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1. Seagate upgrades network docking station for FreeAgent hard drives

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... networking sites, such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. The FreeAgent DockStar connects people and their experiences in a whole new way even though they might be thousands of miles apart." Seagate spokesperson ...

2. RIM: BlackBerry Curve 8520 to arrive on August 5

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... and popular social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace. San Francisco (CA) - RIM has announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone will arrive in T-Mobile stores on August 5. The Wi-Fi ...

3. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... you want to send out an e-mail, a message to Facebook friends, invite them to our group, place a note or bulletin on your Myspace page, Twitter account, blog or anywhere else you’ll receive “1 entry” for ...

4. iPorn offers Apple users free adult videos

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... offering free adult videos to users. The company is launching a social networking service which it describes as similar to YouTube, MySpace and Facebook - except that it's designed for people who "share ...

5. US goes nuts on social networking

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   ... minutes in April 2008 to 13.9 billion in April 2009. Nielsen VP Jon Gibs said: "We have seen some major growth in Facebook during the past year, and a subsequent decline in MySpace. Twitter has come ...

6. Sony films heading to YouTube?

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... maintains a stronghold in the streaming video market; however, the site lacks full length content provided by sites such as Hulu and even MySpace, as it did not even begin full length streaming until 2008 ...

7. Analysis: Mobile games as Microsoft's new weapon against iPhone

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... Marketplace for Mobile. Most announced titles so far are either entertainment or social networking apps. New Microsoft-created Facebook and MySpace apps will go live later this month, and in the summer, respectively ...

8. Microsoft kills Encarta: Is society getting dummer?

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   ... Encarta at its former place of respect and glory.Over time, the online generation lost interest in favor of new exciting web phenomenons like Google, Flickr, MySpace and Facebook. Despite being online, ...

9. YouTube viewers in U.S. exceed 100 million for first time

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... Google and Yahoo as the only two websites with more daily hits. Facebook and MySpace fall immediately behind it.  ...

10. A game without a point hits the iPhone and is well worth the wait

    (Software/Software Features)

    Imagine a game where you have to wrap a 3D object with a rope to achieve set coverage before advancing to the next level. Sound stupid? While it sounds very odd on a paper, just like all great ideas ...

11. Google's Internet Bus: Reaching out to India's poor

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... or a student from a local school utilizing the web to search for information they wouldn't otherwise be able to get their hands on; or even a local band using MySpace to share their talent with people ...

12. Data Privacy Day: Educating an online population

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... the past two years, companies like Microsoft, Intel and MySpace, along with various advocacy groups and individuals, have used the day for special events, presentations and to promote general public awareness ...

13. The Pope gets his own YouTube channel

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    ... too. According to AP, the Vatican channel was launched the same day the pontiff praised as a "gift to humanity" the benefits of social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, both in forging friendships ...

14. Warner Music videos removed from YouTube

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... through other websites such as AOL and MySpace Music. Artists will continue to have their music streaming on their own websites as well. There is no indication as to when Warner Music and YouTube may ...

15. Study: YouTube watching excessive at work, companies looking to curtail

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... surf Myspace and Facebook, while a police officer might need access to those sites while conducting an investigation. Restricting the entire servers’ access, in this case, would be a negative for ...

16. Is Facebook really a place to watch TV?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... must admit that this saddens me, as Facebook’s appeal for me has always been that it is so opposite MySpace. MySpace allows users to bog down their page with text, music, photos and video- consuming my ...

17. Social networking for the Dead

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

      Tributes.com, a new social networking website founded by Jeff Taylor, who created Monster.com and Eons. com,  has plans to serve as a means for individuals who want to create a virtual memorial ...

18. Google ends an era of ad-free RSS

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... feeds. According to Nielsen/NetRatings, FeedBurner traffic recently grew at a rate of 385% rate, exceeding MySpace and Digg. FeedBurner recently closed its ad network called FAN, claiming "the new AdSense ...

19. Facebook Connect: laying the seeds for revolution

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... It doesn’t belong to Facebook, MySpace, Google, or anyone else for that matter. It just sits out there for everyone to mess with. My privacy cannot be protected by a Privacy Policy. This kind of rush to ...

20. 10 things you didn’t know about … Derek Perez

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... it.      A technology I have no use for … This is easy: It’s the Internet refrigerator!  What the hell is that all about: “hmmmm … I need a beer, wait: Let me check my MySpace while ...

21. The five big technology trends of 2008

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... HD video on demand will be good enough for most of us.  4. Affinity Social Networking websites.   Facebook and MySpace continue to be growing like blockbusters, but as they grow, they ...

22. CBS to buy Cnet for $1.75 billion

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... print and broadcast formats, media companies have been rushing to the Internet to claim a stake there. Fox's parent company News Corp acquired online destinations Myspace and IGN over the past few years.  ...

23. Nokia and T-Mobile conjoined in mobile venture

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... and Myspace, even hinting at possible future integration with social networking sites and T-Mobile's "My Faves" services. Nokia has a handful of strategic partnerships in the mobile industry. It has ...

24. AOL to pocket Bebo social networking site for $850m

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    AOL has announced that it will acquire the social networking site Bebo for $850 million, more than $200 million over what News Corp paid for Myspace last year.  Bebo currently has the strongest hold ...

25. Unreal creator Tim Sweeney: "PCs are good for anything, just not games”

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... This is unfortunate, because PCs are more popular than ever. Everyone has a PC. Even those who did not have a PC in the past are now able to afford one and they use it for Facebook, MySpace, pirating music ...

26. Web-to-TV show Quarterlife canned after abysmal ratings

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    The dramedy that went from Myspace to NBC has been canceled after one episode, after it received the network's worst rating for its time slot in 20 years. Burbank (CA) - The dramedy that went from Myspace ...

27. Game console players set themselves apart at GDC

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... on the cusp of the newest tech generation.  The Xbox Live community is the closest thing any of the consoles has to Myspace-esque social networking, and the Live Video Marketplace has become a critical ...

28. MySpace, Attorneys General in joint effort to make social networking sites safer

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    MySpace as well as Attorneys General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Roy Cooper of North Carolina announced an intention t o alleviate concerns about the safety of social networking sites by outlining ...

29. Analysis: The YouTube effect - Changing the face of elections

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... a significant influence, as it was the first one to see YouTube and official candidate MySpace pages.  However, because of the increase in popularity in these and other online services, and by the ...

30. Hackers implant malicious code on Alicia Keys Myspace page

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Myspace appears to be a popular new vehicle for spreading malware, as professional artists find their profile pages being hacked. New York (NY) - Myspace appears to be a popular new vehicle for spreading ...

31. Myspace, Sony hook up for streaming music deal

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    News Corp has signed a deal with Sony to bring Sony BMG music to Myspace in the social networking site's first major licensing agreement. New York (NY) - News Corp has signed a deal with Sony to ...

32. TG Video: Wirelessly hacking Gmail and more - tutorial

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... Clicking on an IP address will bring up a list of websites that the victim has surfed.  You can verify this by going to popular webpages like MySpace, Slashdot and others on the victim laptop.  ...

33. MySpace goes Hollywood

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Tired of watching skateboarding dogs and exploding diet cola bottles? MySpace.com, in a race to keep users from sampling such consumer-generated videos on YouTube and other sites, is going Hollywood. The ...

34. Democrats to spar off in first Internet debate this week

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... also had much less official presence on Youtube any Myspace. The biggest merge of new media in the campaign process came last month when CNN partnered with Youtube for an interactive debate.  Some ...

35. Fred Thompson makes presidential candidacy announcement online

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... grasp on the world wide web than any of his opposing candidates, many of whom rely on third-party campaign workers to handle things like their Myspace and Youtube accounts. Thompson's biggest criticism ...

36. Nero details latest multimedia management software

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... to sites like Youtube and Myspace.  Additionally, the new software will contain more advanced CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD burning features. Other enhancements include live previews of files before ...

37. Motorola cues up next Q phone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... as mobile versions of YouTube and MySpace. The first Q phone has sold more than 1.5 million units since its debut last year and complements a series of Motorola phones that have garnered significant notoriety.  ...

38. Flash 9 upgrade delivers H.264 support

    (Software/Software Brief)

    ... filmmakers, and everyday YouTube amateurs will eventually be able to upload their content via H.264 as video hosting sites like YouTube and MySpace are likely preparing for the implementation of Flash ...

39. Helio pumps out thinnest phone in the U.S.

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... that show all forms of communication in one centralized menu, and integration with websites like Youtube and Myspace.  It also has a big focus on mobile video games, offering compatibility with some ...

40. MySpace obliterates security researcher’s profile page

    (Security/Security Features)

    MySpace gave a digital smackdown to a security researcher yesterday after he had disclosed security vulnerabilities in the popular social networking site. Las Vegas (NV) – MySpace gave a digital ...

41. Average Internet user now streams 2.5 hours of online video per month

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... nearly 1.8 billion during May. Fox Interactive Media, which owns Myspace, was in second place with 8.1% of all streaming video.  At third place, Yahoo took 4.6%.  Viacom, Time Warner, and Microsoft ...

42. AOL launches video search portal

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    ... that enables users to search videos across popular websites such as Youtube and Myspace. AOL claims that more than 20 million videos can be access through video.aol.com. Content can be directly played ...

43. Presidential debate to feature YouTube video questions

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... and other sites like MySpace and , and the higher level of attention for a presidential election, the 2008 voting season will have an online presence like never before. ...

44. Google captures 17% of online video market

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    ... Interactive Media, which owns Myspace, with 421 million, Viacom with 260 million, Time Warner with 222 million and Microsoft with 151 million. According to Comscore, 71.4% of U.S. Internet users streamed ...

45. Apple bans MySpace from stores

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Apple has banned MySpace, the popular social networking site, from its retail stores. New York (NY) - Apple has banned MySpace, the popular social networking site, from its retail stores.  Apparently ...

46. Yahoo rumored to buy Bebo

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    ... for a $1 billion dollar buyout.  Similar to MySpace, Bebo lets users send messages to each other and share photos and videos.  The service has a huge British following with 9 million users in ...

47. DoD blocks social networking and video sites

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... sites like MySpace, Youtube and Photobucket.  Such sites are an unnecessary “drain” on network resources, according to Bell. The restrictions will cover military computers and networks ...

48. Update: Myspace launches new video copyright protection

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Myspace has launched a new service that it hopes will cut back on copyrighted videos posted on the site. Los Angeles (CA) - Myspace has launched a new service that it hopes will cut back on copyrighted ...

49. Super Bowl ads going to MySpace

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Fox and MySpace are teaming up to offer Super Bowl ads on the popular social networking site. Santa Monica (CA) - Fox and MySpace are teaming up to offer Super Bowl ads on the popular social networking ...

50. Microsoft to bring new TV shows to MSN

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... ranked near the bottom, at #6, behind YouTube, AOL, MySpace, and even Yahoo. ...