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Time Inc. Buys MySpace Parent Company Viant (theverge.com)

Posted by yaelk on from the myspace-still-exists dept.

Today, in a surprising turn of events, Time Inc. went back in time 10 years and bought MySpace. Just kidding - there was no time travel. But Time did announce today that they acquired Viant, a company that has a large ad tech business, but also owns other properties, including the old networking site MySpace. Terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed, but Time described the acquisition as "game changing," most likely in regards to Viant's ad-tech business. It remains to be seen what this will do for the future of MySpace ...

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  1. New product by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Funny

    MySpaceTime... They finally merged

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    “He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”