myspace
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Why MySpace Has A Good Shot At Killing Spotify
When Spotify launched four years ago in Sweden, it launched not as a direct competitor to massive musical monoliths like iTunes, but as a cheap, all-you-can-eat alternative to piracy. People who were previously cut off from music by the Man were re-introduced to their favourite songs on the cheap. Spotify found a way to compete…
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Apple Can’t Trademark Its Music Icon Because Of… MySpace
In a hilarious court ruling, Apple got denied a trademark on its orange music icon (the one that’s on iOS devices) because trademark judges said consumers might confuse the logo with one owned by MySpace. Hah!
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Rupert Murdoch Admits He Screwed Up MySpace
Media baron, professional evil white guy archetype, and technologist Rupert Murdoch recently took to Twitter regarding his company’s historically awful purchase of MySpace. So, what they do wrong? Literally everything.
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Opinion: Facebook Invaded My Privacy, And All I Got Was This Lousy Timeline
Facebook’s made changes recently to just about everything it does, and even more changes are imminent. As if by clockwork, users of Facebook are up in arms unhappy about the privacy implications and the new interface look. This isn’t news; it’s just the latest in a long, long pattern of Facebook abuse.