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

Facebook looks cozy with Microsoft, Amazon — a challenge to Google?

Facebook looks cozy with Microsoft, Amazon — a challenge to Google?

During Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote today, senior representatives from Microsoft and Amazon came on stage to demonstrate how they’re integrating their services with Platform. Google was nowhere to be seen. Forget the Facebook-Myspace rivalry — could an anti-Google triumvirate be forming?

Zuckerberg told us he… Continue Reading

Introducing “Causes on Facebook”

Introducing “Causes on Facebook”

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Serial entrepreneur Sean Parker’s new philanthropy focused company, Project Agape, launches tonight, with a special version of its software tailored for Facebook users.

It is called Causes on Facebook.

Just as significant as its launch, however, is its intent to showcase the strengths of Facebook’s new “Platform,”… Continue Reading