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After 150, Facebook friends are meaningless

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to Oxford University's professor of evolutionary anthropology, Robin Dunbar, after you have amassed 150 friends on Facebook, any more are meaningless because the human brain can ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Music service gives Myspace second wind

Faded online social network Myspace said Monday it was getting a second wind due to the popularity of a freshly launched online music player.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Dropbox co-founder aims to build his own Google, not sell to them

Four years ago, Drew Houston was just another super-smart hacker with ambitions of starting his own company.

Technology / Business

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Myspace purchase a 'huge mistake': Murdoch

News Corp's purchase of Myspace was a "huge mistake" and the social network was mismanaged "in every possible way" following the acquisition, chief executive Rupert Murdoch said Friday.

Technology / Business

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

More youth seeing their Facebook, email hacked

Young people are having a harder time keeping their profile pages and email accounts secure, especially from prankster friends. And although many treat hacking or spying as a joke, nearly half who have been victims were upset ...

Technology / Internet

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Google+ the fastest-growing social network ever

Google is a latecomer to social networking but its new site, Google+, is growing much more rapidly than Facebook, Myspace and Twitter did in their early days, technology experts said.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

WSJ: MySpace, apps share user IDs with advertisers

MySpace has been sharing with its advertisers data that can be used to identify user profile pages, but the company doesn't consider that to be a problem.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Google launches search page for real-time online posts

Google on Thursday further embraced the world of tweets, status updates, and on-the-fly posts with a website devoted to finding "real-time" content as it hits the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MySpace to revamp site in aim to simplify

(AP) -- The once-dominant social network MySpace is revamping its home page. It's looking a little more like its more popular and populous rival, Facebook, even as it attempts to set itself apart.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 12, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

When tweets can make you a jailbird

(AP) -- Maxi Sopo was having so much fun "living in paradise" in Mexico that he posted about it on Facebook so all his friends could follow his adventures. Others were watching, too: A federal prosecutor ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 12

Google search results to include 'real-time' data

(AP) -- Fresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular hangouts will appear in Google's search results more quickly as the company aims to give people a more comprehensive look at what's ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MySpace in talks to buy imeem

(AP) -- Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google, MySpace, Facebook make music moves (Update 2)

(AP) -- Internet power players Google, MySpace and Facebook are adopting strategies to better compete in a music industry that is rapidly shifting online.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

MySpace scoops up popular Facebook app iLike

(AP) -- Social networking hub MySpace said Wednesday it is acquiring iLike, a popular music application on rival Facebook, in the first move by new management to expand after a series of drastic cuts and ...

Technology / Internet

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sex, videos, friends, games hot with kids online: Norton

Children are searching online for videos, social networks, games and, yes, porn as they grow up in an Internet Age, according to computer security firm Symantec.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (59) | comments 7

MySpace

MySpace is a social networking website with an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos for teenagers and adults internationally. Its headquarters are in Beverly Hills, California, USA, where it shares an office building with its immediate owner, Fox Interactive Media, which is owned by News Corporation. MySpace became the most popular social networking site in the United States in June 2006. According to comScore, MySpace was overtaken internationally by main competitor Facebook in April 2008, based on monthly unique visitors. MySpace employs 1,000 employees, after laying off 30% of its workforce in June 2009; the company does not disclose revenues or profits separately from News Corporation. The 100 millionth account was created on August 9, 2006, in the Netherlands.

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