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MySpace launches MySpace Mobile; Sprint first carrier to provide access

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MySpace and Sprint announced the launch of MySpace Mobile on all web-enabled Sprint phones. The launch marks the first free direct access to the new MySpace Mobile website on a U.S. wireless carrier, allowing Sprint data subscribers a fast track to their MySpace profiles on their phones.

This announcement also marks the official launch of MySpace’s Mobile website, available via any mobile device. The new version of MySpace Mobile features a rich graphical design, a revamped email interface and other new features. The site, previously in beta, has seen more than one million unique visitors per day since its release in September.

To access MySpace Mobile on Sprint, customers now can simply open the Web on their phone, select Messaging and click on the MySpace Mobile link to get instant access to their profile.

Originally posted on March 20, 2008 @ 1:50 pm

Operation MySpace launched: an exclusive concert live from the Middle East for American troops

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MySpace, in cooperation with the Department of Defense’s Armed Forces Entertainment and America Supports You program, announced the launch of Operation MySpace, a landmark concert event designed to bring troops serving in Kuwait a taste of home and enable the MySpace community to show their support for troops serving overseas.

On March 10, MySpace Co-Founders Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe, along with some of today’s most popular musical acts, will participate in a 3-hour plus MySpaceLive! concert in Kuwait that will be streamed in high definition flash video using Kulabyte’s XStream Live Solutions exclusively on the official Operation MySpace profile. The MySpace community can watch the entire concert webcast starting at 11a.m. PT/ 2 p.m. ET.

Operation MySpace will be the largest MySpaceLive! concert to date with performances by the Pussycat Dolls, Jessica Simpson, Disturbed, Filter, DJ Z-Trip and Carlos Mencia.

Starting today, the Operation MySpace profile (http://myspace.com/operationmyspace) will serve as a communication hub where troops’ families and friends, along with the entire MySpace community, can post videos and messages of support via a video blog section. The profile will also feature a scrolling ticker of goodwill messages uploaded to the community during the live stream. A condensed 1-hour version of the show, featuring the best and most stirring moments, will be nationally broadcast on FX on April 12.

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Originally posted on February 28, 2008 @ 11:55 am

MySpace courting record labels for ad-supported music service

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myspace-music.gifBad news for Apple’s iTunes! Rumor has it that social networking giant MySpace is courting major record companies to develop an ad-supported music service which enable its users to listen to music free of charge.

According to FT, people familiar with this deal confirmed the talks with Universal Music, Sony BMG, Warner Music and EMI. Whether the negotiations are just preliminary or already in the advanced stage remain a big mystery.

Under the agreement, MySpace users can stream music for free. As for the record companies, it will give them massive exposure to millions of users and provide easier way to discover music.

A possible deal breaker here is the ongoing copyright lawsuit between MySpace and Universal Music. According to some rumors, a possible settlement is in the works.

Other online stores such as Wal-Mart and Amazon.com are already offering this free music service. If this plan will push thru, MySpace will compete with other Web 2.0 sites like Spiral Frog, LastFM, Qtrax and Imeem in developing ad-supported service. Then again, it has an unfair advantage given its massive subscriber base and strong association with music.

Originally posted on February 20, 2008 @ 9:32 am

Photobucket launches new applications on MySpace

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Photobucket is launching a series of applications for MySpace. Photobucket recently participated in the MySpace Developer Event demoing a “Top Images” application built with the newly announced Developer Platform.

There are billions of photos and images stored on Photobucket and MySpace that represent the digital identities of millions of people. Through Photobucket’s applications, users will be able to express and shape their digital identity in new ways on their MySpace pages.

Originally posted on February 7, 2008 @ 4:34 pm

MySpace launches platform for developers

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MySpace announced the launch of the MySpace Developer Platform Site, giving software developers around the world the chance to deeply integrate into MySpace. The MySpace Developer Platform Site is a place for developers to connect and learn about, build, test, and deploy MySpace applications. As a founding partner of OpenSocial, MySpace is expected to empower developers with an open standard for building MySpace applications to foster innovation and creativity on the Internet.

Originally posted on February 5, 2008 @ 4:00 am