readwriteweb.com - 6/23/2009
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According to a new study from Nielsen , Internet users spend more time on social networks and blogs in May 2009 than every before. The total number of minutes increased 82% year-over-year. Not unsurprisingly, Twitter saw the largest gain in total new users among social networks, with a 1,448% ...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 6/19/2009
uk.techcrunch.com - 6/23/2009
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This is breaking now - we just got
this official letter to the MySpace staff from one...
of our sources at MySpace in Europe. The official release follows, but here’s the gist: MySpace will be cutting 300 international staff and closing at least 4 ...
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Breaking news: MySpace to axe 300 international staff ...
bloomberg.com - 6/22/2009
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bloomberg.com —
June 22 (Bloomberg) -- Twitter Inc. plans to
generate its first revenue this year from companies such...
as Dell Inc., Whole Foods Market Inc. and Starbucks Corp., which use the micro- messaging site to communicate with millions of customers. “The idea ...
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Twitter Targets Revenue This Year From Starbucks, Whole ...
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Billions Lost: Marketers Reluctant to Spend on Social Media, YouTube Reluctant to Run Pre-Rolls
WatchMojo.com Business & Technology —
Social networking is more popular than ever, but it continues to trail online video as the most popular activity online:
Over 70% of US web users watch video clips on the internet, making online video the leading social media platform, ahead of blogging and social networking, according to the Global Web Index.
This is consistent with the fact that consuming content has long been the dominant activity online, at 47%.
The problem, of course, is that in both online video and social media, the business ...
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Editor’s note : The following guest post was written by Mrinal Desai, who was an early employee of LinkedIn before he co-founded CrossLoop , a startup funded by El Dorado and Venrock. You can follow him on Twitter .
I try and test many ...
MySpace: After the Layoffs, Here’s What’s What and What’s Next
kara.allthingsd.com 6/23/2009 —
Now what?
The party-all-night social networking site that has been MySpace so far got a massive morning-after shock yesterday. when 30 percent of its workforce–or 420 employees–was laid off .
And today, MySpace, which is still ...
Twitter is Now Bigger than MySpace in the UK
mashable.com 9/1/2009 — Remember when MySpace was an untouchable giant ? And after that, remember all those stories about Facebook overtaking it, first internationally, and later in pretty much all areas ? Now it seems to be Twitter’s turn to do the same.
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How To Save MySpace: The Seven-Step Plan
paidcontent.org 6/19/2009 — Jason Nazar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Docstoc.com , the premier online community to find and share professional documents. Before starting Docstoc, he was a partner in a venture consulting firm in Los Angeles where he worked with dozens of ...
Facebook Finally Catches Up To MySpace In The U.S.
techcrunch.com 6/15/2009 —
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. ...
MySpace Slashes Staff by 30 Percent
bits.blogs.nytimes.com 6/16/2009 — Amid stagnant traffic numbers and fleeing users, MySpace's new managers are trying to return the social network to a startup culture.
MySpace: After the Layoffs, Here’s What’s What and What’s Next
kara.allthingsd.com 6/17/2009 —
Now what?
The party-all-night social-networking site that has been MySpace so far got a massive morning-after shock yesterday when 30 percent of its workforce was laid off.
And today, MySpace, which is still 1,000-strong, has to face the cold, ...
The Gap Grows Wider: MySpace Eats Facebook’s Dust In The U.S.
techcrunch.com 7/16/2009 —
The gap between Facebook and MySpace is growing wider in the U.S. In May, Facebook finally caught up to MySpace in unique U.S. visitors and surpassed its rival social network by a smidgeon. Last month, Facebook left MySpace in the dust, according ...
MySpace to cut 300 intl positions, close offices —
SFGate: Technology 6/23/2009
Social-networking site MySpace said Tuesday it plans to cut 300 jobs, or two-thirds of its overseas work force, in an effort to rein in costs and focus on countries where it has many users and better business opportunities. The move comes a week after ...
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