myspace the bbc
BBC beds down with MySpaceTV
News BBC Worldwide has clubbed together with MySpace to bring new and archived content to the social networking site's new video platform, MySpace TV. Selected BBC content will be available to subscribers to the BBC Worldwide channel on MySpaceTV for... [24 Jan 2008]
BBC online revamp embraces mobiles, podcasts and user content
News The BBC has unveiled its Creative Future strategy and its plans for a revamp of its online arm which could see it taking on the likes of MySpace. With an emphasis on both music and user communities, the Beeb seems to be squaring up for a battle... [26 Apr 2006]
BBC signs up with iTunes
News In recent months, the BBC has struck deals with YouTube and MySpace, as well as with ITV and Channel 4 for the Kangaroo on-demand service. BBC iPlayer: all the coverage BBC signs up with iTunes BBC's iPlayer is go BBC... [19 Feb 2008]
Facebook suffers from social networking slowdown
News In contrast MySpace has seen a nine per cent fall in the number of unique visitors year on year with around five million users. And Bebo is now hot on the heels of MySpace for second spot in the UK, enjoying a 53 per cent increase in users to 4.1... [22 Feb 2008]
Facebook top of Vodafone's mobile web
News Bebo is fifth in the ranking, while MySpace is eighth. Facebook is also the most visited site for Vodafone mobile broadband users, followed by Google and the BBC. The social networking craze is helping to drive mobile broadband, says Vodafone UK. [01 May 2008]
In brief: Google university boost, Xerox print advance and graduate jobs
News The five most popular sites for the 15 to 24 age group mirrored those for the general population - except for fifth position, snatched by Fox Interactive Media - which owns MySpace. Google is also offering students online tools to use in their... [12 Jun 2007]
Steve Jobs top of the Power pops
News Media mogul and head of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch was placed at number two, in part due to his company's ownership of social-networking site MySpace, which was acquired in 2005 for $580m. Ashley Highfield BBC [29 Nov 2007]
Comic Relief clowns around on YouTube
News The Comic Relief charity has approached several social-networking sites, including Bebo, Flickr, Google Video, MySpace and YouTube to test, trial and play with various ideas to encourage users to do more fundraising. [28 Feb 2007]
Ignore social networks at your peril, retailers told
News Gartner's tips for retailers wanting to get in on the social network action include looking beyond the big names of Facebook and MySpace due to the huge amount of activity in the area. Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google... [02 May 2008]
Women vs men: Who's more web-savvy?
News Top 20 UK websites by time spent online, April 2007 (million hours)* ebay.co.uk (19.3) bebo.com (9.1) bbc.co.uk (8.2) google.co.uk (8.2) myspace.com (8.1) msn.com (7.0) yahoo.co.uk (5.3) youtube.com (4.5) facebook.com (4.3) runescape.com (3.9... [23 Aug 2007]
The Murdoch factor
AS Analysis Whip out his chequebook, and $580m later he was the proud owner of MySpace. The huge online community which MySpace has built up is an incredible opportunity for a man who owns so many content providers - from 20th Century Fox to The Sun. [25 Sep 2006]
