Myspace to open developer platform — good for web startups

Myspace to open developer platform — good for web startups

It’s official: MySpace, seeking to defend its status as the leading social network, will open up its platform to third-party developers over the next couple of months.

The news was confirmed tonight at Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, where News Corporation’s Rupert Murdoch and MySpace… Continue Reading

MySpace to follow Facebook, will “probably” open platform

MySpace to follow Facebook, will “probably” open platform

MySpace will likely move to open its platform to outside developers of applications, much like Facebook has done, according to MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe in an interview with the FT.

Facebook’s open approach to outsiders — letting them freely plug in their services, and allowing them… Continue Reading

MySpace unveils YouTube equivalent, founders demand more $

MySpace unveils YouTube equivalent, founders demand more $

MySpace is unveiling an independent Web site, MySpace TV tomorrow that people can visit to share and watch video, even if they have not signed up for MySpace — the company’s latest effort to go after YouTube’s top-dog status in video.

The site will offer… Continue Reading

MySpace founders shortchanged, Yahoo’s binge over, Timebridge, Mashery, FON, Workday

MySpace founders shortchanged, Yahoo’s binge over, Timebridge, Mashery, FON, Workday

The round-up of crucial stuff in Silicon Valley:

Did MySpace’s Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson get shortchanged? — VentureBeat has heard that MySpace, the biggest success of the Web 2.0 wave so far, in terms of users, wasn’t such a great a hit for the co-founders. Word… Continue Reading