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Facebook considers competing with Myspace on the music front

Freelance Social Media

The surging social-networking giant is talking to a number of song-streaming services and music community sites, including Rhapsody.com, iMeem.com, iLike.com and Lala.com, about an outsourcing deal that would more deeply integrate their music experience into Facebook, sources familiar with the situation said, the NY Post reports.

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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I needed to differentiate Digg from social media because they actually are part of a distinctive community (and as you know, I’m very passionate about Digg so it really did deserve its own category). The Irony: MySpace Okay, so in my previous paragraph, I mention that you should be an early adopter of social networks.

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How to Fix a “Broken Brand” with Social

Convince & Convert

James Royer , Director of Digital and Social for the Tampa Bay Lightning , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss social space in American sports, building rabid brand loyalty, and how to completely rebuild a “broken brand” successfully. He hates to admit it, but James was first active in MySpace.

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Can Greater Social Connections Improve Higher Education?

Social Media Strategery

SR: First of all, I just want to say that I absolutely LOVE the idea of the Schools App – college students have been self-organizing on Facebook, and MySpace before that, for years before classes actually started. Groups are great for small groups of people to share and communicate. Pages are great for brands to push out information.

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Technology for Small Business

Buzz Marketing for Technology

From building business to getting a straight answer, social networking sites offer up a wide-ranging community. share photos and exchange messages with friends, and create communities focused on shared interests. MySpace: One of the earliest social networking sites, MySpace was launched in 2003 and acquired in 2005 by News Corp.

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Social Media and IT Security: Adversaries or Partners?

Social Media Strategery

The message that the Marine Corps released blocks the usage of twitter, facebook, myspace, etc, for a number of reasons, none of which is to be construed as a total ‘ban’ for all Marines at all times. Development professional development prsa public relations public sector scary smcedu social media sports tools Twitter web 2.0

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Get Your Social Media Story Straight | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

Instead, it’s the standard sports franchise drivel, including ads for home equity loans above the team logo. I couldn’t believe it, given how many video assets a professional sports team has. It’s a good mix of coach-speak, highlights, community service footage, and cheerleader features.