techcrunch.com — MySpace has put the axe to yet another startup. Last night they sent a letter threatening legal action against freshly launched TellThem.com, a service that lets you message all your friends from your mobile phone. Previous MySpace shutdowns include killed DatingAnyone, and SingleStatus, and they copied RealEditor.
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Closed AccountAug 31, 2007
Call me in two and we can talk about the Digg fad that died. A year earlier.
tdousAug 31, 2007
f**k. Why in the f**k would you f**king want some f**k proxying your service from their f**king site, removing f**king eyeballs from (f**k) your revenue-generating ads?f**k.
Closed AccountAug 31, 2007
"Hello, I like to offer a third option in arguments and I'll have you see the flaw in your side. The problem with your way of thinking is that you assume MySpace should offer publicity. It should not. A website for a starting band will run 100 dollars max per year, and then people would have no reason to go on MySpace, and it would die.
hydraulixAug 31, 2007
Glad to see that Myspace is following the "oh snap" flowchart.<a class="user" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/294168009_b25decaddf.jpg">http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/294168009_b25decaddf.jpg</a>
landmonsterAug 31, 2007
Beautiful.
rune420Aug 31, 2007
It was a 580 million dollar investment- you sure he has already made that back in two years?If so, it was a real bargain buying it with a P/E less than 2, much cheaper than any other such high-profile buyout I've heard about.
parjoeAug 31, 2007
The difference is that on myspace they might actually get some traffic.
clevergeckoAug 31, 2007
while I think the "trailer park" comment is entirely appropriate, I can see why MySpace (owned by News Corp.) would not want a third party using its website and reducing the total possible ad views.