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Jefferson City News Tribune - Sat Nov 21, 2:19 am ET
15-year-old Alyssa Bustamante, seen above in a screenshot taken from her MySpace page, is charged in the death of Elizabeth Olten, 9.
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The Record-Courier - Wed Nov 18, 9:47 am ET
Douglas High student sues school district over MySpace threats by Kurt Hildebrand khildebrand@recordcourier.com A former Douglas High School student expelled and arrested after he allegedly issued threats over MySpace is suing the school district in federal court. According to a lawsuit filed Oct. 23 in U.S. District Court by Jeffrey Blanck on behalf of Landon Wynar ...
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Inc Magazine - Thu Nov 19, 5:32 pm ET
Imeem is a start-up with a great service (free online music!), lots of users (15 million, according to Quantcast), and a compelling story . Unfortunately, it's pretty darn hard to make it in the online music business. The start-up has struggled this year, because of a poor advertising market and high licensing fees owed to the record companies (these fees have been a perenial problem for online ...
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San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Nov 17, 7:25 pm ET
Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because talks are confidential. An announcement could be weeks away, and... MySpace - Imeem - Streaming media - Social network - Online Communities
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Asbury Park Press - Wed Nov 18, 3:55 am ET
NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Grand Ole Opry and MySpace are uniting to live stream an Opry performance with video for the first time this Saturday.
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CNET - Tue Nov 17, 11:09 am ET
MySpace is in talks to acquire Imeem, a music service that is once again running low on cash, multiple sources say.
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AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 17, 9:07 am ET
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" -- ...
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Fast Company Magazine - Tue Nov 17, 5:09 pm ET
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 ...
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The Inquisitr - Fri Nov 20, 3:51 pm ET
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 [...]
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Suburban Journals - Thu Nov 26, 2:21 am ET
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.
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WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - Tue Nov 24, 2:29 am ET
Independent label artists Bjork and Tom Waits are coming to MySpace Music.
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San Diego Union-Tribune - Mon Nov 23, 9:28 pm ET
Independent label artists Bjork and Tom Waits are coming to MySpace Music.
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The Argus-Press - Thu Nov 26, 1:18 pm ET
SHIAWASSEE COUNTY - As the decade nears its end, social media sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter have shown that they not only have staying power, but that they have revolutionized how people interact.
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Jefferson City News Tribune - Mon Nov 23, 5:54 am ET
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.
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KOIN News 6 Portland - Wed Nov 25, 2:02 pm ET
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.