MySpace News

MySpace News From AOL News

MySpace: Now With 47 Percent Fewer Employees

These are tough times for former social-networking giants. Mike Jones, the CEO of MySpace, announced Tuesday that his company was poised to terminate almost half of its employees in a major restructuring effort, CNET reported. "Today's tough, but necessary changes were taken in order to provide the company with a clear...

MySpace for Sale: Will News Corp. Cash In?

(Nov. 30) -- Who wants to buy an ailing social networking site? Despite a relaunch earlier this year with a brand-new logo and a brand-new hookup with Facebook, News Corp. is apparently looking into the possibility of selling MySpace, the social networking site that has been overshadowed by Facebook in recent years....

Facebook-MySpace Mashup: Like or Unlike?

(Nov. 19) -- Facebook and MySpace, together at last. On Thursday, the two social media giants announced plans to "mashup," a new initiative allowing users to synchronize their Facebook "likes" to their MySpace pages. MySpace executives hope to increase traffic, provide better recommendations and improve the quality of...

Facebook and MySpace Announce Mashup Project

(Nov. 18) -- How the mighty have fallen. In an exclusive Web announcement, MySpace, the former giant in social networking, introduced plans for a "mashup" with Facebook, the reigning king of connectivity. The new initiative allows MySpace to improve its service by utilizing data contained on Facebook's profile pages....

Facebook 'em, Danno: UK Cops Learning Social Media

LONDON (Nov. 6) -- Privacy campaigners often warn law-abiding citizens about the dangers of sharing too much personal information on social media sites. Lawbreakers might want to heed that caution too, because from the beginning of next year, the British police force is set to start teaching its trainee detectives how to...