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• Myspace settles FTC privacy complaint

  By Grant Gross | 09 May, 2012 02:19

  Social networking site Myspace has agreed to settle charges from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it misrepresented its protection of users' personal information, the FTC announced Tuesday.

• MySpace: The next hot social network?

  By Ian Paul | 14 February, 2012 01:31

  Don't call it a comeback, but MySpace's new owners may actually be breathing life into the late, great social network.

• Social networking engineers team to make Google searches less 'evil'

  By Brad Reed | 24 January, 2012 08:22

  Software engineers from major social networking companies have apparently grown tired of Google's relentless drive to push its own Google+ social network at the expense of other sites.

• Buying Myspace was a huge mistake: Murdoch

  By AAP | 24 October, 2011 09:02

  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 says.

• User satisfaction study: Facebook vulnerable to Google+

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 19 July, 2011 14:07

  User satisfaction with Facebook is low enough that the social networking site risks losing significant market share to Google+, according to a new study.

• LinkedIn passes MySpace in US net traffic

  By AAP | 12 July, 2011 08:42

  LinkedIn leapfrogged MySpace in June to become the second-largest social network in the United States in terms of traffic behind Facebook, tracking firm comScore said.

• PREVIEW: LG Optimus 3D Android phone

  By Ross Catanzariti | 22 June, 2011 15:15

  LG has unveiled the worlds first 3D smartphone, the LG Optimus 3D, described by the company as its "most advanced smartphone to date".

• Social networking self-regulation isn't working says EU

  By Jennifer Baker | 21 June, 2011 22:19

  Only two social networking sites make minors' profiles private by default, according to a test of 14 such sites conducted for the European Commission.

• Grieving mother seeks tougher cyber safety

  By AAP | 04 February, 2011 09:46

  A woman whose daughter was murdered after being stalked by an internet predator has called on social networking sites to better protect users.

• Five websites that used to rule the Internet

  By Keir Thomas | 29 November, 2010 11:04

  The Internet generation is stunningly disloyal. Brands mean very little to us. Our parents might never have bought anything other than a Ford car, or a Westinghouse refrigerator, but we switch online services without a second thought.

  So join us as we take a look at five Websites that, once upon a time, we simply couldn't live without, but which are either no longer with us, or have perhaps seen better days.

• Myspace redesigns site, launches new features

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 28 October, 2010 00:12

  Myspace has launched a new version of its site that includes a whole host of new entertainment-focused features in a bid to turn around dwindling visitor numbers, and at the same time make visitors stay longer.

• 10 reasons why revamped Myspace will fail

  By Brennon Slattery | 28 October, 2010 04:09

  Remember MySpace? Me neither.

• Dell Streak exposes itself for Optus

  By Renai LeMay | 24 September, 2010 11:44

  It’s been a long courtship, but Dell has finally found a match made in Heaven for its Streak mini-tablet and combination smartphone. Optus will launch the device in Australia with a three-month exclusive starting from October 1.

• MySpace loses 49% of visitors in 12 months

  By Carrie-Ann Skinner | 23 July, 2010 23:26

  MySpace has only half as many visitors as it had last year, says ComScore.

• MySpace's new privacy pitch: Too little, too late

  By Jared Newman | 19 May, 2010 04:21

  MySpace is using Facebook's privacy fiasco for a little free publicity, announcing a one-click privacy feature that seems more like an attention grab than an actual play for Facebook users.