MySpace‘s critics have been complaining about it’s confusing design since the service launched, and dissatisfaction may have contributed to the rapid migration to Facebook and that social networker’s more functional look. Today, as part of an ongoing makeover, MySpace announced new profile designs for musicians, celebrities and all users: Highlights include: a cleaner simple look [...]

MySpace has begun rolling out a new user homepage which prominently displays the activity stream and is designed to simplify the content discovery experience. At log-in today, MySpace users can opt-in for an early look at the new homepage.  It  will formally launched to all users on Monday 8/19.

(UPDATED) At its I/O Conference last week Google announced that it would open a store for paid and free web apps later this year. Outside deveopers will be able to sell via The Chrome Web Store which will support all major web platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux and of course, Google’s Chrome OS.

When Apple announced its new iAds mobile advertising network for the iPhone and iPad ,Steve Jobs promised features that “cannot be duplicated” by any competitor. It turns out that  one of those unique features is your iTunes purchase data.  An emailed sales pitch from a sales rep from Quattro (a mobile ad network recently purchased [...]

A new Vision Critical study of  music on smparthones in the US, UK and Canada, found major differences. While those in Canada and the UK are using apps on their smartphone or iPod Touch to listen to broadcast radio, U.S. users are more likely to listen to web-only radio and music streaming services.

A new survey by The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration shows that 30% of U.S. consumers do not access the internet, but for most it’s not because they don’t want to.

(News & Analysis) – MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta is being forced to step down effectively immediately after just 10 months as the helm of the struggling social networker. Van Natta will be replaced by newly-elevated co-Presidents Mike Jones and Jason Hirschhorn, who will each report to Jon Miller, Chairman and CEO of Digital Media [...]

Walmart.com’s music download store went DRM free in February of 2008; and now the retail giant is telling customers that they’ll no longer support the DRM laden downloads that they sold them prior to the transition.