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	<title>Comments on: Was It Google That Killed MySpace?</title>
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		<title>By: Alazarin Mobius</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2011/04/08/was-it-google-who-killed-myspace/#comment-620456</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alazarin Mobius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What killed MySpace? Bad coding. MySpace, although a great idea, became a glue-pit guaranteed to bring even the most powerful computer to its&#039; knees. Is it any wonder people got fed up?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What killed MySpace? Bad coding. MySpace, although a great idea, became a glue-pit guaranteed to bring even the most powerful computer to its&#8217; knees. Is it any wonder people got fed up?</p>
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		<title>By: Classic Tone</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2011/04/08/was-it-google-who-killed-myspace/#comment-615967</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Classic Tone]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Myspace did not die because of competition- it died because the moment it changed the format that it&#039;s users loved- which made users go else where- in the beginning it was a free market- independent musicians had a reason and methods to be heard by masses, so they did everything they could to be seen and heard. once they took away that forum and made it to difficult for indie artists to be found and be heard- they&#039;re sight sunk- they protected the major labels by blasting you with their content and protecting their names- but in turn lost their mass following- unique clicks get ad revenue- they pushed away those click by not allowing free ideas!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Myspace did not die because of competition- it died because the moment it changed the format that it&#8217;s users loved- which made users go else where- in the beginning it was a free market- independent musicians had a reason and methods to be heard by masses, so they did everything they could to be seen and heard. once they took away that forum and made it to difficult for indie artists to be found and be heard- they&#8217;re sight sunk- they protected the major labels by blasting you with their content and protecting their names- but in turn lost their mass following- unique clicks get ad revenue- they pushed away those click by not allowing free ideas!</p>
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		<title>By: pj</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2011/04/08/was-it-google-who-killed-myspace/#comment-615874</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think the problem with myspace was the fact that it was constantly under attack. Half the time you couldn&#039;t even access it. They obviously had problems with hackers or malware and were unable to keep up with it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the problem with myspace was the fact that it was constantly under attack. Half the time you couldn&#8217;t even access it. They obviously had problems with hackers or malware and were unable to keep up with it.</p>
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		<title>By: Jack</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2011/04/08/was-it-google-who-killed-myspace/#comment-615649</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would be more correct to say that News Corp&#039;s decision to cash in on it&#039;s MySpace purchase with an overly aggressive deal with Google Ads is what killed MySpace.  Murdoch bought MySpace simply to get access to all the personal data on MySpace, and then choose to maximum his return by burning it to the ground with spam.  Nice job.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It would be more correct to say that News Corp&#8217;s decision to cash in on it&#8217;s MySpace purchase with an overly aggressive deal with Google Ads is what killed MySpace.  Murdoch bought MySpace simply to get access to all the personal data on MySpace, and then choose to maximum his return by burning it to the ground with spam.  Nice job.</p>
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		<title>By: Lindsay</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2011/04/08/was-it-google-who-killed-myspace/#comment-615395</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindsay]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To Rupert, Chase, and Jonathan,    

Bet you never thought your mistakes, as well as your practice of lying to people, would ever become public did you?

We will assume it is hard to dispute the facts when there are correspondences and audio recordings of all communications that support any representations as it relates to the conduct and activities by, and/or on behalf of News Corp, MySpace, and its representatives.

If Chase, Jonathan, or Rupert would personally, and on behalf of News Corp and MySpace, provide authorization and permission to release all correspondences and recorded telephone conversations related to this matter.  We would be willing to accommodate that request by providing to several media outlets, including Fox News, all related materials so that a “fair and balanced” determination could be made as to how News Corp does business.  

This shall also allow outside individuals, parties, media and the public to determine how badly Carey and Miller, through their activities and conduct, destroyed MySpace and drove it from a success to a complete failure.  

As a result of their unwillingness to further discuss and initiate a process that would have generated the stated revenues and results as referenced due to their egos and the greed obstructing their ability to apply common sense to this matter, and to utilize their brains.  They have effectively destroyed MySpace and drove its value down more than any other reasons for the decline and eventual failures of MySpace.

We shall see if Carey, Miller, or Murdoch are willing to let the public in on the truth, and provide authorization so that the referenced material may be released, as well as all related documentation in support of these same representations as have been made and as they relate to this matter.

Here are the facts; Carey and Miller were provided the opportunity to change the direction of MySpace last year with a proposal that would increase the net profits of MySpace to 1.5 billion dollars by the third year.
 
Based on our experience with News Corp, Carey, and Miller no one should trust any of them.
 
They requested that we disclose the plan to them without any written agreement in place.  When that was refused there were no further discussions.  And for the record New Corp has a documented history of being given ideas and concepts, and then incorporated those same ideas or concepts.  They later claim that they already had been developing those ideas or concepts, and effectively cut out the party or parties providing them with any such ideas or concepts.  

This knowledge not only comes from similar occurrences experienced by other individuals.  But this was also learned from previous experiences in prior dealings with News Corp and/or their affiliates.  You should not trust News Corp and demand that a written agreement be in place, accompanied with detailed documentation of all transactions, and well maintained records of any business dealings you may have with News Corp, their representatives, and/or affiliates.
 
I would venture to guess that any entity they claim to be offering more than 10 million dollars for MySpace would be another misrepresentation when considering the current state and condition of MySpace.  
 
It is believed that the damage that Carey and Miller have inflected to MySpace has brought its value down to nothing.
 
Anyone that would be willing to pay the 50 to 250 million dollars to purchase MySpace, as News Corp alleges, would probably mean one of two things.  Either they lied to MySpace about what they were willing to pay.  
 
Or a more likely scenario would be that News Corp, Murdock, Carey, and Miller are making gross misrepresentations in an effort to drive the sale price of MySpace up.
 
TIME WILL TELL!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To Rupert, Chase, and Jonathan,    </p>
<p>Bet you never thought your mistakes, as well as your practice of lying to people, would ever become public did you?</p>
<p>We will assume it is hard to dispute the facts when there are correspondences and audio recordings of all communications that support any representations as it relates to the conduct and activities by, and/or on behalf of News Corp, MySpace, and its representatives.</p>
<p>If Chase, Jonathan, or Rupert would personally, and on behalf of News Corp and MySpace, provide authorization and permission to release all correspondences and recorded telephone conversations related to this matter.  We would be willing to accommodate that request by providing to several media outlets, including Fox News, all related materials so that a “fair and balanced” determination could be made as to how News Corp does business.  </p>
<p>This shall also allow outside individuals, parties, media and the public to determine how badly Carey and Miller, through their activities and conduct, destroyed MySpace and drove it from a success to a complete failure.  </p>
<p>As a result of their unwillingness to further discuss and initiate a process that would have generated the stated revenues and results as referenced due to their egos and the greed obstructing their ability to apply common sense to this matter, and to utilize their brains.  They have effectively destroyed MySpace and drove its value down more than any other reasons for the decline and eventual failures of MySpace.</p>
<p>We shall see if Carey, Miller, or Murdoch are willing to let the public in on the truth, and provide authorization so that the referenced material may be released, as well as all related documentation in support of these same representations as have been made and as they relate to this matter.</p>
<p>Here are the facts; Carey and Miller were provided the opportunity to change the direction of MySpace last year with a proposal that would increase the net profits of MySpace to 1.5 billion dollars by the third year.</p>
<p>Based on our experience with News Corp, Carey, and Miller no one should trust any of them.</p>
<p>They requested that we disclose the plan to them without any written agreement in place.  When that was refused there were no further discussions.  And for the record New Corp has a documented history of being given ideas and concepts, and then incorporated those same ideas or concepts.  They later claim that they already had been developing those ideas or concepts, and effectively cut out the party or parties providing them with any such ideas or concepts.  </p>
<p>This knowledge not only comes from similar occurrences experienced by other individuals.  But this was also learned from previous experiences in prior dealings with News Corp and/or their affiliates.  You should not trust News Corp and demand that a written agreement be in place, accompanied with detailed documentation of all transactions, and well maintained records of any business dealings you may have with News Corp, their representatives, and/or affiliates.</p>
<p>I would venture to guess that any entity they claim to be offering more than 10 million dollars for MySpace would be another misrepresentation when considering the current state and condition of MySpace.  </p>
<p>It is believed that the damage that Carey and Miller have inflected to MySpace has brought its value down to nothing.</p>
<p>Anyone that would be willing to pay the 50 to 250 million dollars to purchase MySpace, as News Corp alleges, would probably mean one of two things.  Either they lied to MySpace about what they were willing to pay.  </p>
<p>Or a more likely scenario would be that News Corp, Murdock, Carey, and Miller are making gross misrepresentations in an effort to drive the sale price of MySpace up.</p>
<p>TIME WILL TELL!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Lindsay</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2011/04/08/was-it-google-who-killed-myspace/#comment-615393</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindsay]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open Letter To News Corp:

Dear Rupert, Chase, and Jonathan,    

Bet you never thought your mistakes, as well as your practice of lying to people, would ever become public did you?

We will assume it is hard to dispute the facts when there are correspondences and audio recordings of all communications that support any representations as it relates to the conduct and activities by, and/or on behalf of News Corp, MySpace, and its representatives.

If Chase, Jonathan, or Rupert would personally, and on behalf of News Corp and MySpace, provide authorization and permission to release all correspondences and recorded telephone conversations related to this matter.  We would be willing to accommodate that request by providing to several media outlets, including Fox News, all related materials so that a “fair and balanced” determination could be made as to how News Corp does business.  

This shall also allow outside individuals, parties, media and the public to determine how badly Carey and Miller, through their activities and conduct, destroyed MySpace and drove it from a success to a complete failure.  

As a result of their unwillingness to further discuss and initiate a process that would have generated the stated revenues and results as referenced due to their egos and the greed obstructing their ability to apply common sense to this matter, and to utilize their brains.  They have effectively destroyed MySpace and drove its value down more than any other reasons for the decline and eventual failures of MySpace.

We shall see if Carey, Miller, or Murdoch are willing to let the public in on the truth, and provide authorization so that the referenced material may be released, as well as all related documentation in support of these same representations as have been made and as they relate to this matter.

Here are the facts; Carey and Miller were provided the opportunity to change the direction of MySpace last year with a proposal that would increase the net profits of MySpace to 1.5 billion dollars by the third year.
 
Based on our experience with News Corp, Carey, and Miller no one should trust any of them.
 
They requested that we disclose the plan to them without any written agreement in place.  When that was refused there were no further discussions.  And for the record New Corp has a documented history of being given ideas and concepts, and then incorporated those same ideas or concepts.  They later claim that they already had been developing those ideas or concepts, and effectively cut out the party or parties providing them with any such ideas or concepts.  

This knowledge not only comes from similar occurrences experienced by other individuals.  But this was also learned from previous experiences in prior dealings with News Corp and/or their affiliates.  You should not trust News Corp and demand that a written agreement be in place, accompanied with detailed documentation of all transactions, and well maintained records of any business dealings you may have with News Corp, their representatives, and/or affiliates.
 
I would venture to guess that any entity they claim to be offering more than 10 million dollars for MySpace would be another misrepresentation when considering the current state and condition of MySpace.  
 
It is believed that the damage that Carey and Miller have inflected to MySpace has brought its value down to nothing.
 
Anyone that would be willing to pay the 50 to 250 million dollars to purchase MySpace, as News Corp alleges, would probably mean one of two things.  Either they lied to MySpace about what they were willing to pay.  
 
Or a more likely scenario would be that News Corp, Murdock, Carey, and Miller are making gross misrepresentations in an effort to drive the sale price of MySpace up.
 
TIME WILL TELL!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Open Letter To News Corp:</p>
<p>Dear Rupert, Chase, and Jonathan,    </p>
<p>Bet you never thought your mistakes, as well as your practice of lying to people, would ever become public did you?</p>
<p>We will assume it is hard to dispute the facts when there are correspondences and audio recordings of all communications that support any representations as it relates to the conduct and activities by, and/or on behalf of News Corp, MySpace, and its representatives.</p>
<p>If Chase, Jonathan, or Rupert would personally, and on behalf of News Corp and MySpace, provide authorization and permission to release all correspondences and recorded telephone conversations related to this matter.  We would be willing to accommodate that request by providing to several media outlets, including Fox News, all related materials so that a “fair and balanced” determination could be made as to how News Corp does business.  </p>
<p>This shall also allow outside individuals, parties, media and the public to determine how badly Carey and Miller, through their activities and conduct, destroyed MySpace and drove it from a success to a complete failure.  </p>
<p>As a result of their unwillingness to further discuss and initiate a process that would have generated the stated revenues and results as referenced due to their egos and the greed obstructing their ability to apply common sense to this matter, and to utilize their brains.  They have effectively destroyed MySpace and drove its value down more than any other reasons for the decline and eventual failures of MySpace.</p>
<p>We shall see if Carey, Miller, or Murdoch are willing to let the public in on the truth, and provide authorization so that the referenced material may be released, as well as all related documentation in support of these same representations as have been made and as they relate to this matter.</p>
<p>Here are the facts; Carey and Miller were provided the opportunity to change the direction of MySpace last year with a proposal that would increase the net profits of MySpace to 1.5 billion dollars by the third year.</p>
<p>Based on our experience with News Corp, Carey, and Miller no one should trust any of them.</p>
<p>They requested that we disclose the plan to them without any written agreement in place.  When that was refused there were no further discussions.  And for the record New Corp has a documented history of being given ideas and concepts, and then incorporated those same ideas or concepts.  They later claim that they already had been developing those ideas or concepts, and effectively cut out the party or parties providing them with any such ideas or concepts.  </p>
<p>This knowledge not only comes from similar occurrences experienced by other individuals.  But this was also learned from previous experiences in prior dealings with News Corp and/or their affiliates.  You should not trust News Corp and demand that a written agreement be in place, accompanied with detailed documentation of all transactions, and well maintained records of any business dealings you may have with News Corp, their representatives, and/or affiliates.</p>
<p>I would venture to guess that any entity they claim to be offering more than 10 million dollars for MySpace would be another misrepresentation when considering the current state and condition of MySpace.  </p>
<p>It is believed that the damage that Carey and Miller have inflected to MySpace has brought its value down to nothing.</p>
<p>Anyone that would be willing to pay the 50 to 250 million dollars to purchase MySpace, as News Corp alleges, would probably mean one of two things.  Either they lied to MySpace about what they were willing to pay.  </p>
<p>Or a more likely scenario would be that News Corp, Murdock, Carey, and Miller are making gross misrepresentations in an effort to drive the sale price of MySpace up.</p>
<p>TIME WILL TELL!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Christoph Weber</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2011/04/08/was-it-google-who-killed-myspace/#comment-615370</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christoph Weber]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MySpace was a clumsy, overbearing attempt at social networking, populated largely by teens with atrocious pages. Even professionally designed band pages feel too heavy and too busy. I had written off MySpace long before 2006, and I suspect many other people not in their teens who could have been MySpace&#039;s sustainable user base did so too, regardless of the Google deal.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MySpace was a clumsy, overbearing attempt at social networking, populated largely by teens with atrocious pages. Even professionally designed band pages feel too heavy and too busy. I had written off MySpace long before 2006, and I suspect many other people not in their teens who could have been MySpace&#8217;s sustainable user base did so too, regardless of the Google deal.</p>
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