MySpace announced its attempt to 'democratize' online advertising with MySpace MyAds.
Democratizing is too much to describe this new offering from MySpace. It's actually a DIY platform for individuals and small businesses where they can create relevant, ...
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Social networking can do plenty of things. This may be the first time, though, we've heard of it leading to the arrest of a suspected monkey thief.
Police in Pennsylvania had been looking for the guy since ...
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Blackberry users are getting two new services on their smartphones today.
TiVo has announced plans to let Blackberry users control their DVR recordings on-the-go with a new app on the way soon. The program will ...
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With the rise of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn comes a rise in a market designed to "teach" companies how to leverage social media sites for business purposes. But aside from marketing initiatives, are ...
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A Pennsylvania judge has thrown out a school principal's lawsuit over a fake MySpace profile. The administrator sued a group of her own students who she says created the profile under her name to make fun ...
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I'm wondering how someone who can go n-u-t-s can also pass judgment so easily on other people, but then again, that's the nature of the beast, isn't it? Brooke recently took to her imaginary MySpace soapbox to ...
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Burger King is serving up more than just burgers and fries these days. One location is serving up naked people in soapy sinks.
The fast food chain has fired a worker who bathed in a utility sink ...
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Computer security researchers warned that social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers, AFP reports. The report added that hackers are taking advantage of people's trust, especially with the open platform that social networks employ, a trend started ...
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Ever wonder who's on top when it comes to Web 2.0 services? Hitwise Intelligence has some answers.
The research company has released a list of the top 20 Web 2.0 sites based on U.S. visits in July. ...
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Teen social network Kiwibox is officially relaunching today -- the culmination of a project in the works since the service was purchased by Magnitude Information Systems one year ago.
Kiwibox 2.0, as it's being branded, features a ...
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A startup just launched over the weekend is giving an added voice to the world of social networking.
Arzoola's Social Call lets you make and receive free VOIP-powered calls through social network-specific apps. What sets it apart ...
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Talk of there being a bubble in Web 2.0 is fairly widespread now. Years of growth, both in startups and investment have fulled the sector to some levels reminiscent of the first web boom. Arguably far too ...
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Facebook is reaching new heights in the UK -- and that means MySpace is slipping.
New analysis out from Hitwise today shows Facebook taking 45 percent of all social network traffic in the UK in June. Both ...
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New service BlingEasy seeks to take MySpace style bling layouts into 2.0 web services land with an easy to use Bling maker.
The free service allows users to upload a photo and (as the name suggests) add bling. ...
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Qbox is a new tool that lets you aggregate and play music from a variety of social networking sites like MySpace, Bebo, and YouTube. I was pretty pumped when I read a write-up about the idea ...
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MySpace is getting a makeover next week.
The site has announced it'll debut its updated design on Wednesday. The changes feature a more user-friendly profile editing tool, an HD-ready embeddable MySpaceTV player, and a revamped search process. ...
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A Canadian computer technician says he's found a way to get around MySpace security and see any user's private photos, and he's using Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton as examples.
The guy found a simple roundabout process in ...
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October 2009: Matthew logs onto his social aggregation service. In front of him appears everything his friends have been doing across every different social networking service. He decides that he needs to write a few blog posts, ...
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Google is revving up its "Gears" open source project, with new features and new partners on-board.
Google has announced Gears will be integrated into MySpace's mail service starting today. The site, according to the Official Google Blog, ...
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MySpace is rethinking its approach to applications built by external developers after finding some programmers using the tools to send spam.
"Left unchecked, these apps could create a negative experience for everyone, making it a chore to check ...
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MySpace is cashing in on the war against spam.
The social network site says it has won $234 million in damages, the largest judgment ever issued in a spam case, from the man known as the "Spam King."
A ...
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Facebook is following in the steps of MySpace with a new data sharing service, just one day after its competitor announced almost the exact same feature.
The new "Facebook Connect" was revealed late this afternoon. The utility ...
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