— The social network MySpace relaunched its site on Wednesday in an
effort to revive its once-strong social network, which has been
pressured by the booming popularity of rival Facebook.
MySpace says it is targeting Generation Y — those in
their teens through about age 35 — with the revamped Web site, which is
designed to act as a “social entertainment destination” focused on
music, movies, TV and games.
The beta site rolls out Wednesday, and users worldwide will have access by the end of November, MySpace said.
A version of the site viewable on all mobile browsers will be released shortly, followed by applications for
MySpace, a
Once considered a pioneer in the social networking
space, MySpace has fallen well below Facebook in terms of traffic.
According to data from comScore, Facebook was the fourth most-visited
site in the U.S., racking up 148.4 million unique visitors during the
month of September.
Fox Interactive Media, which includes MySpace as well as properties such as
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