Careful, Twitter — remember what happened to MySpace and Digg

gigaom.com (11 months and 19 days ago)

Jul 1, 2012

Careful, Twitter — remember what happened to MySpace and Digg

Twitter has made it clear it plans to crack down on third-party services by tightening the rules on use of the network, but this desire for control -- and the drive to monetize its user base -- could ruin what made Twitter special to begin with. full story

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Digg's Google Reader replacement will arrive in a few months, will be fast and simple

Google's Reader may be on the way out this July, but there are already other savvy internet companies looking to fill the upcoming void.Digg revealed its intentions to create a new RSS feed compiler earlier this March, and at the time asked many of its current users what they would like to see in a new Reader-like service.The aggregate site already said it would include...

techradar.com (2 months and 27 days ago)

Myspace Is Back — As an iOS App

Myspace, the social network that dominated the early part of this century, has risen from the ashes. Or at least, that's the plan, as Myspace's new website emerges from beta along with a new mobile app.

wired.com (7 days ago)

Digg building Google Reader replacement

In the wake of Google's announcement that it will close the doors to its Reader this July (RIP) there was a hole just waiting to be filled. And who's stepping up to the plate? Digg, apparently.Yes, Google's loss is Digg's gain. The newly relaunched content-aggregating site is building a reader replacement which will include a Google-style API to win over news and blog...

techradar.com (3 months and 6 days ago)

Rupert Murdoch warns Facebook faces same fate as MySpace

Rupert Murdoch has taken to Twitter to compare Facebook with troubled peer MySpace.

telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 2 days ago)

How do RSS users want to share content? Digg and Feedly try to find out

This week, Digg and Feedly both surveyed RSS users on the types of social features they'd like to see integrated into a Google Reader replacement. Feedly says it will roll out an updated product in a couple weeks, while Digg's product launches in June and is likely to be paid.

gigaom.com (1 month and 19 days ago)

Myspace Unveils Rebrand, Offers Expanded Options for Musicians

The newest version of Myspace launched today (formerly MySpace), and this time, it not only has a name change, but a new face too. The site has undergone serious rebranding, hoping to move past the several years where it has been largely forgettable, eclipsed by social media brands like Facebook and Bandcamp. With investor Justin Timberlake as its creative director, Myspace...

pastemagazine.com (6 days ago)

Justin Timberlake Launches New Myspace at Star-Studded Party

Justin Timberlake brought Myspace back! On Tuesday, the "Mirrors" singer, who also happens to be an investor in the social networking site, relaunched the new Myspace at El Ray...

eonline.com (6 days ago)

Speaking last night, Digg CEO Andrew McLaughlin explained that Digg's Reader won't be a standalone a

Speaking last night, Digg CEO Andrew McLaughlin explained that Digg's Reader won't be a standalone app, and will allow you to sort and rank content, unlike a normal RSS reader.

gizmodo.com (26 days ago)

Rupert Murdoch warns Facebook may go the way of Myspace

Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter to give Facebook the thumbs down. The famed media investor suggested Facebook, the world's largest social network, may suffer a similar fate as Myspace, a company he once owned. "Look out Facebook! Hours spent participating per member dropping seriously. First really bad sign as seen ...

washingtontimes.com (1 month and 2 days ago)

Man charged with sex abuse of minor after impregnating girl he met on Myspace

PALERMO, Maine - Police last week charged a Belgrade man with sexual abuse of a minor after a 19-year-old woman said that he impregnated her when she was just 15, after they had met through the social networking website Myspace. The sexual contact allegedly happened in Palermo, where Charles Eaton, ...

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