insidefacebook.com - 6/16/2009
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It’s been a long time coming, but Facebook has finally passed MySpace in terms of total US uniques, according to comScore. In May, comScore reported 70.28 million US uniques for Facebook (up 97% year over year), compared to 70.26 million for MySpace (down 5% year over year).
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blog.facebook.com - 6/17/2009
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Today, we're beginning to test new versions of
Facebook Search with a small group — just a...
fraction of a percent of the people on Facebook...
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Look Who's Talking Now
techcrunch.com - 6/15/2009
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It’s over. Facebook is now as large as
MySpace in the U.S., according to May data released...
today by comScore. Facebook actually passed MySpace by a smidgeon, with 70.278 million unique visitors compared to MySpace’s 70.236 million. ...
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Facebook Finally Catches Up To MySpace In The U.S.
techcrunch.com - 6/17/2009
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MySpace to Cut 30% of Staff as Facebook Gains Ground [GigaOM]
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... , and a day after comScore released data that showed the number of unique U.S. visitors on Facebook eclipsed MySpace for the first time ever in May. ...
MySpace Cutting Majority of Its International Staff [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... MySpace is struggling to regain its lead over rival Facebook; comScore released data last week that showed the number of unique U.S. visitors on Facebook eclipsed MySpace for the first time ever in May. Facebook has also been growing rapidly overseas. ...
4 Takeaways From the Social Gaming Summit — So Far [GigaOM]
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... Smith said that in speaking with numerous developers, he’s learned that notwithstanding Facebook’s greater popularity in the U.S., MySpace games still earn better average revenue per user (or ARPU) than Facebook games. Smith’s stats: A popular Facebook title earns 30-40 cents in ARPU a month, while popular MySpace games earn 50- 70 cents. (The genre’s very biggest titles earn $1-$2.) ...
Will MySpace Kill MySpace Latino? [GigaOM]
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... As MySpace struggles to regain ground it’s lost to Facebook and sort out its revenue woes, executive departures from MySpace Latino, a combination Spanish-English site targeted at U.S.-based Latinos that launched a little over a year ago, indicate it may be on the chopping block. MySpace Latino’s VP of Hispanic sales and strategy, Manny Miravete, has left the company, and the site’s managing director, Victor Kong, has reportedly left as well. The site itself hasn’t been refreshed in over a ...
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