Rupert Murdoch on MySpace: 'We Screwed Up in Every Way Possible'

January 13, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 3 weeks ago

The News Corp. chairman and CEO tweeted about the company's botched acquisition

  

Zynga Exec Owen Van Natta Resigns

November 17, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 12 weeks ago

The former MySpace and Facebook exec will stay on as an adviser and board member as the company nears its IPO

  

Google Plus Traffic Surges, Closes In on Myspace, Linkedin

September 27, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 19 weeks ago

Experian Hitwise reports that the site’s social media market share increased 1,269 percent last week

  

How to Fix Yahoo: The Innovator’s Dilemma (Exclusive)

September 9, 2011 By Mike Jones 21 weeks ago

Former Myspace CEO: "In a world where startups can be created on shoestring budgets and new brands are launched every 10 minutes, we have to question whether our industry can sustain reinvention"

  

Report Links Social Networking Sites to Teenage Drinking, Drug Use

August 24, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 24 weeks ago

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University finds that teens using social media sites are more likely to smoke cigarettes, drink and smoke marijuana

  

Twitter Nets Highest Traffic Ever in July -- Catches Up to MySpace

August 22, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 24 weeks ago

The social media site reported 32.8 million unique visitors, up 2 million over June

  

20/20 Hindsight on MySpace

July 2, 2011 By Michael Stroud 31 weeks ago

For all you media moguls, let's take a look at MySpace's worrisome red flags

  

MySpace's New Owner: 'Timberlake Has Too Many Good Ideas to Be at Facebook'

June 30, 2011 By Brent Lang 32 weeks ago

Specific Media's Tim Vanderhook grilled on how he plans to turn the failing social networking site into a digital entertainment giant

  

How News Corp. Sold MySpace to an Ad Network -- and Justin Timberlake

June 29, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 32 weeks ago

Three brothers from Irvine not only had an interest in expanding their ad network, but in an inventive strategy that News Corp. found appealing: JT

  

Sexy's Back: Justin Timberlake to Lead MySpace's Creative Strategy

June 29, 2011 By Brent Lang 32 weeks ago

"The Social Network" star will also take an ownership stake

  

The Problem for MySpace, Hulu, Facebook: How to Sustain Value?

June 29, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 32 weeks ago

From a peak valuation of $12B to a garage sale price of $35M Wednesday, MySpace is a stunning example of the problem new media companies have sustaining their value over time

  

News Corp.'s $35M MySpace Dump Was No Surprise, But Nobody Saw Timberlake Coming

June 29, 2011 By Brent Lang & Sharon Waxman 32 weeks ago

Specific Media will try to relaunch the fading social network as a destination for digital entertainment

  

MySpace: How Does a Buyer Resurrect a Wounded Internet Brand?

June 28, 2011 By Brent Lang 32 weeks ago

Analysis: Bidders include the site's co-founders and private equity firms, but saving MySpace from the digital ghetto is no easy task

  

MySpace Expected to Sell for $35M By Wednesday (Updated)

June 28, 2011 By Lucas Shaw & Brent Lang 32 weeks ago

The one-time social media giant is expected to cut 50 percent of its employees

  

News Corp.'s Failed Social Experiment: Why MySpace Didn't Deliver

June 15, 2011 By Brent Lang 34 weeks ago

News Corp. is expected to sell the once dominant platform for a fraction of what it paid six years ago

  

Schwarzenegger's Mistress' MySpace Photos; Describes Body as Having 'Extra Baggage' (Slideshow)

May 18, 2011 By Brent Lang 38 weeks ago

Mildred Patricia Baena's profile on the social networking site contains shots of her relaxing with friends and a boy who appears to be the former governor's son

  

Beleaguered MySpace Lays Off 500, Restructures

January 11, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

News Corp.'s struggling social network makes deep cuts

  

MySpace Sale Talks Underway

January 4, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Report: News Corp. taking meetings; Zynga tabbed as potential suitor

  

MySpace Layoffs? How Murdoch Can Save His Social Network

December 31, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

With new rumors of massive layoffs, here are a few things the News Corp. boss can do to salvage his $580 million investment

  

News Corp. Admits Troubled MySpace Is for Sale

November 30, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

COO Chase Carey says company open to all options for struggling social network

  

Ailing MySpace Launches 'Mashup' -- With Help From Facebook

November 18, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

New feature allows MySpace users to create personalized entertainment streams based on their Facebook "likes"

  

Driven by Fox News, News Corp. Sees 8% Profit Growth

November 3, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Bump provided by cable networks, offset by profit slide at 20th Century Fox; MySpace remains "a problem"

  

Twitter Blows Past MySpace in Unique Visitors

September 28, 2010 By The Wall Street Journal 1 year ago

Twitter keeps growing, MySpace keeps dropping, and their two trend lines finally cross

  

News Corp. Digital Chief: 'Cement's Not Dry on Making the Internet Pay'

September 21, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

News Corp. Digital Chief Jon Miller promises "rock 'n' roll" MySpace relaunch and lauds Facebook and Netflix for New Media mojo

  

Fox Accepting 'American Idol' Auditions on MySpace

September 15, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Aspiring contestants invited to audition for 10th season via News Corp. social network

  

MySpace Rolls Out Redesigned Pages

August 25, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Part of ongoing, Facebook-like overhaul of social network

  

MySpace Relaunches With Facebook-Like Homepage

August 12, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

News Corp.'s troubled social network hopes cosmetic changes can help turn around sinking fortunes

  

Fox, MySpace Hold Contest to Find Teen Choice Presenters

June 30, 2010 By John Consoli 1 year ago

Teens 13-19 can enter online, and two winners will be selected to present awards on the Aug. 19 telecast

  

Jason Hirschhorn Exiting MySpace

June 17, 2010 By Lisa Horowitz 1 year ago

Was named co-president just five months ago

  

'American Idol' Auditions Coming to ... MySpace?

May 26, 2010 By Josh Dickey 1 year ago

Fox leverages its slipping hit TV show to boost its suffering social media network

  

MySpace for Sale? News Corp. Says No

March 17, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Company shoots down report that Murdoch is seeking $700M for struggling social network

  

MySpace and News Corp. Eye Flixster

December 14, 2009 By AllThingsD 2 years ago

Whether this is an acquisition or more of a larger partnership deal with News Corp. is unclear