MySpace, launched in 2003, was the biggest social network of the mid-2000s and was bought by News Corp in 2005 in a USD 580 million deal for its parent. Facebo…
MySpace launched in August 2003 at eUniverse in Los Angeles. Users could rewrite their pages, add music and pick a Top 8.
Facebook launched on 4 February 2004 for Harvard students only. Real names and real schools gave it a trusted network.
News Corp paid about USD 580 million for Intermix Media, MySpace's parent, which also owned other websites.
MySpace became the most visited US website in 2006 and passed 100 million accounts. Google guaranteed USD 900 million for its ads.
Facebook launched the News Feed on 5 September and opened to everyone 13 and over on 26 September.
Facebook let outside developers build apps inside it. Games and quizzes spread through friend lists every day.
Worldwide in April 2008. By September Facebook had 161.1 million monthly visitors to MySpace's 117.9 million.
Facebook had an iPhone app when Apple's App Store opened in July 2008. The next battle had already started.
In May 2009, by a hair on comScore data. Its founders had been replaced as leaders the month before.
MySpace cut about 500 jobs, 47% of its staff, after relaunching as a social entertainment site.
About USD 35 million in June 2011. News Corp kept under 5%. The 2005 price bought the whole parent company.
No. A music-focused app and a USD 20 million campaign drew a spike, but the owners later said they lost over USD 150 million.
Music, photos and videos uploaded before about 2016, an estimated 50 million songs from 14 million artists.
Owners Tim and Chris Vanderhook say they plan a relaunch against algorithmic feeds. No date has been set.
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