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The Motley Fool
August 15, 2007
Jeremy MacNealy |
Fool on Call: MySpace Ramps Up In its fourth-quarter conference call News Corp. addressed the continued success of MySpace, the social-networking site that is turning personal profiles into big corporate profits.   |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
MySpace Goes Wireless The wildly popular website looks to open another potentially lucrative distribution channel. Investors would be wise to remember that, for all the hype and billion-dollar valuations, MySpace has yet to deliver financially. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
Make Space for News Corp. The next generation of Internet pay-per-click advertising will be supported by online content, and News Corp. has both the content and the online properties to build an online advertising powerhouse. News Corp. may be a stodgy company, but it's one that investors need to watch. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thanks for the Ad, MySpace News Corp.'s leading social networking site has its eyes on the search engine marketing prize. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
Is MySpace's 15 Minutes Over? With News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch mentioning recently that the site could be sold, and advertisers already shunning it as too mainstream, could there be trouble in paradise? |
BusinessWeek
April 9, 2007
Ronald Grover |
Cold Cash From A Hot Site Can MySpace pull in revenue fast enough for Rupert Murdoch? |
Wired
July 2006
Spencer Reiss |
His Space Twilight of the media moguls? Not for this guy. With the $580 million purchase of MySpace, News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch is betting he can transform a free social network into a colossal marketing machine. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
1.3 Billion Potential MySpace Friends News Corp.'s social-networking site launches in China. But even if MySpace China is a hit, it's not going to move the needle at an already chunky media empire. |
BusinessWeek
November 5, 2007
Ante, Grover & Green |
In Search of MyProfits The pressure is on for Murdoch to turn MySpace into a cash machine. |
The Motley Fool
July 3, 2011
Sean Williams |
This Is What Really Killed MySpace These three factors may have been the reason the service folded under pressure. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Murdoch Magnifies MySpace News Corp.'s head honcho outlines some major initiatives for its hot new property MySpace.com, with plans to keep users on the site longer, thus increasing the value of its online ads. Investors, take note. |
Fast Company
September 2008
Ellen McGirt |
What's New at MySpace With Facebook surging, co-founders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson have gone back to their roots -- music, pop culture, and a proven cash-flow ad model -- to spur a next phase of growth. Will that be enough for boss Rupert Murdoch? |
BusinessWeek
June 22, 2011
Felix Gillette |
The Rise and Inglorious Fall of Myspace Myspace once promised to redefine music, politics, dating, and pop culture. Rupert Murdoch fell in love with it. Then everything fell apart. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Funny Thing About MySpace MySpace started out as a way to gauge young adult popularity, but now it is democratizing entire industries. Ignore at your own risk, Corporate America. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Peter Chernin Chernin oversees film and TV production of various blockbuster hits at News Corp., and he was a key negotiator in Murdoch's deal to buy a controlling stake in the DirecTV satellite service. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back Dot-com psychology and cosmetology colored in the week that was: Keifer madness at MySpace... A not-so-extreme dot-com makeover... |
InternetNews
October 13, 2008 |
MySpace Tries Democracy in Ad Test Social network's 'HyperTargeting Technology' is now available in a widespread beta test. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 16, 2006
Sean Silverthorne |
Is MySpace.com Your Space? Given the backlash, is MySpace a safe bet for advertisers? |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
MySpace in China? News Corp. is supposedly targeting China as its next growth market. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2010
Fixmer & Grover |
For MySpace, a Fresh Coat of Paint MySpace unveiled a sleeker new look on Oct. 27 that puts the emphasis on entertainment and celebrities rather than friends. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
News Corp. Seeks Online Job Security Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. takes a stake in an employment-related search engine. Whether News Corp.'s cash infusion in Simply Hired will be money well spent is debatable, but shareholders should expect more of the same. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2007
Steven Mallas |
MySpace's Quick Connection in China MySpace China gives users the power of instant messaging. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
News Corp. Weaves Web The company makes good on plans to step up its Internet presence and tools. Shareholders will be be hoping that these acquisitions are all smart ones, well worth the capital expenditures, and positioned to take best advantage of current Internet trends. |
InternetNews
April 8, 2008 |
News Corp. Buys Stake in Video ad Network Fox Networks, a year-old online advertising network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., will announce on Tuesday it has bought control of European video ad network Utarget as part of a move to expand in Europe and Asia. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
MySpace and Yahoo! Duke It Out Did MySpace beat out Yahoo! for page views? |
InternetNews
October 18, 2007
David Needle |
MySpace Plans to Get More Developer Friendly MySpace follows Facebook's lead in becoming a platform, with enhanced advertising features, to boot. |
InternetNews
December 9, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
MySpace Escalates Social Web's Openness Arms Race On the heels of Facebook's latest moves, MySpace debuts a rebranded data portability effort with Google's support. |
InternetNews
February 17, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Helio Phones Enter on MySpace Connection Will a MySpace partnership give Helio's cell phones a chance in the market? |
InternetNews
May 8, 2007
Pauline Millard |
MySpace to Drop Cash in Photobucket? Numerous sources are reporting that MySpace is purchasing the four-year-old Photobucket for close to $300 million in cash, thus merging the photo-hosting service with the social-networking site it's grown off of. |
InternetNews
August 11, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Google Deal Bails Out MySpace With Google on board, can MySpace's advertising revenues finally rise with the tide? |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
MySpace's Safety Dance Will News Corp. stumble and fall as it tries to bolster safety on MySpace? |
InternetNews
September 24, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Fox Interactive Sets Its Sites Free Thanks to advertisers, mobile users hitting sites such as IGN, FOXSports, AskMen, RottenTomatoes.com and that social network MySpace will be able to do so for free. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo!: Get Out of My Space The Internet giant gets miffed over headlines that say MySpace was No. 1. Yahoo! investors probably shouldn't worry too much. The company is still innovating, even if it gets less attention than Google or MySpace in the process. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2011
Aditi Baid |
News Corp. to Sell MySpace; Good Riddance News Corp. plans to sell off MySpace in the face of its dismal performance and increasing losses. |
InternetNews
July 13, 2009 |
MySpace Farms Out Overseas Ad Operations Embattled social network MySpace today announced the first step in its international reorganization, saying it plans to farm out advertising operations in several foreign countries in an arrangement with a division of its parent company, News Corp. |
InternetNews
October 17, 2007
Sean Gallagher |
Skype Gives MySpace Users A Voice Skype has hooked up with MySpace to provide click-and-talk voice services. But is too much, too soon? |
InternetNews
November 26, 2007 |
News Corp Builds Online Ad Network Proposed network would sell online ads across News Corp's assets and to other media firms as well. |
BusinessWeek
October 10, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Murdoch's Web Gambit He's on a multibillion-dollar buying binge - and Net guru Ross Levinsohn is picking the merchandise. |
InternetNews
October 6, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Ex-MySpace CEO Wants More Former Intermix Chairman and CEO Brad Greenspan is back on his soapbox, claiming that News Corp.'s MySpace acquisition burned shareholders. |
InternetNews
March 7, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Friendster Google Searches For Profitability Social network Friendster today announced a multi-year deal that makes Google the exclusive provider of search and advertising for the one-time market leader. |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Ol' Yahoo! Switcheroo New players enter into Microsoft and Yahoo!'s buyout battle. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Rupert Rules the Roost Media mogul Murdoch holds court on News Corp.'s future. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
MySpace's Fuzzy Future The game's not over for the current social-networking king. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
Is Facebook Worth $2 Billion? Social networking is hot, but not hot enough to justify a price tag this high. These companies need to sustain hearty growth if they're to maintain their current valuations. Buyer beware. |
InternetNews
July 14, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Is There Money in MySpace? It's official. MySpace is the most popular stop for members having lots of time on their hands. But who cares that the social-networking behemoth is so popular if it isn't making any money? |
BusinessWeek
May 14, 2007
Tom Lowry et al. |
Crazy Like A Fox Murdoch's bid to get his hands on The Journal may seem foolishly pricey, but he's got his reasons. Inside Murdoch's surprise attack on Dow Jones |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2006
Tom Taulli |
MySpace's Next Frontier: Video Online video is hot -- and MySpace has the audience to make it work. News Corp. is doing what any smart media company enjoys: convergence. The company is allowing its users to download episodes of its popular series 24 for $1.99 a pop. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
MySpace Faces the Music Warner Music Group and Sony BMG are close to signing a deal that will create new revenue channels in ad-supported music and music videos, pay-per-downloads, and mobile phone delivery. EMI and Universal are likely to follow suit with MySpace. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Socially Disturbing MySpace News MySpace's woes spell trouble for smaller social networking sites. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Google Flashes Its Cash Is Google about to get mugged on MySpace? It's clear that Google's paying out the nose to shore up its search leadership and build the highest-profile, most lucrative search deals. Investors, take note. |
