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Researcher Says White Folks are Fleeing MySpace for Facebooknew

Last week, a study showing that older folks have flocked to Facebook was all over the news. But word of an even more provocative trend waits in the wings: white flight from MySpace to Facebook.

SF Weekly | Lauren Gard | 07-15-2009 | Tech

Tags: Danah Boyd, white flight, race relations, Facebook, MySpace, social media, computers & technology

Wanna Be MySpace Music's CEO?new

Rupert Murdoch's toy is trying to go legit; mayhem may ensue, and success may not.

Dallas Observer | Karla Starr | 12-08-2008 | Music

Tags: music industry, MySpace, Digital Rights Management, iTunes, web culture, computers & technology, MySpace Music

Sid and Marty Krofft Show MySpace How Psychedelia’s Really Donenew

With a movie version of the Kroffts' Land of the Lost (starring Will Ferrell) due out in 2009, Sid and Marty are trying to woo a new demo by partnering with MySpace TV.

Boston Phoenix | Mike Miliard | 07-31-2008 | TV

Tags: TV, MySpace, Sid and Marty Krofft

The Nokia Lolitas: A Combustible Mix of Minors, Sex and Technologynew

An emerging trend of DIY teenage sex imagery raises questions about the limits of technology and the appropriate legal response. Should kids be facing criminal records for taking naked pictures of themselves? Also: Just how widespread is this trend, and how should officials handle it when students make their sex lives public?

New Haven Advocate | Rachel Slajda and Erin Lynch | 07-22-2008 | Tech

Tags: MySpace, teenagers, computers & technology, sex & reproductive issues, internet porn, minors, sex videos

Taking the MySpace Train to Juvienew

Law enforcement flexes its web-snooping muscle as a quartet of teen rapists is brought to justice in Washington.

Seattle Weekly | Rick Anderson | 06-30-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: surveillance, rape, MySpace, web culture, crime & justice, Bellevue

Ingrid Michaelson Knows the Way into America's Heart is Through 'Grey's Anatomy'new

After 25 million viewers heard her song "Keep Breathing" on the hit show's third-season finale, Michaelson's second album shot to indie fame. With no support from a label, Michaelson suddenly was everywhere.

Style Weekly | Anne Larimer Hart | 06-11-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Girls and Boys, Ingrid Michaelson, music industry, record labels, MySpace, Grey's Anatomy

Bubbly Girlnew

Colbie Caillat seems more like your sister than a singing sensation. The sunny, down-to-earth demeanor reflected in her music shines through the phone line across the Atlantic. For Caillat, she says hasn’t really experienced the “celebrity” aspect of musicianship, and fame is still relatively new to her. “I’m not used to it, for the most part.” And, like any true artist, she is dedicated to her craft and doesn’t concern herself with the spotlight. “I’m always touring.”

Metro Spirit | Alice Wynn | 04-27-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: digital, acoustic, MySpace, singer-songwriter, bubbly girl, chanteuse, CoCo, Colbie Caillat, Fleetwood Mac, hit, kan caillat, rumors

Will a Lawyer's Own Words Derail His Judicial Candidacy?new

North Las Vegas Justice of the Peace candidate Jonathan MacArthur's stated interests on MySpace include "breaking my foot off in a prosecutor's ass, anything relating to the NFL, video games, sex and improving my ability to break my foot off in a prosecutor's ass."

Las Vegas Weekly | Damon Hodge | 04-25-2008 | Politics

Tags: MySpace, Jonathan MacArthur