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This is awful to hear, especially at the start of a new year.

Sources are reporting that MySpace, which has been struggling for awhile now to compete with other social networking sites, may have plans to layoff off a significant amount of its staff - half of them, to be exact.

We're hearing that as much as 50 percent of the 1,100 employees at Myspace could be let go. Most of those folks are based in the U.S., but are also some international offices that could get hit.

But even with the layoffs, the company still finds itself in a lot of trouble. Its recent redesign to an "entertainment hub" hasn't faired as well as they would have liked, so now, there is major talk about selling the company all together.

Such a pity. All those poor, hardworking people with no jobs. Shame.

Tags: employees, fired, layoffs, myspace, network, sale, staff

We didn't think he would have time for this, what with the grueling schedule of filming Glee, touring with Glee, recording new songs for Glee and what not. We assumed he'd already sold his soul to Ryan Murphy ages ago!

We kid, we kid. We're sure everyone is encouraged to pursue other projects outside of the show!

Cory Monteith revealed on his Twitter this week that he's just joined up with a new band called Bonnie Dune. We're not sure if his bandmates are a bunch of friends of his or if this was something he was a part of pre-Glee or this is some PR thing, but he announced that he was the drummer for the band and that their first show will be January 6th in El Lay.

According to their MySpace page (which by the way, who has one of those anymore?), they're an "Alternative / Indie / Rock" group. We took a listen to the music - decent, though Cory doesn't sing.

Something to be aware of if you plan on going to the show.

So, how many of U think U'll check them out?

Tags: bonnie dune, cory monteith, glee, indie, music, myspace, ryan murphy, twitter

This is so crazy!

Myspace made the announcement today that they will be 'mashing up' with Facebook, which is a new feature that will allow Myspace users to create a personalized stream of entertainment content, via the information in their Facebook profiles!

Myspace CEO Mike Jones explains:

“We are thrilled to further our collaboration with Facebook through Mashup with Facebook. This new feature is a great illustration of our strategy around social entertainment and enabling the real-time stream. The stream is one of our most popular features on Myspace, and it is now delivering an even richer entertainment experience of relevant content for our users to enjoy. I’m particularly excited because so many people will be able to have the immediate satisfaction of enjoying their own entertainment program that they have customized themselves as well as connecting to all their passions and to the Myspace community at large.”

Dan Rose, VP of Partnerships and Platform Marketing on Facebook, continues:

“Sharing entertainment and music interests is part of many of our friendships, online and off. Myspace is giving people an easy way to bring their favorite bands, celebrities and movies from Facebook to create a personalized experience on Myspace from the start.”

Some of the many new features will include:

* Facebook “likes” and “interests” are matched to relevant Myspace topic pages, profiles, video programming and other content in entertainment categories such as, music, celebrities, TV, and movies

* Tailored recommendations of new topic pages and profiles are surfaced in real-time to enable discovery of new entertainment experiences and greater customization

* Subscriptions to a broad array of entertainment programming, including originals, exclusives and content from around the Web are automatically enabled based on personal preferences and settings

* Passionate fans within the Myspace community are connected through “friending” and “following” features of Myspace topic pages and profiles

Check out the instructorial video (above) to see how you can do it to your profile!

This is a pretty brilliant plan, we have to admit!

Dare we say that it could save Myspace from its current status as the elephant graveyard of the internet?

We'll have to wait and see!

What do U think?? Will U mash-up your Facebook and Myspace profiles? Do U even still have a Myspace profile??

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Tags: ceo, dan rose, details, facebook, features, instruction, mash up, merge, mike jones, myspace, partnerships and platform marketing, vice president, video

George Lopez got serious yesterday when talking about bullying, and he had a lot to say on the subject.

Here's George on protecting kids from being bullied:

“We all were bullied. Here’s what we have to understand: We cannot live in the past. We were all bullied as kids. I had the biggest hair and the darkest skin. What we have to do now is save the kids who are being bullied on computers and bullied in school and bullied by friends and bullied on Facebook.”

George on how he protects his own daughter from bullying:

“I am a parent. I do not allow my daughter to have a Facebook page or a MySpace page or Twitter. If you’re looking for positive, don’t look to Twitter, and for us who are older, let’s not go into the past and talk about our bullying, but help kids now.”

More from George on his how to stop bullying:

“We focus our attention on computers and parents being parents in their own home, not allowing their child to dress provocatively, to not allow Facebook and MySpace and to have text messages. You have to eliminate the electronics because it’s almost like a weapon that kids aren’t supposed to have.”

Social networking websites have certainly been a source of controversy when it comes to bullying.

We're not sure how realistic it would be to try to completely ban kids from using these sites, but if they are to use them, parents should definitely engage in open dialogues about the sites with their kids.

Do U think kids shouldn't be allowed to use social networking sites? What about text messaging?

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: banned, bullying, computers, electronics, facebook, george lopez, kids, myspace, text messages

A Facebook movie….a Twitter sitcom starring William Shatner….ANOTHER Twitter show….what's next? A six-part HBO mini-series about the rise and fall of Myspace?

In the meanwhile, it looks like we do, in fact, have another Twit-com on its way to CBS, called Shh…Don't Tell Steve, and based upon the Twitter feed of the same name.

The TV show adaptation will revolve around a man who must deal with his immature roommate.

The show will be executive produced by Ashton Kutcher, and his producing partner Evan Goldberg.

All right, Ashton, we won't COMPLETELY rip this apart yet, but we're skeptical.

Do U think we need another Twitter-based TV show?

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Tags: cbs, evan goldberg, facebook, hbo, myspace, shh...dont tell steve, twitcom

Crazy things are happening on the web today!

The Social Network, a film about Mike Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook, is doing a site-takeover of MySpace (in other words, a really big advertisement).

“[The takeover] combines the reach of a takeover, the real estate of a home page skin, and the content of a microsite," said Nada Stirratt, MySpace's chief revenue officer.

The reason MySpace is letting Facebook advertise on their site: They’re making at least seven figures on this ad. Who can turn down that kind of money?

Tags: facebook, myspace, the social network

And so it begins yet again!

If you missed your chance to audition for American Idol at the city nearest you, worry not! Yet another change-up this season includes the opportunity for Idol hopefuls to submit audition videos via MySpace!

However, be aware that on-line, you have to perform an a capella track from an approved song list for no more than 40 seconds!

Submissions are due October 6th.

Check out the video (above) for more details from Ryan Seacrest!

This should certainly add an whole new layer of 'what the fuck' to the audition episodes when the season starts back up, don't you think??

LOLs!

Thoughts??

Tags: a capella, american idol, audition, myspace, new season, submissions