Archive for the 'MySpace' Category
Myspace & Twitter… Oh My!
2 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford May 8th, 2008 in MySpace, social networks, twitter.TechCrunch is reporting that MySpace is announcing a broad ranging embrace of data portability standards today, along with data sharing partnerships with Yahoo, Ebay, Twitter and their own Photobucket subsidiary. The new project is being called MySpace “Data Availability” and is an example, MySpace says, of their dedication to playing nice with the rest of […]
Two Roads Diverged: A Deeper Look at MySpace Media Initiatives and the Evolution of Social Media
2 Comments Published by Blake Robinson April 11th, 2008 in Branding, Facebook, MySpace, social media, social networks.It’s been 24 hours since News Corp announced an international distribution arrangement with MySpaceTV and ShineReveille that would make shows like “Quarterlife” and “Roommates” available to wider audiences, perhaps producing localized versions for some areas. It’s also been about a week since an even bigger bombshell was dropped with the announcement of MySpace Music […]
MySpace partners with Sony/BMG, Universal and Warner to form MySpace Music
1 Comment Published by Blake Robinson April 3rd, 2008 in MySpace, business.By now we’ve had a few examples of bonafide music hits from MySpace (see Lily Allen, for one), but until now the implementation on the site has been somewhat whimsical. With a new partnership between three of the major labels, MySpace Music is set to offer digital downloads, ad-supported music and video streaming. Additionally, a […]
Social Games Pick Up Speed
1 Comment Published by Rodney Rumford March 30th, 2008 in Facebook, MySpace, social games.Social Gaming Picks Up Speed:
I just came across an article from the San Francisco Chronicle about how Social Gaming is gaining in popularity. We have posted information a while back about Zynga & SGN. They point out that the games continue to gain popularity and how users that are not traditional gamers are engaging with […]
MySpace vs YourSpace Panel Discussion
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford March 26th, 2008 in Facebook, MySpace.I will be sitting on a panel tonight in San Diego. Details:
Join AD 2 on March 26 as San Diego’s Web 2.0 SUPER STARS discuss how to manage your online persona and build social capital. This event will answer:
* With so many social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, Yelp, etc.), which ones […]
Introducing the OpenSocial Foundation
0 Comments Published by Blake Robinson March 25th, 2008 in Facebook, Google, MySpace, OpenSocial, Yahoo!.Google announced today in conjunction with Yahoo! and MySpace, the formation of the OpenSocial Foundation, a non-profit entity, “dedicated to the sustainable and open development of the OpenSocial initiative and related intellectual property.” It’s a shrewd move by the three that leaves Facebook in an even lonelier place inside its walled garden.
In its prospectus, […]
Social Networks Remove Communication Friction: Go “Micro-Touch”
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford March 18th, 2008 in Branding, Facebook, MySpace, microblogging. People continue to discuss why social networks such as facebook, myspace, friendster & bebo are seeing continual growth and engagement. The answer is quite simple; social networks are new communication platforms.
I have stated many times that social networks connect people in way that they could not otherwise connect. Much as text messaging has changed […]
Social Networks Still Growing
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford March 8th, 2008 in Facebook, Facebook Trends, MySpace.Social Networks Still Growing: According to web analytics company Compete; It would appear that social networks continued to grow steadily for the past year. This would indicate that the marketplace still has substantial growth legs. It is also worthy to note that there are new social networks such as twitter that experienced serious growth percentages […]
Google OpenSocial Video Interview
1 Comment Published by Rodney Rumford March 6th, 2008 in Google, MySpace, OpenSocial.Google OpenSocial Interview with Platform Developer Advocate Patrick Chanezon. Google rarely does video interviews so I was very excited to have the opportunity to capture this interview with Patrick.
Too bad I didn’t keep the camera running for the next 1.5 hours while we continued to chat about all the opportunities for businesses, brands and […]
Myspace Platform: A First Comparison to Facebook
2 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford February 5th, 2008 in Facebook, Facebook f8 platform, MySpace.Myspace Platform: A First Comparison to the Facebook platform. Myspace just opned their platform to the developer community about 12 hours. We have been poking around the platform and have found a few items that are worthy to note when considering if you should have an application for your brand in myspace also. “Widgets” have […]
