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Justin Timberlake Talks Up New MySpace Format

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:00:02 +0000

Justin Timberlake is an investor in the flailing, former social media giant known as MySpace. Yes, MySpace still exists, although we wouldn't say it's going strong! He and the the new owners recently unveiled the site's redesign, which looks strikingly similar to Pinterest. While MySpace has fallen from its former digital glory, Timberlake is part of a team that hopes to restore the platform to prominence.

Can MySpace's Hip Makeover Win You Back?

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:00:43 +0000

Remember back in 2005 when Myspace was cool? We blogged about our crush from middle school science class, took those “what would you do if…” surveys, and felt honored when we made it into someone’s “top friends” box. Those were the days. That was also before Facebook and Twitter took over our online lives, and [...]

Myspace Garners 1 Million More Users Last Month

Scott Shetler — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:01:00 +0000

Is a great Internet comeback story in the works? Myspace, the presumed-dead social networking site that was purchased by a group including Justin Timberlake, has revamped itself as a music-listening destination and added more than 1 million new users last month. Myspace claims to have more than 42 million songs available in its new music [...]

Justin Timberlake Talks MySpace TV, Debuts Scruffy Look

Jessica Sager — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:45:15 +0000

Justin Timberlake debuted a new look this week, stepping out with a full beard. The newly engaged star was entertaining techies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (where another Justin will promote a robot company today). Timberlake he was on hand to discuss his plans for MySpace’s revival. What does ‘The Social Network’ star have in store for this social network?

LinkedIn Now Gets More Web Traffic Than Myspace

Billy Goforth — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:09:57 +0000

Justin Timberlake won't like this one little bit.

The 'SexyBack' singer, who recently bought a stake in Myspace, was greeted with the bad news Tuesday that in terms of web traffic, the site has fallen from number two to number three behind professional networking site LinkedIn. Of course, behemoth Facebook remained in the top spot.