LA Times: Myspace plays up music as it woos advertisers

By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times Myspace has kicked off what its new owners hope will be its comeback tour. The site’s senior executives joined with creative partner Justin Timberlake in outlining plans Monday to return Myspace to its musical roots. Their presentation for top advertisers gathered at Radio City Music Hall in New […]

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Posted by Ted • Tuesday, October 4, 2011 .

Hypebot: MySpace Eyes Massive Layoffs As News Corp Looks For A Buyer

by Bruce Houghton MySpace is considering massive layoffs that could cut as much as 50% of the struggling social network’s 1100 person workforce according to a several sources. Parent company News Corp has been pushing MySpace to make this cuts for months even as it looks for ways to dump the division unless a miracle […]

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Posted by Ted • Monday, January 3, 2011 .

PaidContent: The Celestial Jukebox: Unlimited Music Services Face Off

Great overview of current unlimited music services by PaidContent.org. Permalink: http://paidcontent.co.uk/table/unlimitedmusic The Celestial Jukebox: Unlimited Music Services Face Off Our run-down of runners and riders in the emerging field of unlimited, on-demand subscription music services. Read the preamble. Service Region Users Subs Catalog Tier 1 Tier 2 Info Chances UK, Swe, Nor, Fin, Fra, Spa, […]

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Posted by Ted • Monday, August 16, 2010 .

USA Today: Apple buys Lala, entering the streaming music business

After years of resisting efforts to offer music fans the ability to “rent” music instead of buying downloads, Apple is finally joining the party.

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Posted by Ted • Tuesday, December 8, 2009 .

CNNMoney.com: Amazon: The Avis of digital music

The online retailer is a distant second to Apple, but a deal with MySpace could move Amazon up the charts.

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Posted by Ted • Thursday, July 31, 2008 .

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