Bleeding Edge

Bleeding Edge

by Carlo Longino




More Proof That Rupert Gets The Internet

from the not-a-mash-so-much-as-a-puree dept

You've really got to hand it to Rupert Murdoch with this whole internet strategy thing, he really does get it. Just when all the Web 2.0 kids are talking about mashups, he shows how he's hip to the game by mashing up MySpace with, um, British tabloid The Sun. But, like so many of these mashups, this one seems pretty pointless. Do readers of The Sun really want to act like American 14-year-olds online? And if they were interested in blogging, or social networking, would The Sun really be the brand to take advantage of it? Apparently when you're the leader of the Internet, these things don't matter.

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  1. Mar 17th, 2006 @ 1:19pm

    Oops?

    Why does this link

    "mashing up MySpace with, um, British tabloid The Sun"

    link only to techdirt.com?


    MjM

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  2. Mar 17th, 2006 @ 1:36pm
    by dave

    > Do readers of The Sun really want to act like American
    > 14-year-olds online?

    If you've read The Sun then this wouldnt be a surprise...

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  3. Mar 17th, 2006 @ 1:37pm

    Re: Oops?

    because I left the = out in the link. it's fixed now, thanks.

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  4. Apr 13th, 2006 @ 7:37am

    Suprised

    by Adam

    Rupert obviously didn't shop around before he bought myspace. He probably could have purchased minddeposit.com for a lot cheaper. They don't have the user base yet, but I am sure they will in time. It's a pretty powerful tool. Interesting concept.

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  5. May 7th, 2006 @ 2:46pm

    Re: Suprised

    by Andrea

    I've been on Mind Deposit. All of their members are quite interesting! Fun to read their thoughts!

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

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