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Author:

Angwin, Julia.

Title:

Stealing MySpace : the battle to control the most popular website in America / Julia Angwin.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Random House,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

viii, 371 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

MySpace (Firm)
News Corporation.
Internet industry--United States.
Online social networks--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-356) and index.

Contents:

Stealing MySpace -- Circle of friends -- Rising from the ashes -- The trailer park of the internet -- Struggling to survive -- The Fakester revolution -- Building MySpace -- The boardroom coup -- The fix-it-later philosophy -- Operation show time -- Are we missing the next Google? -- Tsunami -- Independence -- The king of spyware -- Schmuck insurance -- The game is on -- Project ivory -- Holding a tiger by the tail -- A fine line between risqué and dirty -- "A place for friends" -- Pebble Beach -- War against Web 2.0 -- Number one in every market -- Beyond the banner ad -- The FaceBook revolution -- MySpace 2.0 -- Digital identity.

Summary:

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julia Angwin chronicles the rise of MySpace and sheds light on the dizzying backroom deals that allowed Rupert Murdoch to snatch this Internet powerhouse from Viacom's grasp.

ISBN:

1400066948 (alk. paper)
9781400066940 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)231680027

LCCN:

2008023504

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

ELPC715 -- Paullina Public Library (Paullina)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)