No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case
AP - Fri Nov 20, 11:34 pm ETProsecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of a woman's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.
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Finally, MySpace Music Licenses 'Fifth Label' Merlin; Reins in Fiercest Critic
paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 20, 7:10 pm ETMySpace Music has now finalized a global licensing deal with the labels represented by Merlin, according to details tipped Friday to Digital Music News. Both companies confirmed the relationship, thanks to resolution on a major sticking point related to equity.
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Feds Won't File Appeal In MySpace Suicide Case
CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sat Nov 21, 1:46 am ETFederal prosecutors announced Friday that they will not seek an appeal in the Lori Drew MySpace suicide case.
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MySpace Reaches Deal With Another Music Label
WebProNews - Fri Nov 20, 5:33 pm ETThe "virtual fifth label" is now friends with MySpace. Merlin, an organization that represents independent music companies, is supposed to have signed a deal with the social network that should nicely complement MySpace's existing partnerships with EMI, Sony, Universal, and Warner. Merlin's association with indie artists and late arrival to the music scene (it launched in January of 2007) set ...
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Wolf From 'New Moon' Howls on MySpace
AdWeek - Fri Nov 20, 12:31 pm ETA giant wolf and a slew of brooding, pale, chiseled-ab-boasting teenagers are set to take over MySpace.
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Some colleges look at applicants' Facebook or MySpace pages (watch video)
Reno Gazette-Journal - Fri Nov 20, 11:13 am ETWatch what you write online. A survey by the group Kaplan found one in ten college admissions officers have viewed an applicant's Facebook or Myspace page.
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WEB/TECH: Reports: Myspace Buys Imeem at Fire Sale Price
All About Jazz - Fri Nov 20, 3:19 pm ETMySpace has completed the purchase of imeem, which has been rumored since Monday, at a price that could make venture capitalists wary of investing in any startup that requires music licensing. TechCrunch puts the purchase price at just $1 million. Imeem's debt is also being assumed and some assets are not included in the deal, say TechCrunch's sources, including millions of dollars in accounts ...
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MySpace Acquires Music Networking Site Imeem
FMQB - Thu Nov 19, 5:16 pm ETNovember 19, 2009 MySpace announced Wednesday that it has acquired music-based, social networking site Imeem . Terms of the deal were not announced, but CNet 's sources report that the transaction is valued at close to $8 million, with $1 million paid out in cash.
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MySpace Picks Up Imeem
WebProNews - Thu Nov 19, 10:18 am ETImeem, which was able to declare itself "the first and only social networking service to secure licenses from all four major music companies" about two years ago, now appears to be folding. Reports indicate that MySpace is set to acquire the business for a rather piddling amount. Imeem was once a fairly successful organization. In addition to sealing the music company deals, it'd earned the ...
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MySpace acquired Imeem--now what?
CNET - Thu Nov 19, 12:24 am ETMySpace will pay about $8 million for the music-focused social network. What this means is the number of places to obtain free music appears to be shrinking.
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Done Deal: MySpace Buys Imeem For Up To $10 Million
AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 18, 10:12 pm ETIt's official: MySpace has closed on its acquisition of Imeem, the streaming music service. It is paying a fire sale price of $1 million, sources familiar with the situation tell me, and could pay up to $7 million to $9 million in earnouts for key employees, who will likely include CEO Dalton Caldwell.
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MySpace Said to Be in Talks to Buy Imeem
New York Times - Wed Nov 18, 6:11 am ETMySpace , the social networking platform, is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem , The Associated Press reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.
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WEB/TECH: Myspace Music Overhauls Charts
All About Jazz - Thu Nov 19, 7:49 am ETMySpace has overhauled its music charts. Following a month after the addition of their Artist Dashboard, the new MySpace Music Charts are part of an effort to provide artists and users with more data and discovery options. "Over these past few months we've gone under the hood to take a closer look at the intelligence underlining the MySpace Music platform," says MySpace Music President Courtney ...
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Is MySpace Buying Imeem?
BusinessWeek - Fri Nov 20, 12:58 am ETThe expected purchase price of just $10 million bodes ill for other ad-supported online music services
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Tonight In Rock: Ray LaMontagne, Peter Bjorn And John, Band Of Horses, The XX
LAist - 2 hours 21 minutes agoThe XX will be performing tonight at the Henry Fonda Music Box | Photo by Terryfy via the XX's Myspace Our Pick: Friendly Fires, The XX, Holly Miranda @ Henry Fonda Music Box Tonight Maine-bred folk singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne will be continuing a three-night stint at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown with LAist favorite, Illinois-based alternative country singer-songwriter Lissie . As ...
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O.C. and A.G. Give Fans Full Album Preview, of Oasis, Via MySpace
Baller Status - Thu Nov 19, 3:24 am ETLegendary New York MCs, O.C. and A.G., are gearing up for the release of their collaborative debut album, Oasis , which hits stores on November 24th, via Nature Sounds. In preparation of the release, the duo is streaming their entire album on their official MySpace page...
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MySpace Suicide Case Now Officially Closed
CBS 2 / KCAL 9 Los Angeles - Sat Nov 21, 1:46 am ET
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MySpace Close To Acquiring iMeem
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Done Deal: MySpace Buys Imeem for Up to $10 Million
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MySpace Signs Agreement To Acquire iMeem
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Confirmed: MySpace Looking to Buy Imeem
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