December 4, 2007

Prosecutor: Reviled Mom Didn’t Send Deadly MySpace Message (Wired News)

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The St. Charles County, Mo., prosecutor said there will be no criminal charges in a suicide case involving a bullied teenage girl and Myspace.com.No charges filed in Myspace suicide case (UPI)

MySpace, the social networking site where people create home pages and embellish them as they would a dormitory room, plans today to start selling songs and trying to position itself as a destination for hearing and buying new music.Musicians can sell their songs on MySpace (Boston Globe)

The prosecuting attorney at St. Charles County, Missouri, has decided not to press charges in the MySpace suicide case, which shook the area last year. However Mr Jack Banas said that adults should have been aware enough to prevent the tragedy from occurring.Prosecutor decides not to press charges in MySpace suicide case (EARTHtimes.org)

Combine the Megan Meier tragedy with the general social-networking-is-nasty-stuff vibe this week, and you get stories like that of 33-year-old civil engineer and wretched excuse for human Ivory Dickerson, who was just convicted of hacking the MySpace accounts of teenaged…The sleaze wars: MySpace roars back into contention! (USA Today)

LYNN - A relationship spawned on MySpace turned criminal, police said, when a 19-year-old man had sex with a 14-year-old Swampscott girl and posted explicit photos of her online.MySpace relationship leads to rape charges (The Salem News)

LOS ANGELES, BUSINESS WIRE — MySpace (http://www.myspace.com), the world’s most popular social network, today announced the launch of “MySpace Transmissions” (http://www.myspace.com/transmissions), a music program that empowers top recording artists with a new platform to create and distribute exclusive video content available for viral distribution and audio tracks available for purchase …MySpace Launches New Music Program Empowering Top Artists to Record and Sell Content Exclusively on MySpace (Broadcast Newsroom)

Los Angeles-based MySpace said today that it has rolled out a new program for distributing exclusive music video content. The social networking site said that “MySpace Transmissions” will allow artists to record and sell content exclusively on MySpace, including both video and audio tracks. MySpace said the first feature who will be featured in the program will be James Blunt, who has recorded …MySpace Adds New Music Program (socalTech.com)

MySpace relationship leads to rape charges (The Salem News)

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The woman facing the wrath of internet vigilantes for her role in the Megan Meier cyber-bullying case didn’t send the final MySpace messages that allegedly drove the teen to suicide, prosecutors say. Charges will not be filed against the teenage girl responsible, because she didn’t intended to harm Meier.Prosecutor: Reviled Mom Didn’t Send Deadly MySpace Message (Wired News)

The St. Charles County, Mo., prosecutor said there will be no criminal charges in a suicide case involving a bullied teenage girl and Myspace.com.No charges filed in Myspace suicide case (UPI)

Social networking site MySpace launched a new music program Tuesday that will provide exclusive video content from recording artists.MySpace Launches New Music Program (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

LOS ANGELES, BUSINESS WIRE — MySpace (http://www.myspace.com), the world’s most popular social network, today announced the launch of “MySpace Transmissions” (http://www.myspace.com/transmissions), a music program that empowers top recording artists with a new platform to create and distribute exclusive video content available for viral distribution and audio tracks available for purchase …MySpace Launches New Music Program Empowering Top Artists to Record and Sell Content Exclusively on MySpace (Broadcast Newsroom)

LYNN - A relationship spawned on MySpace turned criminal, police said, when a 19-year-old man had sex with a 14-year-old Swampscott girl and posted explicit photos of her online.MySpace relationship leads to rape charges (The Salem News)

The prosecuting attorney at St. Charles County, Missouri, has decided not to press charges in the MySpace suicide case, which shook the area last year. However Mr Jack Banas said that adults should have been aware enough to prevent the tragedy from occurring.Prosecutor decides not to press charges in MySpace suicide case (EARTHtimes.org)

Los Angeles-based MySpace said today that it has rolled out a new program for distributing exclusive music video content. The social networking site said that “MySpace Transmissions” will allow artists to record and sell content exclusively on MySpace, including both video and audio tracks. MySpace said the first feature who will be featured in the program will be James Blunt, who has recorded …MySpace Adds New Music Program (socalTech.com)

A Missouri prosecutor said Monday no charges would be sought in the case of a teen who hanged herself last year after chatting on MySpace, although he said adults should have prevented the tragedy.Prosecutor won’t bring charges in MySpace suicide (CNN.com)

Combine the Megan Meier tragedy with the general social-networking-is-nasty-stuff vibe this week, and you get stories like that of 33-year-old civil engineer and wretched excuse for human Ivory Dickerson, who was just convicted of hacking the MySpace accounts of teenaged…The sleaze wars: MySpace roars back into contention! (USA Today)

Broward man molested Polk girl he met on MySpace, cops say (Sun-Sentinel)

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Jack Banas, the prosecuting attorney for St. Charles County in Missouri, announced on Monday that no criminal charges will be filed against the people who allegedly set up and used a fake MySpace page to harass Meagan Meier, a 13-year-old girl living in Dardenne Prairie.Prosecutor Rejects Charges in MySpace Suicide Case (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)

Tina Meier, 37, holds two pictures of her daughter Megan who committed suicide last October after receiving cruel messages on MySpace. AP Photo/Tom GannamNEW: No criminal charges to be filed in MySpace suicide case (The Telegraph)

A Missouri Prosecutor Today Said No Charges Would Be Sought In The Case Of A Teen Who Hanged Herself Last Year After Chatting On MySpace, Although He Said Adults Should Have Prevented The Tragedy.????CNN - No Charges Filed In MySpace Suicide (FOX Carolina)

The parents of Megan Meier of Dardenne Prairie, who hanged herself last year, said her suicide came minutes after she received mean messages through the social networking site MySpace.ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — No criminal charges will be filed against people who sent cruel Internet messages to a … (WIBW-TV Topeka)