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MySpace May Join Google Social Project

Rumored deal with OpenSocial could boost both partners

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 1, 2007 3:04 PM CDT

(Newser) – Tech bloggers are buzzing about a rumored partnership between MySpace and Google’s about-to-be-launched OpenSocial project; a big reveal may come as soon as today. Though it still leads Facebook in membership and traffic, the social networker has lost much of its spotlight recently—and... Read full story »

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