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  • May. 9th, 2008 at 9:13 AM
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MySpace No Longer An 'Autonomous Island,' Offers Data Portability

Within several weeks, users will be able to share their information across a network of initial partner sites, including Yahoo, eBay, Twitter and the MySpace-owned photo-sharing site Photobucket.

"MySpace no long exists as an autonomous island on the Internet," MySpace co-founder and chief executive Chris DeWolfe said during a press call Thursday. "This enables a new layer of social activity and a more dynamic Internet."

Rather than updating information across the Web, users can update their profile in one place, and share that information with the other sites. With the new program, users will have control over what information they share and who they share it with.

MySpace will be rolling out a centralized location within the site that allows users to manage how their content and data is made available to third-party sites.

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[info]pinkshaya wrote:
May. 9th, 2008 06:25 pm (UTC)
sweeeeeeeeet
[info]dj_nitrogen wrote:
May. 9th, 2008 06:34 pm (UTC)
I know, super sweet
[info]jeremybaker wrote:
May. 12th, 2008 02:56 pm (UTC)
this is like telling me OMG WOW YOU NOW GET 10 MEGS ON GEOCITIES!!!11

...myspace is irrelevant. they missed the boat.
[info]dj_nitrogen wrote:
May. 12th, 2008 03:07 pm (UTC)
They still have over 50MM monthly users (they claim 80, but actual users is closer to 50)

I will say they have made vast improvements to the site in the last 6 months.

[info]jeremybaker wrote:
May. 12th, 2008 03:11 pm (UTC)
well if they have made improvements, they havent made it to my end of the itnernets yet.... or i lost interest before they could keep my attention. all i see is a big cluttered homepage mess of ads and crap everytime i log in.... not interested in that.
[info]dj_nitrogen wrote:
May. 12th, 2008 03:17 pm (UTC)
It is still very cluttered.

Myspace is good for bands and music, it's fair for marketing and video. It still lacks for everything else IMO
[info]jeremybaker wrote:
May. 12th, 2008 03:21 pm (UTC)
it went from an interesting social networking site... to a site where i log in to be advertised at. noooo thanks.

that and it never developed the interface past internet circa 2001.
[info]dj_nitrogen wrote:
May. 12th, 2008 03:28 pm (UTC)
They have updated the interface, that at least is a bit better