Hacking MySpace

MySpace has entered the realm of politics in a partnership with the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) to create an online portal of sorts that will feature things like real-time streaming and polling.  This move marks the first deal of its kind between an internet company and the official “debate organizer.”

Finally, MySpace is getting serious about dealing with the problem of adults using MySpace to find and groom minors for sex.

Guest blogger Alex Zaharov-Reutt ponders whether MySpace could be the undoing of News Corp.

Do you have an outstanding MySpace profile? Well you’ve got until the end of the month to enter the Ultimate Profile Contest, which is being run by MySpace and sponsored by Honda. But don’t get too excited; the grand prize isn’t a car.

MySpace is trying to position itself as a socially responsible social network by launching the MySpace Impact Awards, which are dedicated to “honoring MySpace members for the positive impact they’ve had on our culture”.

The secret that everyone knew about is out in the open. TheSpringBox, now renamed SpringWidgets, has been revealed as Fox Interactive’s widget platform, according to Pete Cashmore from Mashable. The announcement was made at the Widgets Live conference.

News Corp (MySpace’s parent company) is teaming up with Japanese Internet and telecoms group Softbank Corp to launch a Japanese version of MySpace. Amazingly, the joint venture will be called MySpace Japan.

Some people just don’t seem to understand that the today’s police investigators have access to computers and know how to type www.myspace.com into a browser, and can, and will, use material written in profiles as evidence. Take the case of Heather Ann Tucci.