MySpace Brings Its Karaoke Service to Japan
In a mix that goes together like sushi and sake, social networking giant MySpace is finally bringing its interactive karaoke feature to Japan. Way back in the halcyon days of April 2008, MySpace rolled out MySpace Karaoke, which let users upload audio (and later, in October, video) of themselves singing to a large catalog of tunes. We hailed it as a new dawn for self-obsessed lunatics, now ...
We know some people take their karaoke very seriously, but is it really worth killing someone over? Apparently, a group of customers at a karaoke bar on Borneo island in Malaysia thought so. An unspecified number of men beat and stabbed 23-year-old Abdul Sani Doli to death outside of the bar on Wednesday night. What started this horrific attack? A district police official (speaking anonymously) ...
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 ...
Our first thoughts upon hearing about MySpace Karaoke were, "Didn't April Fool's Day already pass?" and "Oh God, no." Eventually our utter horror passed just long enough to do some research on this beta service from the company that is trying to ruin personal relationships. The scariest thing we found? It has competitors! MySpace Karaoke works like this -- first you decide that you are ready to ...








