In the present, it appears Friendster is changing its format and foregoing the idea of sharing with friends. In a message to registered members, the company is asking all users to install a custom application to export all their profile data, as most of it will be definitely deleted on May 31, 2011. So, mark your calendars with a big red circle, so you don’t lose your profile data.
Welcome to this week’s edition of “Top 5 Headlines of the Week,” a weekly roundup of knowledge that every social media guru should have!
News Corp paid $580 million for MySpace back in 2005. While the purchase appeared to be a solid investment at the time, Facebook grew to become the chosen social networking destination. MySpace users left and joined Facebook.
Think all social networks and Web companies will fight equally for your privacy when the government comes calling? Think again, especially if you are a user of Apple, Comcast, MySpace, Skype and Verizon.
Talk about knocking something while it is down. MySpace, the once pioneering social network site turned faltering ‘social entertainment’ destination, now finds itself embroiled in a lawsuit, accused of releasing members’ information without their consent.
The X Factor, the singing competition reality series featuring former American Idol judge Simon Cowell as its executive producer, may not be coming to Fox until this fall, but Myspace users got a taste of it starting Tuesday, as the show hijacked the social network’s homepage.
There’s one platform for old people, one for smart people and one for rich people. And, you need to know where the best marketing hunting ground is.
It’s one of the reasons why the social networking craze has reached mega proportions, modern teenagers would be lost without it and it is arguably the most beloved pastime of today’s youth. It, my friends, is online stalking.
Los Angeles Clippers power forward and National Basketball Association All-Star Blake Griffin will take his talents to Myspace, becoming the latest celebrity to “Hijack” the social-networking site, starting Thursday and running through Sunday.
Griffin will share his favorite music and entertainment content on the Myspace homepage, and the site will feature videos of him dunking with a camera strapped to his head. He will also appear in a short comedy video with comedian Ben Gleib.
And Griffin and Minnesota Timberwolves forward and center Kevin Love will host Myspace’s All-Star Weekend party at the Conga Room in Los Angeles Friday.
Griffin said:
Taking over Myspace this week has been a unique experience for me. I’ve had the chance to make custom videos that show a completely different side of my personality outside of basketball and share some of my favorite music and movies. It was a fun process being the editor-in-chief of Myspace.
Ever wonder about the social media demographics on different social sites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Digg, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon MySpace, Ning and Reddit ? The Infographic below takes a detailed look at who is using which sites. The Infographic is created by Flowtown and was generated using data from Google Ad Planner.
