A
message atop the myspace.com home page promised: "Coming soon. The new
Myspace," and provided a link to video showing a redesigned user interface
that deeply integrates Facebook and Twitter.
"We're
hard at work building the new Myspace, entirely from scratch," a message
at the website said.
"But
we're staying true to our roots in one important way -- empowering people to
express themselves however they want," Myspace continued.
"So
whether you're a musician, photographer, filmmaker, designer or just a
dedicated fan, we'd love for you to be a part of our brand new community."
Visitors
could leave email addresses to be sent invitations to the redesigned Myspace
service.
The
pioneering online social network transformed itself into an Internet community
for music lovers and makers after being eclipsed by Facebook.
Early
this year, Myspace launched a new music player that it said attracted a flood
of new fans.
Myspace
is vying with hot Internet music services such as Spotify, Pandora, and Rdio as
people increasingly go online for entertainment content. Myspace claims the
largest library of online music with about 42 million tracks.
News
Corp. sold Myspace in June for $35 million, just six percent of its
$580-million purchase price, to Specific Media, a digital ad-targeting
platform.
News
Corp's purchase of Myspace in 2005 was a "huge mistake" and the
social network was mismanaged "in every possible way" following the
acquisition, chief executive Rupert Murdoch said at a shareholders meeting late
last year.
-sourcce: MSN.Com
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