News - Powered by Yahoo NewsMan accused of having sex with Lakeland child he met on Myspace
A 39-year-old Fort Lauderdale man is in the Polk County Jail, accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old Polk County girl he met on Myspace.
Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:43:52 GMT - (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
Parents navigate MySpace for their kids' sake
Calsey Merritt Jr. couldn't believe his mother created a personal profile on MySpace before he did. But she makes the rules. His mother, Dionne Dixon, wanted to test the Web site out first before she let her 16-year-old son join.
Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:36:56 GMT - (Carroll County Online)
Punk vets Pennywise team with MySpace
After more than 15 years on Epitaph, punk troupe Pennywise has left the label for different, digital pastures. The veteran foursome has inked with MySpace Records for its as-yet-untitled ninth full-length effort, and teamed with the social networking site to offer the album to fans for free.
Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:00:21 GMT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A teen's MySpace related suicide
On Oct. 16, 2006 a 13-year-old Missouri girl named Megan Meier hanged herself in her bedroom. The act was prompted by a cyberbully four houses away ? a 47-year-old mother who'd set up a fictional MySpace account to see what Megan was saying about her own daughter.
Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:39:58 GMT - (Aspen Daily News)
Belleville student re-expelled over MySpace gun photos
BELLEVILLE, Mich. (AP) ? One of four high school students challenging their expulsions over photos of them on MySpace.com with what appeared to be guns, drugs and piles of cash has been re-expelled.
Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:34:29 GMT - (22 WSBT South Bend)
Hacker gets 110 years for threats on MySpace
The man used MySpace to extort nude photos from Brevard girls, authorities say. A 33-year-old North Carolina man sentenced Friday to 110 years in prison used "tools of terror" to hack into the computers of Brevard County girls and extort nude pictures from them, an assistant U.S. attorney said.
Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:29:39 GMT - (Orlando Sentinel)
Police Blotter: MySpace profile sets convicted felon free
Man convicted of molesting two girls gets new trial after appeals court agrees jurors shouldn't have perused MySpace for one girl's profile.
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:06:59 GMT - (CNET)
MySpace phenom Colbie Caillat talks about her music
NEW YORK -- When Colbie Caillat is asked to name some of the more unusual places sheâ?s heard her song â?Bubblyâ? blasting from the speakers, she smiles, then says shyly: â?I havenâ?t heard it that many times.â?
Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:52:34 GMT - (The Pantagraph)
"Learning Life" the Myspace for baby boomers?
The University of Minnesota is about to launch an online social networking project called "Learning Life" targeting baby boomers. The project will try to combine Facebook or Myspace-like social networking with university level education. It aims to connect boomers with learning opportunities as well as each other.
Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:51:58 GMT - (Minnesota Public Radio)
Privacy is key to new social networking site, Kaioo
Kaioo, a nonprofit organization, boasts some of the strictest data protection regulations in the world. The founders, including Rolf Schmidt-Hol tz, chief executive of Sony BMG, pledge that its mission is to create an international haven from sites like Facebook and MySpace.
Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:56:02 GMT - (International Herald Tribune)