Myspace is back, and it’s nothing like it was before. After going through invite-only beta testing in July and previewing the site a few months ago, Myspace is officially open to the public now. And I have to say I’m impressed. Music is the new focus of Myspace. That’s evident with the always-embedded music player… Read More…
Myspace is attempting a comeback. Yes, you read that right. The former social media kingpin is looking to dust off its keyboards and become a player again in what has become an extremely competitive industry from when the company was originally founded in 2003. Myspace, purchased for $35 million last year by a group that… Read More…
Facebook and Pinterest may be all of the rage. But a social networking site of another era is having a bit of a resurgence, at least according to a report out today. ComScore reports that MySpace is now the 42nd most visited Web site in the U.S. with 25.4 million unique visitors. Myspace ranked 50th… Read More…
The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “This is much more than a building for us. This is a flag raising exercise. This is an opportunity for us to say that this is an important part of what we do.”–University of Washington president Michael Young commenting on the opening of the… Read More…
Chris DeWolfe, the University of Washington grad who went on to co-found MySpace, continues to reinvent himself as an online gaming entrepreneur. DeWolfe’s profitable company, MindJolt, has made two recent buys and is considering others as it looks to take on top-dog Zynga. The company just purchased Social Gaming Network and Hallpass, with Tricia Duryee… Read More…
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