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Today I found the following articles about MySpace.com and parenting.

News Corp.’s MySpace said on Wednesday a federal court dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed by the families of two teenage girls who were victims of sex predators found on the popular Internet social network.MySpace teens suit dismissed by Texas court (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

(Adds plaintiff attorney comment, law professor comment, details from ruling, background) NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) - News Corp.’s MySpace said on Wednesday a federal court dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of a teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by someone she met on the popular Internet …MySpace teen suit dismissed by Texas court (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)

News Corp’s MySpace said a federal court dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of a teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by someone she met on the popular internet social network.MySpace teen suit dismissed (TVNZ)

News Corp.’s MySpace said Wednesday a federal court dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of a teenage girl who was a victim of an adult sex predator she met on the popular Internet social network.Court Dismisses Teen’s Lawsuit Against MySpace (Fox News)

With its 50-million subscribers, MySpace.com has become synonymous with teenage socialization and communication. The images on the site range from tame to tawdry.Internet Safety: Teens Talk About Online Use, Being Targets For Predators (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

Texas judge grants MySpace’s motion to dismiss the negligence and fraud charges it faced.Judge dismisses MySpace teens’ suit (CNN Money)

Time to alert the MySpace.com users:

Metal Underground, MD - 12 minutes ago
SKULLHOG have posted a teaser of a new track entitled Dead Stare over at their official MySpace page. The track comes off their upcoming split with …Skullhog Post New Song Online

New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 13 minutes ago
Any fans interested in offerings by the young chap are best to check out his MySpace page: www.myspace.com/brokenheartclothingco …Retail Therapy: Such an icon

Digital Media Asia, Asia - 13 minutes ago
Social networking site MySpace has implemented a pilot programme to block videos containing unauthorized copyrighted content from being posted in its …MySpace pilots video filtering system to protect copyrighted content

Metal Underground, MD - 34 minutes ago
A song from the upcoming album, entitled "Goodbye", will soon be available for streaming on the band’s MySpace page. Comments should be relevant to the …Soulgate’s Dawn Sign With Burning Season Records

No Sweat, UK - 35 minutes ago
YouTube, MySpace, Flickr. Check out more No Sweat sites from here. If you want to help with these or help get others started, get in touch. …Leafleting for Chinese workers’ rights, London

New York Times, NY - 36 minutes ago
According to comScore Media Metrix, Clear Channel sites ranked sixth in December among music Web sites, behind MTV, AOL, Yahoo, MySpace and Artistdirect. …Is Radio Still Radio if Theres Video?

WTVC, TN - 38 minutes ago
Their child had found a posting on Myspace.com from another student at Hixson Middle School making threats of violence towards other students at the school. …Police Investigate An Alleged Student Threat

Gizmodo.com, Hungary - 38 minutes ago
MySpace is over. eHarmony is a scam. Facebook? Talk to me when you graduate, kids. The future of social networking is TheNameTag. …TheNameTag.com: the Future of Social Networking? I Hope So.

Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 43 minutes ago
Allen, dubbed the Queen of MySpace after building an online fanbase, will hope to woo the judges when the prizes are handed out at a Valentine’s Day …Lily Allen aims for glory at Brit Awards

Hollywood Reporter, CA - 44 minutes ago
"They’ve seen YouTube and MySpace go by, and some of those cut to the heart," he says. "They’re finally really ready to say, ‘What can we do to participate …Hollywood hot for Second Life