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N.J. Civil Case Testing Limits of MySpace, Facebook Privacy
A lawsuit brought by a teenager in New Jersey is testing the extent to which users of social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook can expect their private messages to remain private, should those users ever end up as a litigant in a civil lawsuit.
MySpace Adds New Copyright Protection Technology
Leading social networking site MySpace.com launched its new “Take Down Stay Down” feature for copyright holders, a measure designed to keep users from re-posting content that has been removed at the request of the owner.
Pure Vanilla Offers Promotion to Myspace Friends
As part of their ongoing campaign to spread the word about the company that provides anonymous online payments, Pure Vanilla is offering a free $10 promotion to anyone who visits PureVanilla.com and enters the code word “MySpace” when opening a new account.
Adult Embracing MySpace
As the Hula Hoop, Pee-wee Herman and the dot-com boom all conclusively proved, nothing can stop a new craze once it has caught the public's fancy. And MySpace is today's new craze, particularly for adult entertainment companies.
How we can kill MySpace
As you know, MySpace is a blight and it's killing our fish and ducks
MySpace Faces Virus Outbreak
It was only a matter of time, experts say, before the enduringly popular social networking site MySpace became the target of hackers and cyber criminals. An official warning was issued Friday that the site and its more than 100 million users could be subject to a large-scale virus attack.
Trend: MySpace more popular than porn
According to Google Trends, a beta product that awards scores based on web searches, MySpace has eclipsed "porn" in popularity
MySpace Hit by Heat Wave Power Outage
Taking heat from a different source rather than age verification critics, social networking site MySpace was shut down over the weekend when a record heat wave crashed its data servers.
Experts: Age Verification Won’t Work on MySpace
Amid growing concerns from parents and rumblings from Congress as well as various state Attorneys General, social networking sites such as MySpace have been looking for ways to improve age verification tools.
MySpace Announces Age Restrictions
In response to a recent $30 million lawsuit filed by an underage girl who blames MySpace for her rape, the News Corp.-owned social networking site will set forth a new age-restriction policy to be implemented next week.
Advertiser Pulls MySpace Ad, Citing Porn
Advertisers on the social networking MySpace.com — now a News Corp. property — have objected to their ads appearing on pages belonging to porn stars such as Jenna Jameson and Tera Patrick.
Playboy to Test Viral Impact of MySpace
Playboy has published plenty of pictorials using the “Women of” theme, from the Women of Wal-Mart to the Girls of Reality TV, but the Women of MySpace pictorial, which debuts today as centerpiece of the June issue, might change the way the company markets itself online.
VCA Uses MySpace Bands for ‘Atomic Vixens’ Soundtrack
Capitalizing on the popularity of MySpace.com, VCA Pictures has included a 30-song indie rock soundtrack to accompany its latest release “Atomic Vixens.” The DVD breaks new ground by being the first-ever licensed soundtrack compiled of unsigned artists discovered through the social-networking juggernaut.
Predators Found on MySpace
Recent news about concerns that MySpace.com has become a stalking ground for online predators prompted reporters at Wired News to try an experiment. The website recently cross-referenced names of randomly selected sex offenders in two California counties with profiles on MySpace, finding five matches and two probable matches.
MySpace Hires Online Child Safety Chief
MySpace has announced the hiring of a former federal prosecutor and Microsoft executive to head up its online security operations.
Law Enforcement Calls on MySpace to Protect Children
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has sent MySpace.com a letter asking the company to take steps to make the site safer for children.
MySpace Now A Porn Fav: 2
In part one we looked at how MySpace.com's sex-obsessed demographic fuels the website's popularity. In this conclusion, we'll continue our look at this powerhouse portal – and the powerhouse behind it all.
MySpace Now A Porn Fav: 1
Writer and satirist Dave Barry once accused TV journalists of having the intellectual depth of hamsters. Many would argue that the same sentiment can be applied to loyal viewers of media titan Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel, a right-leaning, flag-waving, jingoistic propaganda machine thinly disguised as broadcast journalism.
MySpace Goes Cellular
Building on its popularity among the cyber-savvy 20-something crowd, networking site MySpace.com has announced plans to enter the mobile arena through a deal with Los Angeles-based Helio LLC, a jointly owned venture by Earthlink owner Sky Dayton and SK Telecom Co. of South Korea.