Attention fellow BlackBerry Users-

At 12:01 AM EDT on the 13th of November, MySpace is releasing their much anticipated mobile application for the BlackBerry platform. You can download it here from your desktop or navigate here from your BlackBerry browser.

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Did you hear the news? MySpace is thinking about creating its own portable media player! Reuters seems to think that such a player would be in competition with the iPod, which we all know is a lie: there’s the iPod WAY UP HERE, then everything else WAY DOWN THERE. If anything, the MySpace player would be in competition with Zune and Sansa—you know, the “other” portable media players.

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How annoying is the “random vowel deletion” phenomenon in Web 2.0? This annoying, as a matter of fact.

Facebook is stll arnd fr sme resn, as is MySpace. Gvn tht MySpace lnchd MySpace Music lst mnth—whtevr tht is!—ppl are clamoring for sme srt of Facebook rspns to MySpace’s call. A Facebook Music, if u wll. Is it in the crds? The New York Post seems to thnk so, and it put its art dptmnt into ovrdrv cmng up with tht piece of wrk. To thnk, someone is paid to do tht.

Suppsdly the cmpny is in tlks with the likes of iLike, iMeem and Rhapsody to bttr intgrt their srvice on the site. It seems Facebook doesn’t wnt to play hrdball with the rcord labls, so it’ll outsrc its effrts to one of those companies. That’s the spculation, at least.

While none of the lbls chose to commnt on the story, Facebook said tht it’s alwys looking to xpnd its music offerings.

Then the Post cautions that Facebook hgher-ups are all, “We’re not planning anythng like this, what are you tlking about?”

Which brngs us bck to squar one. Trmndous.

Here’s a tip, kids. Next time you break up with your girlfriend, don’t post nude photos of her on MySpace. Especially if she’s underage. Yeah, it seems cool at first, but then those pesky lawmen will ruin your life.

A 17-year-old Wisconsin kid faces felony chargesfor doing just that, posting nude photos of his 16-year-old girlfriend on MySpace. That’s child porn. The best part is, the kid doesn’t seem to understand how bad things are about to get:

Warned that he could face jail for publishing images of the minor, Phillips told an investigator, “Fuck that, I am keeping them up,” according to a criminal complaint filed yesterday in Lacrosse County Circuit Court.

Probably, in this case, the kid should have just called her some horribly degrading name (”stupid head,” perhaps), and then moved on with his life.

via Drudge Report

If you’re into MySpace enough that you’ve been pining for a PC made JUST for doing MySpace-type activities, Everex has the PC for you.

Its what happens when you combine an award winning design with the power of Open Source.  The limited edition gPC mini (MyMiniPC) provides MySpace users with a customized platform to easily collaborate, modify and update webpages on the world’s most popular social networking site.  

With enhanced graphics, animations and a new icon dock, which aggregates the latest MySpace and Web 2.0 entertainment media sites, users can surf, email, blog, IM, Skype, rip and compute, all with the power of an Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor and the gOS Space 2.9 operating system.

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MySpace today is launching its music store, a competitor to iTunes. The significant difference is that the music downloaded from MySpace will be DRM-free, so it will work with any MP3 player.

The catalog is limited for now, with only three of the big four labels included, but the fourth, EMI, has an option to join whenever it sees fit.

What’s notable is that MySpace has plans to include indie labels and even artists themselves in the store in the near future. We’re envisioning a way to download an album right from a band’s MySpace page. That’s good for the bands, but bad for us, because it means more crappy Nickelback-type bands will be randomly friending us. Great!

Starting tomorrow, all you MySpace addicts can access MySpace Mobile from your handheld device. It’s been in Beta the last few months and I’ve dabbled with it here and there, but haven’t been all that impressed. If you’re wondering what you can do from the mobile site then keep on reading for details. Yeah, it’s super exciting. *snore* It’s so exciting that I’d rather have you guys visit the mobile site from your mobile phone rather than me getting a screen cap for you. The basic layout shows the three most recent friend updates and then it lists your inbox, friend requests, friends, photos, etc.
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David Anthony Faboo, pictured, is in trouble. The 37-year old allegedly met a 16-year old girl on MySpace. He then went to her house a short distance away and picked her up, likely for illicit underage sex. After a few hours of driving north, the girl changed her mind and started texting her friend. With the help of her cell carrier, the police were able to triangulate where they were on I-5, heading north towards Washington State. The cops found the truck, pulled it over, and arrested Faboo on kidnapping charges.

Here’s what we learn from this: don’t try to hook up with underage girls on MySpace, and if you do, then make sure they’re not texting a trail right to where you are.

Text messages lead police to girl, suspect on the road [SacBee]

Perhaps it isn’t wise to update your Facebook status with your location if you’re in the military. Just a guess.

Canada’s military leaders have told their troops to refrain from posing sensitive information on social networks like Facebook and MySpace. The fear is that Al Qaeda (and other evildoers, presumably) could be watching your profile for info that could help it plan an attack.

Filed under the common sense department ($1 to Slashdot).

Canada tells troops not to post Facebook info: CBC [Reuters via Drudge Report]

Social networks are cashed.

The Hollywood Reporter published numbers today showing the gravity-defying growth numbers of social networks are over. Both MySpace and Facebook aren’t seeing the same numbers they saw last year, with MySpace hit especially hard. The NewsCorp-owned site had 2.4 percent less visitors in January than it did in December (though the site is still up overall by 8 percent since January 2007). Facebook gained only 6.2 percent since November. That’s problematic because people are used to double digit growth from month to month.

Reasons as to why the numbers aren’t as impressive—everyone who would have signed up for the sites already has (hence low growth), people have newfound privacy concerns, or people are just tired of drawing obscene things on each other’s wall. I know kids here at school are all about Facebook, but you sorta get the feeling that people don’t spend all night on the site anymore. That’s just based on my personal experience and isn’t based on any sort of science at all.

Growth cools at social networks [Hollywood Reporter]

Video has much, much NSFW language, so get out the headphones.

I want to feel bad for this kid, I do. As a big brother, I feel bad for every time I pulled crap like this on my younger siblings. The thing is, they never reacted like this psycho banshee of a kid.

This is why we don’t put kids on Ritalin unless we really, really have to. MySpace, it seems, is a killer. Walk away from the keyboard and get some real friends. Or join Facebook.

Do you know what I gave up for Lent?

Nothing, I’m not religious. But kids these days, I tell you! Do you know what they’re giving up for Lent? MySpace. And Facebook.

In this modern, connected world of Social Networking, that’s quite a fast indeed. Sites like Facebook and MySpace can be quite addictive, and I can only imagine the anguish these poor souls are suffering as they miss out on all their favorite gossip.

Some give up Facebook and MySpace for Lent [Hampton Roads]

Yahoo! is in talks with News Corp. about merging itself with MySpace and the company’s other Web outlets, including IGN and Photobucket. That’s because Yahoo! rejected Microsoft’s bid a few days ago and it’s looking less likely than before that Microsoft will raise the price of its bid. The discussions between Yahoo! and News Corp. right now would result in something just shy of a full buy-out by News Corp.

This is just my own personal observation, but MySpace isn’t nearly as relevant as it was a few years ago, right? (Supplanted by Facebook, which I also get the feeling has plateaued.) So then what better thing to do than to merge one also-ran (Yahoo!) with something on the decline (MySpace)?

News Corp joins Yahoo battle [Financial Times]

We credit the lasses at Shiny Shiny with the scoop, but it appears as if one Lily Allen, the only pop princess I actually kinda wanna make out with, has a MacBook Air, and we do not. It’s ok, though, I’m man enough for a full-sized MacBook Pro, and the Air seems perfect for Lily.

She sadly doesn’t say much about it other than it’s tiny, but here’s hoping she gives us a full review and unboxing.

Allen’s MySpace blog [MySpace, via Shiny Shiny]

One of the biggest selling points for social networks, at least for me, is the ability to upload and see others photos. It’s pretty much the only way I stay in touch with friends in different parts of the country and world. I know there are other photo hosting sites that do some slide show stuff that you can embed onto your MySpace or Facebook page, but for those of you who use Kodak’s Gallery service, and I know some of you do because they boast over 60 million users, you can now create your own slideshows thanks to a deal inked today with Slide. But it’s not limited to Kodak Gallery users, though. You can upload your own files or pull photos off of Friendster, Bebo, MySpace, Slide, Photobucket, Facebook, Flickr or compile a slideshow from image URLs.

With Slide you can add all sorts of craptacular things like glitter, transitions, music, music videos, strange effects and whatever else you feel like doing. I say craptacular because I’m not into those sorts of things, but I know the ladies love it. Valentine’s Day is coming up and this is a sure fire way to win some brownie points. Now get to it.

Glitterize here

Facebook is getting huge. Like, jumbo. And MySpace is losing users to it. Sure, most people on Facebook keep their MySpace profile, but that could change, just like it did with Friendster before it got lame. Part of the popularity of Facebook is due to the genius idea of opening up an API, allowing people to make small in-Website applications, like Scrabulous, which I am now addicted to.

MySpace is shooting back, as it’s announced that on Tuesday developers are welcome to start making apps for the social network. MySpace still has more users than Facebook, and is considered by some to still be easier to use. Will MySpace remain a competitor, or is this another example of too little, too late?

MySpace Platform Goes Live February 5; Accepting Developer SignUps Now [Mothership]

Spread some Christmas cheer today and tomorrow to all your online “friends.” Or, you can be a real, go-it-alone American and sign up for one of several new anti-social networks. It’s all the fun of real social networks like Facebook and MySpace, only with the faux, forced amity. Choose from the likes of Hatebookand Snubster and make things like “friend wars”—I have more friends than you do—a thing of the past.

You know what’s crushing? Coming home for Christmas and finding out that your little brother has more Facebook friends than you (that is, me) do. Perhaps I should revise my policy of ignoring all human contact outside of AIM and our Campfire chat room.

Parody sites start anti-social networking trend [Reuters/Yahoo! via The Raw Feed]

I’m not going to get into the details of this story, it’s best if you just click the link and read. Pay attention, because after the part where the 35-year old guy pretending to be a 20-year old guy convinces the college girl to have sex with the real person to get back the video tape of her doing college hockey players earlier, it gets weird.

Local man charged with blackmailing woman for sex [The Press Republican]

MySpace users will soon be able to call and/or instant message anyone else on the network with the click of a button, thanks to Skype. The service will be called "MySpace IM" and will be rolled out in November, although there’s a Beta version available now. It looks similar to AOL’s popular Instant Messenger program.

This news comes not a moment too soon the for two struggling companies. MySpace currently only has 110 million subscribers, while Skype is only doing marginally better at 220 million users. This partnership could be just the thing to save both of them from an almost certain extinction.

The entire last paragraph was sarcasm.

MySpace, Skype Announce Partnership [Associated Press]

MySpaceIM [MySpace.com]