A new battlefront in the ongoing business war between Google and Microsoft appears to be opening around the popular social network MySpace.com.
MySpace Searchers Go To Google
Sites in the Hitwise search engines category receive 4.7 percent of their traffic from MySpace, and that could indicate potential futures for social networking sites.
MySpace Searches Down Under, Finds Google
While News Corp.-owned MySpace.com courts major search engines to expand its advertising offerings through search marketing, it is also looking to expand its Australian base to better target its 800,000 Aussie members.
Google/MSN Eyeballing MySpace
The obligatory search share report (if you can’t wait, Google increases its lead for the ninth straight time) came in with the usual top five. But sixth place is where it gets interesting. MySpace.com, according to comScore Networks’ April report, brought in 0.6 percent.
CollectiveX: MySpace For Professionals
A new social networking site is trying to draw in business professionals. In addition to more typical features, CollectiveX, launched on Monday, will offer password-protected networks aimed at specific clubs, groups, and associations.
MySpace To Sell “24”
MySpace is diversifying yet again. The Internet social network has announced plans to begin selling episodes of the hit Fox show “24.” This move comes as part of an effort to grow the company into a business entity comparable to Yahoo or iTunes.
MySpace Joins IM Fray
MySpace has stuck its finger in another pie with the launch of its own instant messaging network. Called MySpace IM, the company released a beta version on Tuesday that is closed to other IM networks, and that requires the operating system Windows 98 or newer. The tag line: “IM for Friends.”
Congress On DOPA Over MySpace
China’s standard practice of blocking access to certain websites appears to have inspired some members of the US Congress. Social networking sites like MySpace.com are the target of proposed legislation that would block access to them in schools and libraries.
MySpace Threat Empties LA School
Every Spring, towards the end of the school year, somebody would invariably call in a bomb threat. We were all pretty sure it was a hoax to get us out of school half a day early, but we were always dutifully shuffled out. But, who needs phones these days when you have MySpace?
MySpace Rumor Mill
Perhaps it’s the sudden memetic success of MySpace that has everyone around taking shots at its founders. Or perhaps it’s the sudden multimillion-dollar success of the site that has turned its founders into seedy party boys with shady associations. Only a few seem to know for sure, but it’s fun to wonder.