Posts Tagged ‘myspace’

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The Social TV Remote

Currently TV, the Internet, and commerce are disconnected and require multiple input devices to change the channel, comment socially about a TV show, and make a purchase. Things are changing rapidly especially with Facebook's move towards becoming the social TV guide. Syzergy, created a concept called GOAB which is a glimpse into the near future when you can find shows to watch, share content and purchase products all from one device while consuming TV.

by Eric Fader on July 1st, 2011
No Comments  Featured, Social Commerce

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Jason Hirschhorn Sees Gold

Jason Hirschhorn, former co-president of MySpace, talks with Bloomberg's Jon Erlichman about technology, music, and business. The former co-President of MySpace provides his insight on insight, the market, and where things are headed.

by Eric Fader on June 2nd, 2011
No Comments  Featured

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Redux – The Comcast of the Future

rendslate recently spoke with David McIntosh, CEO of Redux. David and I met when I worked at Myspace amidst the early stages of planning the partnership between Redux and Myspace. After he came across my recent post on curation, we reconnected and discussed platforms, consumption and what the future may hold.

by Eric Fader on November 30th, 2010
1 Comment  Featured

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Former MySpace Director Ulf Waschbusch Becomes Chief Product Officer at Gaming Startup ‘Garena’

Ulf Waschbusch will become the new Chief Product Officer at Garena, a Singapore-based gaming software company with over 25 million users worldwide.

by Tim Schulz on February 24th, 2010
16 Comments   Business

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MySpace Leverages Facebook Connect for Fan Video (Coolest Campaign Ever)

MySpace recently launched a new campaign that brings fans closer to their favorite artists. The campaign, dubbed “Fan Video”, inserts you into a scene with one of eight top music artists, including 50 Cent and Alicia Keys.

by Tim Schulz on January 13th, 2010
1 Comment  Headline

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MySpace’s Developer Challenge: The Blue Ocean of Social Media

With more users, more revenue potential, and less competition, MySpace's Open Platform may very well be the best business opportunity this year.

by Tim Schulz on January 3rd, 2010
1 Comment  Featured, Headline, Technology

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Did Groovy & MySpace Just Launch The World’s First Realtime Social Screen Saver?

Fresh off the heels of their release of the "World's First Live Broadcast Data Application", Groovy has now produced a screen saver version for both Windows and Mac.

by Tim Schulz on December 31st, 2009
2 Comments   Headline, Technology

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Former MySpace Exec Allen Hurff to Launch SoCal-based Incubator

The former SVP of Engineering & Chairman of OpenSocial will now be grooming startups for success.

by Tim Schulz on September 3rd, 2009
5 Comments   Featured, Headline, Technology

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Blue Rover Labs – Insight into the Well Funded Startup

In June, three MySpace executives left to start Blue Rover Labs. We've since done some some sleuthing and think we may know what they are up to.

by Tim Schulz on August 26th, 2009
4 Comments   Business, Featured, Headline, Technology, Venture Capital

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Altrinsic Buys Los-Angeles Based Social-Commerce Website ShopIt.com

In buying Los-Angeles based ShopIt.com, Altrinsic shows that there are emerging opportunities in the social-commerce space. Entrepreneurs and investors should take notice of both the opportunities and the risks.

by Tim Schulz on August 8th, 2009
No Comments  Commerce