Wait, you mean you haven't heard the news? You haven't seen the...

New social startup Stagee has just launched its open alpha site, a professional platform for entertainers somewhat in the mode of MySpace's original intention as a platform for artists and entertainers. The company was founded in early 2011 and raised $330K in seed money from angel investors....

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be anything new about it. At the end of another hype-filled day with Facebook comes an unexpected announcement from a website that's presumed to be dead: MySpace. The company sent out an e-mail this afternoon with the subject, “Psst, test out a new Myspace...

Contrary to popular belief, imitation isn't the sincerest form of flattery. It's the sign of a company's death. This doesn't mean that Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), which is looking more and more like a patent warehouse, is going to fold anytime soon. The company still produces one of the...

Unique visitors soared in July. Surprised? Despite the previous studies indicating that young people were getting bored with social networking, TechCrunch reports that Facebook and Twitter did very well last month. In July, Facebook received 162 million unique visitors – a 1.2 million increase...

Wikipedia is still one of the most popular websites in the world, but people have stopped logging on to contribute and edit, according to founder Jimmy Wales. Speaking at Wiki's annual conference in Israel, Wales said, “We are not replenishing our ranks. It is not a crisis, but I consider it to be...

It could be the future of music, but is it a future that we want? Last week, Turntable.fm took over the Benzinga offices. We were obsessed, and with good reason: the site combines the joy of playing music with the cool and addictive aspects of being a DJ. On paper, it sounds ridiculous. “What's...

News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) finally unloaded its floundering MySpace web property today and the price is rather shocking - $35 million. The company paid $580 million for MySpace in 2005, and was hoping to fetch around $100 million for the social networking site. The buyer is a company called Specific...

Does MySpace have any value left in it? Remarkably, yes – it does. And that value goes beyond whatever price Specific Media paid to acquire the social networking entity. Everyday, when millions of people sign into Pandora and other online radio stations, I sign into MySpace. I don't use the site...

The bidding for MySpace has started, writes Mashable, but not many are expecting News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) to get their supposed $100 million asking price for the company. When News Corp. last had an earnings call back in February, the company said it “recorded a $275 million pre-tax charge for...

News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) has held talks with Vevo about giving the control of MySpace, but according to Reuters, a person with the knowledge of the talks said the likelilhood of a deal being reached is slim. News Corp. tapped boutique investment bank Allen & Co to aid with the potential deal...