Tech and social media news
The almost extinct social networking site MySpace has finally been bought out after being put up for sale a few months ago. The whimpering veteran service was acquired for a mere $35 million by an advertising network called Specific Media. It has now been revealed that Justin Timberlake will be … [Read more...]
Normally when we talk about Facebook we are reporting on the latest scams that are hitting the site or some new stats that have been released that tell you how great it is. Today we are going to do something a little out of the ordinary and report on something comical to do with Facebook … [Read more...]
The social networking site MySpace has finally been put up for sale by News Corp, with the company wanting what is believed to be $100 million. Should a buyer be found, will they continue to use it as it is now or completely change it, could this finally be the end for MySpace? … [Read more...]
Social networking site MySpace initially founded back in 2003, and is still proving popular to some, with the latest count of users up to 34 million. Ok, so its not Facebook or Twitter, but the site still provides users with the opportunity to update their status, message, comment about an item of … [Read more...]
We’ve all noted the growing impact of social networking in everyday life but have you ever thought of just how many people are using it and where they are? If you have you may be interested to hear which city in the U.S. tops a list of socially networked cities and of course which city was at the … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we’ve already been bringing you articles about Valentine’s Day and among our most recent we’ve told you about a Purple Ronnie Facebook app, some iPhone Valentine’s apps to show you care, and some Nook Color cases for gift ideas. Now we have more news for you about Valentine’s … [Read more...]
With the huge success of the massive social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, the use of many other smaller sites such as Bebo and MySpace seemed to have disappeared from existence. We're sure that many of you out there still hold accounts for these sites but when was the last time you … [Read more...]
At the beginning of January we told you that things were looking rather dismal for MySpace, the social networking site, when we heard that there were to be major cuts to the workforce. Then more recently we told how MySpace was one of the top most-blacklisted sites in 2010. … [Read more...]
Social media is the fastest growing thing the Internet has ever seen especially when you think of some of the things that make it up. Facebook alone has more than 500 million users with half of them being daily contributors … [Read more...]
By now many of you will have heard of the deadly shooting rampage that took place in Arizona earlier today where several people were killed and more injured, some of them now in a critical condition. It now appears that the man identified as being the suspected gunmen, 22-year-old Jared Lee … [Read more...]
A couple of days ago we told you about the rather dismal future that seems to be facing MySpace, the social networking site which is seeing falling amounts of users and revenue despite a recent revamp in a bid to renew interest. … [Read more...]
MySpace, what has become of thee? It used to be the biggest social media group however things have changes as they always do. At the peak time of MySpace’s reign you would never have thought they would be in the position they are now … [Read more...]
Social networking site “MySpace,” which was initially founded in 2003 proved to very popular and profitable around 2006. But unfortunately competitor Facebook came along and enticed users to log on with them. But is MySpace now going to be offering something else to it's subscribers? Judging … [Read more...]
Recently we have brought you the news that MySpace and Facebook were having a mashup where the Facebook connect button had been added across the MySpace website. To me that was when MySpace officially gave up. MySpace went from being somewhere that discovers up and coming musicians to under the … [Read more...]
Justin Bieber, one of the hottest pop stars currently around is now going on tour in the UK. On Monday he announced news of some UK dates via his Twitter page, but we can report that tickets went on sale today. Along with this, social networking sites have been rife with information surrounding … [Read more...]
Well previously we brought you some news saying that MySpace would be adding the connect button across their website. Well, MySpace has officially given up… now you can login to MySpace using a Facebook login… Not only that, but you can also synchronize your status updates between both sites … [Read more...]
Could MySpace really be using Facebook Connect? It seems that was seeing as the pair has invited various media to a GoToMeeting webinar. You would have thought that being the giants in the social media world they would have had what ever meetings they would have then announce it on both of their … [Read more...]
MySpace, the second largest social networking site is now making changes to it's current interface, as well as other features which will take place from now until the end of next month. Based in California, MySpace at the end of June this year had seen some 66 million subscribers. … [Read more...]
For online social networking sites Facebook and MySpace, they can be a way of communicating with friends and family and joining of groups. Last week, reports were coming through that some Facebook apps were enabling a person's data to be issued to third-party companies and today, MySpace may be … [Read more...]
Microblogging service Twitter is now officially getting more traffic and monthly visitors than MySpace it has been revealed. According to Mashable and numbers from marketing research firm comScore. Twitter has just leaped over the head of MySpace with 96 million users versus 95 million.However … [Read more...]
Social Media can be used as a tool to communicate with others over the internet. It can be by way of weblogs, pod casts, internet forums and so on. Used in the right way, it acts as a fantastic way for individuals or companies to advertise themselves and for users to source information. The … [Read more...]
American Idol “wannabes” will now be able to audition in the comfort of their own homes via “MySpace”. In the past, people have had to audition on stage but now the online social networking site is now giving the opportunity for people to send in their audition videos. … [Read more...]
We know many of you are MySpace enthusiasts and it’s fair to say that MySpace has previously had a certain command in the music world. However you will no doubt have heard by now of Ping, a new music-based social network included as part of the iTunes 10 download. … [Read more...]
MySpace has been listening to their user when they explained how difficult it was for them to navigate through their profiles to get to cool content. The social networking site has not only updated the profile area but also the theme gallery as well. … [Read more...]
Today there has been a huge buzz surrounding singer, rapper and songwriter Cee-Lo and a new song he has written called 'F--- You', this track has proved to be popular amongst a lot of celebrities including 50 Cent despite its use of bad language. … [Read more...]
