Tag: myspace
Charging to access MySpace's WAP site? Is Vodafone crazy?
Dave wrote earlier about the fact that Vodafone has launched a MySpace WAP site on its Vodafone Live portal, in advance of a downloadable application coming later in the summer. Since it’s part of an exclusive deal, for now this is the only way us Brits will be able to access MySpace on our phones.
Adopting a child Web 2.0 style: Couple turns to MySpace
A couple from Michigan who have spent five years trying to conceive has now turned to the MySpace social network to try to find suitable birth parents so that they can adopt a child.
MySpace News is no Digg-killer
MySpace has just put its new MySpace News service live, so I’ve been playing around with it. The service has been billed as a Digg-killer, but it’s not really – at least, not in its current form. It’s a news-aggregation service with user voting, but with an extra layer of moderation in between the original news sources, and what gets onto the site itself.
10 Music 2.0 services that'll change your listening habits forever
Let’s get one thing straight. The internet isn’t killing music, any more than home taping did back in the 1980s. Yes, CD sales are on the slide. Yes, people are still using peer-to-peer download services to trouser free music, despite the threat of legal action from the music industry. And yes, it’s possible that a whole generation of teenagers now believe music isn’t something you pay for.
Wii is more Web 2.0 friendly than the PS3
You might remember a couple of recent posts looking at how well the Wii and PS3’s web browsers cope with Web 2.0 sites. Well, Games Digest now has a unified megapost blending the two tests to see who’s best.
Rolling Stone wants its own MySpace, while Joost signs CBS deal
Big developments in the online world this week, as Big Media figures out how it fits into the Web 2.0 ecosystem. Rolling Stone magazine is apparently planning to launch its own social network, to beat MySpace at its own game.
Facebook gets a facelift: social networking site evolves
Facebook, America's number two social networking site, has enjoyed massive growth over the past six months has had a facelift and additional features, as it becomes a mainstream site eclipsed only by MySpace. About six months ago, the site faced…
Why your MySpace profile could lose you that dream job
Picture the scene. You’ve made it to the final round of interviews for an amazing job, offering a huge salary, a wealth of benefits, and more minions than you’d know what to do with. You’re sailing through the questions with aplomb, and the job’s in the bag.
MySpace bums out Tila Tequila with widget restrictions
Not heard of Tila Tequila yet? She’s one of the rising stars on MySpace, with over 1.7 million friends – a following that helped her land a record deal. Yet she’s not exactly chuffed with MySpace at the moment, after the site asked her to take down a widget she’d uploaded to her profile to sell tunes.
Piczo talks UK growth, hints at mobile strategy
Piczo might not be the biggest social network in the world, but it’s growing fast (4.5 million unique monthly users in the UK) and has had some people suggesting it’s the latest destination for the cooler teenagers who previously hung out on MySpace and Bebo.
