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YouTube expected to launch bid to woo musicians from MySpace

YouTube is expected to announce on Wednesday a new program -- dubbed "Musicians Wanted" -- to lure independent musicians to its social networking site.

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MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up

(AP) -- Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts ...

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Facebook patents social networking update feeds

Facebook has won a US patent on news feeds behind the kinds of real-time updates that make social-networking websites a hit with users.

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created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Van Natta resigning as MySpace CEO

(AP) -- Owen Van Natta is stepping down as CEO of struggling social networking site MySpace, effective immediately, after less than a year on the job.

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MySpace Music experiments with audio ads

(AP) -- Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear before listening to music for free online.

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New study looks at unauthorized use of US newspaper stories

A study of the use of US newspaper stories on the Web has found that more than 75,000 websites reused content from newspapers without authorization during a 30-day period.

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

PBS's 'NewsHour' to use reporting from GlobalPost

(AP) -- PBS's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" plans to beef up its international coverage with help from the startup news outfit GlobalPost.

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook Lite On its Way

(PhysOrg.com) -- The social networking site Facebook has begun testing a simpler, no-frills alternative to its regular interface. The cleaner, uncluttered interface is particularly aimed at entry-level users ...

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 weblog

YouTube to show clips from Time Warner TV shows, movies

US media and entertainment giant Time Warner and YouTube announced an agreement Wednesday to show clips from news reports, television shows and movies on the popular video-sharing site.

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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 ...

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MySpace launches myspace.com email

MySpace launched its own email service, MySpace Mail, for the 130 million users of the social network.

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High court won't block remote storage DVR system

(AP) -- Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for ...

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

News of Jackson's death first spread online

(AP) -- It was a where-were-you moment in a digital age. Michael Jackson's death was not learned from a fatherly TV news anchor. Instead, the news first spread online.

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created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

MySpace's new CEO promises innovation

(AP) -- The new leaders of News Corp.'s MySpace said Wednesday they need to innovate to rejuvenate the social networking site, which has suffered from stalled user growth.

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Fox News taps MySpace for citizen journalists

MySpace on Monday invited its members to become volunteer "uReporters" by supplying news pictures or videos for use at the social networking website and Fox News network.

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