Photo
Business Update

Reuters business newsletter, your daily business coverage.

Subscribe

MySpace plans Facebook-style news feeds

Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:25pm EST

Reporter's Notebook

[-] Text [+]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp's popular online social network, MySpace, plans to launch Facebook-style "news feeds" in the next 30 to 45 days, Fox Interactive Media President Peter Levinsohn said on Monday.

News feeds, which alert a user to what their friends and colleagues are doing, have been one of the most popular features of MySpace rival Facebook.

"The concept of a news feed is something we are very focused on, and we'll be well down the path in the next 30 to 45 days," Levinsohn told the Reuters Media Summit.

He said his company also plans to let users express different versions of themselves by creating more than one profile, for example one for family, one for friends and another for work.

The new feature will let you "express yourself in all those different segments," Levinsohn said.

(http://blogs.reuters.com/category/themes/mediafile/ to see Reuters MediaFile blog)

(Reporting by Yinka Adegoke and Kenneth Li; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

 
 
India Investment Nov 24 - 26, 2008 Country Summits
Health Nov 17 - 20, 2008 Health
Global Finance Nov 10 - 13, 2008 Financial Services / Exchanges
China Summit Nov 05 - 7, 2008 Country Summits
Middle East Investment Nov 03 - 5, 2008 Country Summits

What are Summits?

Reuters Summits are your direct link to top business leaders, investors and regulators. Our journalists interview heavyweights in a particular industry, spin out hard-hitting breaking news and sharp analysis that can often move markets. If you want to understand what the insiders are thinking, look for Reuters Summits.  Launch Full Video 

 

Stay connected. Get e-mailed alerts with schedules, speaker lists, and headlines from upcoming and live Industry Summits.