Nielson Offers More Proof Of MySpace Decline, As Facebook & Twitter Soar
Compared to user activity on social networking sites last year, Facebook and Twitter posted gains of 69% and 45% respectively in the U.S. Globally, the total minutes spent on social. Continue reading
Diddy Does Video to Pre-Hype His New Blog
Its a video to pre-promote the new diddyblog.com that’s part of the media, fashion and music empire of Diddy (aka Sean “Cross Promotion Is My Middle Name” Combs). His new. Continue reading
MySpace Lost $150M In Last 3 Months
MySpace lost parent News Corp. $150 million for the quarter that ended March 31st compared with an $88 million loss a year earlier. The fall of MySpace was just one. Continue reading
New Study Examines U.S. Twitter Usage
A new report from Edison Research/Arbitron Internet details Twitter awareness and usage of Twitter, as well as, demographics, behaviors, and preferences. Highlights of the online presentation (below): Awareness of Twitter. Continue reading
TuneCore & MySpace Music Partner For Discounted Distribution Services
Flat fee digital distributor TuneCore has partnered with MySpace Music to offer discounted music distribution services to all the major download outlets. In addition, MySpace Music will provide participating artists. Continue reading
John Mayer Drops 3.2M Twitter Followers For Tumblr
"140 characters… a mathematical equation without an established value." (UPDATED) Singer/songwriter John Mayer has amassed 3.2 million twitter followers, but at the recent ASCAP Expo, he told the crowd, “I. Continue reading
Twitter Complies With DMCA Takedown Requests
Twitter has begun acting on label and rights holder requests based on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to take down allegedly offending material. It's not the first report like this,. Continue reading
Video: Music, Twitter and The Real-Time Web
(UPDATED) From The 140 Characters Conference Takeway: Twitter is a very useful viral tool, but don't expect it to convert to sales. Panelists: indie musician Matthew Ebe, Steve Greenberg of. Continue reading
Facebook Partners With Pandora For Social Music
Pandora and Facebook will be deeply integrated according to an announcement at the F8 Developer Conference today. using Facebook’s new Open Graph protocol, Pandora will stream music directly onto the. Continue reading
iLike Founders Leave MySpace Executive Team
The founders of social music service iLike, which MySpace acquired last year,are leaving the company.'s executive team. Hadi Partovi will depart MySpace completely and his brother Ali will now work. Continue reading
