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   Dan, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 8:29am

   
   

   MySpace is OVER! It would be much better if yahoo bought facebook. They could probably get a better deal, and a less retarded userbase, and a really nice platform all in one swoop. (and, i could finally integrate my flickr profile into my facebook one)

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   Anonymous Coward, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 8:33am

   
   

   It would certainly be interesting to see this in maybe 10 years, when myspace is worth next to nothing.

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   Anonymous Coward, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 8:36am

   
   

   apparently none of these executives use myspace, because in the past year, about a quarter of my friends have left for facebook, and I have all but stopped using it as well.

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   Too much money...

   

   Sanguine Dream, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 8:38am

   
   

   Frankly I think Yahoo may be better off building its own social networking site. MySpace is played out and the Facebook userbase may not like the sudden change.
   
   And as for these analysts (which must be latin for rumor mill) I wonder if they get a cut of these massive deals that they come up with.

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   John, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 8:58am

   
   

   I find it hard to believe MySpace was ever worth $580M. Has News Corp made a return on that investment?
   
   I can't believe anyone uses that site, much less would buy it. It reminds me of a web page on Geocities circa 1997.

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   Noah, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 9:03am

   
   

   Lately with all the new apps. on Facebook it is starting to seem a bit "myspace"ish. I think the best thing for yahoo would be to buy Zwinky.

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   Bob, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 9:08am

   
   

   One thing I don't understand. How do people arrive at 10 billion dollars as a value. That seems like such a large number.

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   Anonymous Coward, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 9:23am

   
   

   I think the possiblity of this buyout is going to be the closest thing News Corp. will get to a return. I really hope Yahoo go through with this.

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   Anonymous Coward, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 9:29am

   
   

   This rumor isn't really a rumor at all. It was an analyst's conjecture that he made after the Semel resignation. It's not a leak or has any information grounded in reality yet. It was just something that a single individual said that he thought could be a good possibility of happening. What is yahoo going to do after it gets a stake in myspace with myspace having a multi-year exclusivity deal with GOOG advertising? Will they attempt to break that contract lie down and let their biggest competitor share in all the revenues with one of their subsidiaries? It just doesn't seem very plausible and it seems more likely that people are pulling at straws to find any good news from yahoo since their stock and company have been in the toilet.
   
   I just heard that Microsoft was looking into acquiring yahoo again. See I just started a rumor that has about as much factual backing at this one. Lets see the stock jump 20% again from it.

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    Social Networks (and the internets) are Dead

    

    Sean, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 9:44am

    
    

    Good luck to all the .com and web2.0 bubble bursters

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    Crazy Times

    

    Brandon Watts, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 11:25am

    
    

    When News Corp. originally acquired MySpace, the only thing that many of us could talk about was how incomprehensible the $580 million was, but if this deal with Yahoo! ever came to fruition, then News Corp. would come out to be the smart investor who made a quick and gigantically huge return on their investment, and in turn, we'd finally see which company is truly crazy.
    
    MySpace is dying, but these financial figures don't reflect that reality.
    
    Brandon Watts
    Criteo Evangelist

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    Why the anamosity towards MySpace?

    

    Derek Brown, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 1:08pm

    
    

    Who are these yokels that constantly think MySpace is over? MySpace has one of the largest social networking loyalties in the space. and FaceBook? Facebook is ridiculous! The user interface, options, and customization abilities are, well, archaic. How would ANYONE bump facebook above MySpace? I think that Yahoo has finally realized that their 360 model is just not going to cut it, and rather than rebuild the Ferrari, they might as well go ahead and buy it. It's a space that Google has not stir up with too much vigar, so They are going to wreak first havoc. Works for me!

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    Anonymous Coward, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 2:51pm

    
    

    Yokels are exactly who are left on MySpace. MySpace is the Members Only jacket of the online space.
    
    I can't believe it when I run across a band that still uses MySpace over an owned domain. Talk about advertising your mediocrity.

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    Charles Griswold, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 3:42pm

    
    

    I can't believe it when I run across a band that still uses MySpace over an owned domain. Talk about advertising your mediocrity.

    Counterpoint: Weird Al has a MySpace account. He also has his own domain.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 3:49pm

    
    

    I think this move shows that the REAL problem with Yahoo! is its board of directors.

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    bah

    

    Lucretious, Jun 20th, 2007 @ 4:41pm

    
    

    Until someone gets a handle on the spamming abuse inherent on these types of sites none are going to amount to anything more than an electronic business card. The people who matter have left MySpace long ago. It hasn't been considered hip in a long, long time.

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    Really?

    

    Yours Truly, Jun 29th, 2007 @ 4:26pm

    
    

    Really? Come on now. As ludicrous as you think MySpace is and as much as you bash it and talk about the superiority of all the other systems I've never heard (besides Facebook) of, more people are on and use myspace. Sure its retarded, and sure its used by retards, but everybody and their mother, their dog, and their dog's mother, has a myspace account. I've found people I haven't seen in 10 years on myspace, that alone makes me wade through the unending advertising and rampant teen angst to mantain an account. $580 million was a smart investment, no matter how you slice it. If myspace attempts to innovate a little more (video conferencing, chat sessions, voip (maybe..), more control over profiles, more space, faster connections) they will continue to dominate the social networking status quo. But then again maybe they won't.
    
    p.s. handiest part of myspace, reminding me when birthdays are.

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