Posts Tagged ‘U.S.’

MySpace Names New Chief Privacy Officer

Posted by webwarrior on May 3rd, 2010

Social Media privacy has been the center of much attention, particularly since Facebook announced its plans to take over the web. MySpace, once considered Facebook’s chief rival, has just announced that it has a new Chief Privacy Officer.

A MySpace representative tells WebProNews Jennifer Mardosz will be assuming the role effective immediately. She’s been with the company since 2007, in the role of Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs. Since that time, she has led the company’s the company’s global Law Enforcement program. She has also played a key role in advising the company on safety, security and privacy issues.

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MySpace: Expect More Discovery Products

Posted by webwarrior on February 22nd, 2010

There has been a bit of discussion throughout the Blogosphere that MySpace is changing its direction, trying to differentiate itself from other social networks like Facebook. They reportedly have a new product strategy called "Discover and be Discovered", which would include a feature simply called "Discovery."

Not many details are known about MySpace’s forthcoming new direction, but the company gave WebProNews the following statement on the subject:

MySpace - A Place for Friends"MySpace has always been a place for people to discover. Core to our DNA are the concepts of self expression, customization, and personalization. You can expect more products and functionality that make it easier for users to discover what they’re interested in and be discovered by those that matter to them."

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What’s Happened in Social Media Over the Year

Posted by webwarrior on December 30th, 2009

As we did last year, we have gone back through our archives and picked out some of the most noteworthy social media items we have covered since 2009 began. Now that 2009 is almost over, it was worth going  back and seeing what all has happened.

If you come across missing items, please feel free to share them in the comments.

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10 Reasons Social Media isn’t Replacing Email

Posted by webwarrior on December 27th, 2009

Update: VerticalResponse CEO Janine Popick has written a separate piece adding 10 more reasons.

Original Article: The Wall Street Journal just ran a piece about the evolution of communication technology, chronicling the rise and alleged fall of email to social media. "Email no longer rules," the title reads.

Do you agree that email no longer rules? Tell us why or why not.

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MySpace Music Launches In The UK

Posted by webwarrior on December 3rd, 2009

MySpace is continuing to make big strides on the music front.  Or more accurately, the social network has made a huge, across-the-Atlantic leap, as late yesterday, MySpace Music launched in the UK.

A MySpace representative explained in an email to WebProNews, "With this launch, MySpace Music brings to the UK all of the functionality currently available to U.S., Australian and Kiwi based users including an ever-growing catalogue of fully licensed audio and video content from both Major and Indie artists, user-friendly e-commerce solutions, personal music players and user and artist playlisting, in addition to monetization opportunities and access to comprehensive analytics and charts tools for all artists."

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