Category: MySpace

Seriously, people, do you ever learn? Stop posting your revenge on exes online. You didn't learn from the tale of Stephen Hailes, or of the jailed Italian loon. You even ignored the story of a jilted lover being busted on Craigslist. We have learned from Fox News that Portlyn Miller, of St. Paul Minnesota, is now on the lam after vandalizing the home of an ex-boyfriend and posting photos of it on ...

You knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Ever since Facebook opened itself up to anyone with an e-mail address, back in September of 2007, it was only a matter of a time before everyone's parents started to join the social networking site, forcing kids everywhere into the awkward position of dealing with friend requests from mom and dad. The former student-only refuge has seen its over ...

We all know that the next frontier is mobile Internet and connectivity, but so far, it has been slow to catch on. Blame it on lackluster handsets, poorly designed mobile sites, and prohibitively high data costs. But things may be changing as new market research reveals that in the UK, mobile Internet use has exploded, especially in the realm of social networking services. British cellular ...

Yesterday at midnight (9 PM on the west coast), the public got its first listen (legal) to (cough...) 'Chinese Democracy.' Though the first Guns N' Roses album in 17 years wont be available in stores till November 23, it can now be streamed for free on MySpace Music (must... bite... tongue...). The album has actually been making the rounds on BitTorrent for a while, and the first hints of it ...

I'm sure we don't have to tell you that Barack Obama has changed how the Web is leveraged in politics. Sure, Gore and Bush dabbled, and Dean and his campaign manager Joe Trippi showed you could build a base and raise enormous amounts of money, but it took the Obama campaign to prove that you could practically replace the traditional party machine with social-networking. Perhaps we're being a bit ...

Share Chances are, if you're not on Facebook already, then you're likely to be getting on it pretty soon. Whether it's your kids or your next door neighbor (or those old friends you just reunited with at your high school reunion), folks around you have been hounding you to sign up, set up a profile, and start "social-networking" with all your friends, and their friends, and so on. Truth ...

It could be argued that one of the biggest hurdles in the way of creating compelling shared online experiences is the fact that digital avatars look nothing like the people controlling them. A Pasadena, CA-based company called Big Stage Entertainment is trying to change that, and its solution is to enable anyone to quickly create a realistic 3-D version of themselves, which can then be used ...

If you thought your Facebook and MySpace pages were just good for keeping in touch with friends, think again. We've shown how they can impact how potential employers perceive you, and so it should be no surprise that college admissions officers, the people who decide whether you're in or out, are also doing some profile surfing before deciding on accepting or rejecting a given candidate. According ...

While folks danced in the streets late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning in celebration of President-Elect Barack Obama's win, pulses danced -- just as vivaciously -- through Ethernet cables across the country, as USA Today details. Videos of celebrants, Facebook notes, MySpace bulletins, Twitters and blogs all kept the party going, while many plugged-in McCain supporters lamented the ...

We've heard before that letting employees access personal e-mail and other non-work related Web sites can actually be good for productivity. A new study out of British think-tank Demos takes that a step further and suggests that social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace might actually be good for business. The general thrust of the report's argument is that social networking sites are an ...

What do women and recovering drug addicts have in common? Apparently, both should be avoiding Facebook. According to a report by Priory, a British medical journal, Facebook is leading some folks to develop "friendship addiction." David Smallwood, an addiction expert, says that social networking sites (and Facebook in particular) are fueling insecurity and creating an unhealthy obsession with ...

Instead of wading out into dingy bars for a shot at temporary stardom, karaoke enthusiasts can now just log onto their MySpace accounts from the comfort of their own homes, AFP reports. Although it has been available for six months already, MySpace's karaoke application now offers better recording quality and user friendliness, according to the social networking site's executives. The ...

Google has of course made a name for itself through its search-based technical innovations. But, many of its most impressive tricks reside behind the scenes in the way it sells and delivers advertising, funding its future growth. A recently revealed patent application has shed a little light on what could be a tie-in to social networks, making people who are popular online more valuable ad ...

It was just a week ago that MySpace re-launched its Music service in partnership with Amazon, enabling any of the site's millions of users to stream the full albums of thousands of artists. Now, MySpace is calling that re-launch a success, saying that a massive billion songs have been streamed since the launch, and that it's still counting. The re-launch expands greatly on the previous service ...

Britpop pioneers Oasis will release their seventh studio LP, 'Dig Out Your Soul,' via MySpace today, Yahoo reports. 'Dig Out Your Soul' marks the Gallagher Brothers' first release since 2005's 'Don't Believe The Truth,' and is being released by Big Brother Records. For those who would rather hold an album than download one, the CD will be appearing on shelves next week. As far as the sound of ...