One of MySpace's potential buyers, which include a Chinese internet portal and various private equity firms, told the Wall Street Journal that News Corp. has set a $100 million floor on bids for MySpace. Because apparently News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch will gladly take a $480 million bath on the value of MySpace, but they absolutely refuse to take a $481 million bath. OK!
In fairness, News Corp. probably did fine on MySpace when you factor in the $900 million in MySpace advertising it sold to Google five years ago. Did fine, that is, unless News Corp. somehow manages to blow even more of that money trying to keep MySpace alive on its own books.
32 comments:
Myspace has lost its place as a social network, but it is still the major site as a collection of promo sites for bands.
I think music companies should buy the place, rebrand it and acknowledge the fact that facebook and twitter are the major social networks of the time.
rip myspace. :(
Too bad -_-
Ha, I remember when people were like, "What? You use FACEBOOK?" Now the tables have turned.
facebook is and was better anyway
I agree with GetItFirst, Facebook was always winning. Toodaloo MySpace.
Its about dang time!
pretty sad, was the first big social networking site. hopefully whoever buys it turns it around and makes it profitable again
Never did take to myspace really. hehe
This reminds me of RedBox VS Blockbuster. They both do about the same thing... but one does it WAY better.
Myspace is outdated
myspace is still around?
myspace is dead....no one wants that garbage lmao
following
Myspace... takes me back lol
Google "Facebook is" and see most popular results then Google "Myspace is" haha
I remember when everyone was all about who's on whose top 8...Oh well, life will never be that way again.
Exactly my thoughts casperch. Myspace would be great if it were to be redone for more of a musical scene to help upcoming bands gain publicity.
I bet the creators of myspace aren't to upset though, you can't complain over 580 million lol
I remember when a lot of my friends were getting into myspace, but it never really held that much appeal to me. Facebook was truly revolutionary.
Madness, oh well I can't remember the last time I was on myspace
Yeah it was dead a long time ago.
Ahh i've had some good memories on myspace.
Myspace is really just for bands now. I think it still serves a purpose but not as a viable social network.
sad. I loved that golden era of Myspace, from the early to mid 2000's.
About time. Its like I'm really in 2001.
I thought it died when News Corp. bought them? Oh well, its dead and buried in my book.
there's no way myspace can came back from death, it is a useless social network now
i would buy myspace...for $100
myspace died when they banned html
It cracks me up that someone actually wanted to buy that shite website. Whoever made that purchase really lost out.
I agree that if it was changed to focus more on artist or band promotion it might still have some value.
myspace is lame, oh well
Myspace is to Facebook as The paper back book is to E-Readers.
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