Guide Note
The popular social networking site MySpace will undergo a significant redesign of its home page, navigation, search and profile editing functions on June 18, 2008, in an effort to increase traffic and interest.
Fast Facts
- Founded: November, 2003
- Redesigned features: Home page, navigation, search, profile editing
- Redesign launch: June 18, 2008
- Time spent on redesign: Six months
- New sidebar allows easier changes to personal pages
- New high definition MySpaceTV
- Site claims over 100 million users
MySpace History
Launched in November, 2003, MySpace has grown to be one of the web's most visited and subscribed sites. In 2005, the site was sold to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. for $580 million. The site today boasts over 100 million users, despite criticism that it is being eclipsed in usefulness by rival Facebook.1
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