Monthly Archives: June 2008
- June 29, 2008
- Your MySpace Page is now a part of your resume … whether you like it or not
According to a recent study, a vast majority of human resource recruiters search online to learn more about prospective applicants. And of those, the majority eliminates applicants from consideration if they find anything circumspect on social networking sites. So, while some studies suggest that social networking sites can even the technological playing field [...]
- June 26, 2008
- Social Networks are not only beneficial, they’re addictive
CBS news reports that more and more students find they may be addicted to social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. With a member’s social network literally worldwide, it isn’t uncommon for users to be up all night either connecting with online friends, but also creating content for their own online presence. The [...]
- June 26, 2008
- Ways parents can protect kids in MySpace
While MySpace can have a seriously empowering impact on our kids, there’s also a seedy side of the social networking site that should prompt parents to pay close attention to their children’s presence online. MySpace and Facebook are rather like the wild west of the Internet. And can easily be a mirror image [...]
- June 26, 2008
- Social Networks like MySpace even the playing field but it can lead to other consequences
Though many people experience a so-called “digital divide” when it comes to technology, according to a recent study social networks like MySpace benefit everyone with technological, creative, and communication skills, regardless of economic status. The study surveyed students from the age of 16-18 in urban high schools throughout the Midwest.
“What we found was that students [...]
- June 25, 2008
- Facebook bypasses MySpace for the first time …
Competition is a marvelous thing, especially when the proverbial eight hundred pound gorilla gets challenged by another eight hundred pound gorilla. The result of such a clash of titans in the Internet world can only mean better communities, better websites, more features. So, when Facebook officially passed MySpace in internet traffic for the [...]
- June 24, 2008
- MySpace continues their fight against spam; Wins $6 million settlement
Who needs public funding when you have a horde of international spammers on the court stand? Once plagued by spam and phishing plots galore, MySpace has been taking a stand against the spammers as of late. You can add another victory to the list after MySpace won their most recent court battle against Media Breakaway [...]
- June 22, 2008
- MySpace gets legal payday against Spammer
Scott Richter is a name that most people in MySpace weren’t too happy with. This is largely due to the copious amounts of SPAM sent to members through various MySpace accounts Richter co-opted by a process known as “phishing” and directed users to the website ConsumerPromotionCenter.com. Wiki defines “Phishing” as “… [...]
- June 21, 2008
- MySpace gets collectively into the movie business
The world’s first “publically generated movie” will make its debut at the Edinburgh Film Festival this year. According to MySpace, the $3 million dollar comedy, “Faintheart,” was created in collaboration by MySpace members who contributed story elements though the online Networking site. Once the story was pieced together by producers, directors were [...]
- June 21, 2008
- MySpace to unveil major layout redesign
Often chastised as being an eyesore for style conscious users, MySpace has announced that they’ll be unveiling a large-scale redesign of their social-networking site later this week. The redesign will mean major design changes to MySpace’s home page, navigation scheme, profile editor, search and the MySpaceTV Flash player.. Most people say that this redesign is [...]
- June 20, 2008
- Best-Selling Author Teams Up With MySpace For Exclusive Movie
Worldwide best-selling author Paulo Coelho has announced a joint project with MySpace for an exclusive movie production based on his novel, The Witch of Portobello. Coelho will be using a ‘mash-up’ video concept in which the entire movie will be composed of MySpace user submitted videos and music. Coelho will personally handpick 15 videos and [...]
