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...of profits pre-IPO, but its long-term prospects are no sure thing. Fellow social network MySpace was bought by News Corp in 2005 for $580m, a deal seen for years as a coup. But now restructuring and retrenchment are the order of the day. In this article: Facebook, Google, Hollywood, MySpace, News Corp, and Microsoft |
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True/Slant | November 13, 2009
Rupert Murdoch's War Against Google Will Not End Well
...without fear of diluting the value of their work. "Twitter and Facebook are platforms that allow the news sources, like News Corp to post breaking news and gain value from their brand. Google does not," Cuban wrote on his personal blog.
In this article: Rupert Murdoch, Google, Twitter, Mark Cuban, News Corp, Ask.com, Facebook, Sky News, and Nielsen Online
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Yahoo! News | November 04, 2009
News Corp, Time Warner helped by movies, cable (Reuters)
...that News Corp also plans to keep control of Dow Jones Indexes, after reports that it was considering selling it. News Corp started turning MySpace into a music-oriented site after its rivals Facebook and Twitter eclipsed its popularity.
In this article: News Corp, Time Warner Inc, Rupert Murdoch, Revenue, Fiscal year, Travel Channel, Scripps Networks Interactive, Time Inc, and Cox Enterprises
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BusinessWeek Online | 3 days ago
News Corp.'s Talks with Microsoft: A Flawed Deal?
...due for renewal next year, that gives Google the sole right to handle search and place ads on MySpace, the social networking site owned by News Corp. Since the initial $900 million pact was signed in 2006, MySpace has been surpassed by...
In this article: Microsoft, Google, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, Bing, Revenue, MySpace, and YHOO
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Financial Times | October 21, 2009
MySpace abandons race with Facebook
...our competition," he said. "We're very focused on a different space. " The change in direction at MySpace comes as the NewsCorp-owned site has fallen behind Facebook. In September, Facebook represented more than 58 per cent of US social...
In this article: MySpace, Facebook, Chris DeWolfe, Hitwise, NewsCorp, Web 2.0, Dashboard, Itunes, and Ilike
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New York Post | November 12, 2009
Twitter usage falls for second month
...contrasted with a 2 percent increase for users of Facebook , the most popular social network. News Corp.'s MySpace, which ranks second among US social-networking users, fell 2.5 percent from the previous month. The Post is owned by News Corp.
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Fast Company | 2 days ago
Mr. Social: Ashton Kutcher Plans to Be the Next New-Media Mogul
...has nearly 3.3 million Facebook fans. Those numbers have helped attract corporate clients beyond Nestle -- including Pepsi and Kellogg -- and supporters such as Oprah, Larry King, and former News Corp. No. 2 Peter Chernin. Kutcher and his...
In this article: Ashton Kutcher, Nestle, Hot Pockets, Twitter, Punk'd, Kellogg, Jill Greenberg, and Hollywood
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | November 12, 2009
Twitter’s users drop 7.9% in October
...more than double the amount a year earlier, ComScore said. News Corp.'s MySpace, which ranks second among US social networking users, fell 2.5 percent from the previous month. While Twitter's growth among Web users is slowing, it's...
In this article: Facebook Inc, MySpace, United States, News Corp, Sarah Palin, and Oprah Winfrey
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Description from Wikipedia:
News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp.) is one of the world's largest media conglomerates. The company's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder is Rupert Murdoch.
News Corporation is a publicly-traded company listed on the Nasdaq and the Australian Securities Exchange and as a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange. Formerly incorporated in South Australia, the company was re-incorporated into Delaware General Corporation Law after a majority of shareholders approved the move on 12 November 2004.
News Corporation's headquarters is at 1211 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Ave.), in New York City, in the newer 1960s-1970s corridor of the Rockefeller Center complex.
Revenue for the year ended 30 June 2008 was US$32.996 billion with an operating income of US$5.381 billion. Almost 70% of the company's sales come from its US businesses. On 16 January 2009 the Government Accountability Office reported that News Corp has 152 subsidiaries in low-tax or no-tax countries, one of four companies to have more than 100.
- Name:
- News Corporation
- Type:
- Public: (NASDAQ: NWSA, ASX: NWS, LSE: NCRA)
- Location:
- New York City
- Founded:
- became a US Corporation
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- NWSA
- Industry:
- Broadcasting, Publishing, Media, Internet, Entertainment
- Products:
- Films, Television, Cable Programming, Satellite Television, Magazines, Newspapers, Books, Sporting Events, Websites
- Revenue:
- $32.996 billion USD (May 06, 2009)
- Net Income:
- US$ 5.38 Billion (2008)
- No. of Employees:
- 64,000 (2008)
- Motto:
- Creating and distributing top quality news, sports and entertainment around the world
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