Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Fox to Purchase Myspace

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the murdoch-immediately-propositioned-for-cyber dept.

jagger writes "News Corp announced on Monday that it has bought Intermix Media, owner of the popular MySpace.com social networking site, for $580 million. This follows an announcement by News Corp on Friday that it is creating an Internet division to hold the company's sports, news and entertainment sites." Update: 07/19 2:40EDT by C :Sorry about the copy errors, folks. They have been fixed.

5 of 317 comments (clear)

  1. ok... by rainmayun · · Score: 5, Funny

    have the moderators been replaced by a drinking bird that just clicks "Post"???

  2. Will the internet zone now stop "spinning" ? by Nurseman · · Score: 5, Funny

    And will MySpace become fair and balanced ? :-)

    --
    Save a Life. Donate Blood. Please.
  3. New /. poll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    What was Zonk high on when he hit "submit"?

    1) Gasoline
    2) Glue
    3) Smack
    4) Everything
    5) Cowboy Neal

  4. Slashdot to Not Improve Story Editing Standards by ravenspear · · Score: 5, Funny

    News Corp announced on Monday that it , owner of the popular MySpace.com social networking site, for $580 million.

    CmdrTaco announced on Tuesday that he, founder of the popular Slashdot.org technology site, for the readability level.

  5. Re:A new low for Slashdot editors by DrEldarion · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why not make some fun out of it, then?

    Let's all try and get the most ridiculous things posted. Bad links, messed-up HTML, nonsensical grammar, the works.

    Bonus points if you insult an editor in the blurb and they still end up posting it.