Is Microsoft’s Wallop A MySpace Killer? Probably Not. (2006)
There has been a lot of talk about Microsoft's new Wallop, but is it really worth leaving MySpace for this new social network? Is Wallop a MySpace killer?
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3 Huge Mistakes CBS Chief Les Moonves Is Making About The Future Of The Internet
CBS is interested in buying the next big phenomenon in user-generated Internet programming, but not buying market leader YouTube, Chief Executive Leslie Moonves said on Thursday. “It is obviously phenomenally successful,” Moonves said of YouTube. “I doubt we would buy it at this point. Maybe we would look for the next YouTube, the next great …
MySpace Users Get Sneak Preview Of The New Sacha Baron Cohen Film ‘Borat’
“Borat” is making nice with MySpace. British comic Sacha Baron Cohen‘s satire about an anti-Semitic Kazakh reporter, one of the biggest hits at the Toronto International Film Festival, will screen exclusively for MySpace members around the world next Wednesday. The presentation marks the international launch of the social networking site’s Black Carpet screening series, which …
Steve Irwin’s Death Inspires Fan Tributes On YouTube (2006)
Steve Irwin's death has inspired many of his Crocodile Hunter fans to pay tribute to their idol using social media, blogs, and YouTube.
Google to pay at $900M to provide query results and ads on MySpace
Google and MySpace, two of the biggest names on the Internet struck a nearly billion-dollar deal Monday to combine the search and advertising technology of Google Inc. with the massive online audience of News Corp.’s MySpace. The agreement, worth at least $900 million to News Corp. over the next four years, capitalizes on the popularity …
How To Download 1000 Free MP3s From SXSW Music 2006
Weren't able to get down to Austin, Texas for the 2006 SXSW Music Conference? Don't worry, you can still download about 1,000 MP3s from the attending bands. iTunes is selling the songs for $0.99 each or you can download them all legally for FREE using BitTorrent.
Love Goes Hi-Tech: The Rise Of Online Dating
Technologies, from e-mail, to chat rooms, instant messaging and mobile experiences, have proved to be a big pull with those looking for love. Is this is the end of the “blind-date”? Has online dating killed the “blind date”? Technologies, specifically videophones with the 3G specs, are revolutionizing dating services as we may or may not …
