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Prosecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of Lori Drew's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at 13-year-old Megan Meier, a Dardenne Prairie resident who committed suicide in 2006.
Going, going, gone: The last of the Web 2.0 music are dwindling away. The latest is Imeem, which in the process of being purchased by MySpace, I've confirmed. Haven't heard a purchase price yet, but I wouldn't expect much, given that this deal, like the iLike purchase MySpace made earlier this year, is an "acqhire" -- ...
There are rumors abounding that MySpace is in advanced stages of trying to social-network music system iMeem, and they set us thinking. Looking at Facebook's tie-up with Lala , and even MySpace's with iLike , is this all to outsmart Spotify ? iMeem's been in the wars a bit recently. Its business model of offering free streaming music to users and garnering income from targeted ad sales is a ...
Lily Allen has made a U-turn in her stance on music piracy. The ‘Not Fair’ singer, who launched a scathing attack on illegal file-sharing on her MySpace blog and attacked indie group Radiohead for giving their latest album away on a pay-what-you-want basis, claims she doesn’t care if people copy her albums and sell them on [...]
A California man was arrested after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. Ventura County authorities say the 39-year-old resident of Thousand Oaks, whose name wasn't released, has made a habit of recruiting boys on MySpace to yell profanities at him, slap him and spit at him.
Photo from MySpace Electric Tickle Machine w/ Wine & Revolution, A Giant Dog, Dikes of Holland Friday, November 20 Beerland ( 711-1/2 Red River ) [ info ] You might be thinking that Electric Tickle Machine - kind of a misnomer at first - is another in a seemingly long line of garage pop / psychedelic rock groups making danceable rock and roll and going the extra mile to make their live show ...
It appears that the time for freemium music services in the US has passed. Earlier this week streaming music site Imeem sold to MySpace for under $10 million dollars while laying off a large number of staff. For a company with all four major record labels signed, more than 15 million uniques a month and well over 5 million tracks in its catalogue, it came as a sobering blow to the industry ...
Photo from MySpace FREELANCE WHALES What’s the Deal : Quirky, capricious and dreamy are all adjectives you could use to describe the music of New York’s Freelance Whales. The five piece experimental folk pop outfit has experience playing in locations ranging from decent sized venues as on their current US tour with Fanfarlo to busking on sidewalks and train stations in New York City. They’ve ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem. That's according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because talks are confidential.
GigaOm reports that Imeem owes money and has been drained by legal fights.
Independent label artists Bjork and Tom Waits are coming to MySpace Music.
Independent label artists Bjork and Tom Waits are coming to MySpace Music.
Prosecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of Lori Drew's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at 13-year-old Megan Meier, a Dardenne Prairie resident who committed suicide in 2006.
GRESHAM, Ore. - Gresham police arrested two former Sam Barlow High School students after they plotted on MySpace to lodge a shooting attack at the school. Now the men are saying they weren't serious.
Social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, help young users form their social identity as they grow into adulthood, U.S. sociologists said.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prosecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of a woman's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old Missouri girl who committed suicide.
