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That person you friended just might be your friendly taxman
That person you friended just might be your friendly taxman
Don’t recognize the name of that person who just friended, or followed, you on Facebook, Twitter or MySpace? Well rather than just blindly accepting and returning the favor you may want to do some ... continue
Restroom Wall Graffiti at Facebook HQ
Restroom Wall Graffiti at Facebook HQ
Restroom wall graffiti at Facebook HQ. Photo by Jason Keath via Yfrog. Ok, so it's not really the restroom wall at Facebook, but it would be damn epic if it was. Related posts:Hey Guys – could you ‘Go’ in this ... continue
Catholic Church claims using Facebook leads to suicide
Catholic Church claims using Facebook leads to suicide
The head of the Catholic Church in England is claiming that Facebook and other social networking sites are leading to teen suicide. Archbishop Vincent Nichols claims that the rise of social networks means that teenagers aren't developing real ... continue
MySpace turns to gaming to compete
MySpace turns to gaming to compete
MySpace, that social networking site you last looked at in 2006 before being seduced by Facebook's crisp blues and clean whites, is now looking to gaming to help it compete. Speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm: TECH conference ... continue
MySpace now a “digital ghetto”
MySpace now a “digital ghetto”
Abandon your MySpace account for Facebook? You might just be a racist. At a keynote speech during New York's Democracy forum at Lincoln Center, Danah Boyd spoke of the racial disparity and possible reasons for mass abandonment of MySpace for ... continue
Massive 30% Myspace Layoffs – Heightened Security at MySpace HQ
Massive 30% Myspace Layoffs – Heightened Security at MySpace HQ
Nearly 30% of MySpace staff will be unemployed by 4pm, PST today as the company lays of between 450 and 500 of it's 1,600 or so domestic employees. It appears that the company decided to get rid of ... continue
Johnny Palermo dies in car accident
Johnny Palermo dies in car accident
Actor Johnny Palermo has died after being involved in a car crash in North Hollywood June 8. Palermo's girlfriend Alessandra Giangrande, who was driving the vehicle, was also killed in the accident. Details relating to the possible cause ... continue
Visible Measures Scores MySpace Video Deal
Visible Measures Scores MySpace Video Deal
Video metrics firm Visible Measures has scored a new deal with MySpace. The company will provide all online video measurement services for the social networking site, it announced this morning. As MySpace's "official provider of digital video measurement ... continue
MySpace Gets Silverlight, Facebook Gets Flash. Winner: Facebook.
MySpace Gets Silverlight, Facebook Gets Flash. Winner: Facebook.
MySpace and Facebook have both announced new partnerships for rich media content within their networks. MySpace is teaming up with Microsoft to bring Silverlight functionality to its developer platform, while Facebook is introducing expanded Flash support for ... continue
Teenage Girl Arrested Over Nude Self-Pics On MySpace
Teenage Girl Arrested Over Nude Self-Pics On MySpace
A 14-year-old girl is facing child porn-related charges over a series of nude self-photographs found on her MySpace profile. The teen was arrested and charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. Social Network Investigation The girl, from New ... continue
MySpace Introduces Integrated Photo Editing Tool
MySpace Introduces Integrated Photo Editing Tool
MySpace has introduced a new option to let users edit photos from right within the social network. The built-in tool comes as part of a partnership with FotoFlexer, a Web-based image editing service. The newly integrated MySpace photo ... continue
MySpace COO Leaving to Form New Startup
MySpace COO Leaving to Form New Startup
MySpace Chief Operating Officer Amit Kapur is leaving the social network to start his own tech company. Two other senior MySpace execs will join him, according to published reports. Kapur, engineering manager Jim Benedetto, and product strategy head ... continue