Time to alert the MySpace.com users:

All the press and the industry observers talked about last year was Facebook, which made it seem like MySpace was soooo 2006. Social networkers, though, must not have been paying too much attention. According to data from Hitwise , MySpace pulled in 76 percent of US visits to social networking websites in 2007, and 95 percent of them were return visitors in December. This can be interpreted …Despite Facebook Rise, MySpace Still King (WebProNews)

NEWPORT BEACH - Two teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of participating in the videotaped beating of a mentally retarded girl which was later posted on the social-networking Web site MySpace, police said.Teens arrested in videotaped beating posted on MySpace Web site (Los Angeles Daily News)

Two ninth-grade girls at Newport Harbor High have been arrested in connection with the beating of a girl from a nearby intermediate school and the posting of the video of the assault on MySpace.com and YouTube.com.Two Girls Held in MySpace Beating (KTLA-TV Los Angeles)

Two teenage girls were arrested for investigation of participating in the videotaped beating of a girl that was posted on the social-networking Web site MySpace, police said. The 14-year-old girls were taken into custody Tuesday for investigation of…Teens arrested in videotaped beating posted on MySpace Web site (San Francisco Chronicle)

Under mounting pressure from law enforcement and parents, MySpace agreed Monday to take steps to protect youngsters from online sexual predators and bullies, including searching for ways to better verify users’ ages.MySpace Agrees to New Safety Measures (Seattle Times)

Two Newport Harbor High School girls are being held in Juvenile Hall in connection with a video posted on MySpace.com that appeared to show them beating a middle school girl, police said Wednesday. The two 14-year-olds were arrested Wednesday, after someone called detectives after seeing the video that was posted on Thursday, the same day of the alleged beating of the 13-year-old girl, Newport …MySpace Beating Video Leads To 2 Arrests (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

MySpace.com, under pressure from state attorneys general, announced Monday that it will take further steps to protect children from adult content and possible predators on its site.MySpace, states agree on new child protections (USA Today)

In a victory for child safety on the Internet, Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that MySpace has agreed to take significant steps to better protect children on its social networking Web site.Terry Goddard announces MySpace to adopt multiple safety measures (The Daily Dispatch)

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The social networking giant MySpace has reached agreement with authorities in 49 states on changing its Web site to help ward off sexual predators, officials said yesterday.MySpace will help ward off predators (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

“NO ONE WANTED TO GIMMIE CREDIT FOR MY ALBUM THAT I PUT TOGETHER !!!!!” Yesterday (December 12), M.I.A. wrote a MySpace blog entry , the title of which proclaimed, “BREAKING ROCKS!!!!!!! BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!”M.I.A. Goes Crazy on MySpace (Pitchfork)

In an agreement MySpace called a “landmark,” and critics hope is the “beginning” of a broader look at how teens interact online, the social networking leader said Monday that it will develop technologies and work with law enforcement officials across the country to better protect children from online sexual predators.MySpace steps up security (Chicago Tribune)

An agreement between MySpace and most U.S. state attorneys general aims to significantly increase the safety of minors on the popular social network.MySpace, States Team Up for Children’s Safety (PC World via Yahoo! News)

MySpace.com, under pressure from state attorneys general, announced Monday that it will take further steps to protect children from adult content and possible predators on its site.MySpace, states agree on new child protections (USA Today)

The social networking site MySpace announced yesterday that it has reached an agreement with attorneys general from 49 states and the District of Columbia on measures designed to improve the safety of teenagers not only on its popular social networking site, but on the Internet in general.MySpace Promises Better Protection of Children (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)

CHICAGO — The Illinois attorney general’s office has released a report on the use of the MySpace Web site by registered sex offenders in Illinois.Ill. releases MySpace sex offender report (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Under mounting pressure from law enforcement and parents, MySpace agreed Monday to take steps to protect youngsters from online sexual predators and bullies, including searching for ways to better verify users’ ages.MySpace agrees to new safety measures (AP via Yahoo! News)

MySpace has introduced aggressive new measures to protect users — particularly children and adolescents — against sexual predators. Up until now, the social networking site has made incremental changes to its policies, usually in response to parental or congressional outcry. This latest set of steps, however, are arguably the most aggressive the popular site has taken thus far.MySpace, 49 State AGs Mount Massive Predator Blockade (TechNewsWorld.com)

MySpace has reached an agreement with the attorneys general from New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York to initiate new security in order to help protect the younger users of the social networking site.MySpace Gets Secure (CMJ)

Time to alert the parents:

Reservoir Hill writes “A New York Times blog notes that attorneys general of 49 states are announcing a partnership with MySpace to fight sexual predators on social networks by letting parents submit the e-mail addresses of their children, so the company can prevent anyone from using that address to set up a profile. MySpace will also set up a ‘closed’ section for users under age 18 so only …Parents To Block Kids From Joining MySpace (Slashdot)

Under mounting pressure from law enforcement and parents, MySpace agreed Monday to take steps to protect youngsters from online sexual predators and bullies, including searching for ways to better verify users’ ages. The hugely popular online hangout will create a task force of industry professionals to watch over its operations. Other social-networking sites will be invited to participate. “We …MySpace agrees to new protections (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Attention teens: Your parents may soon be able to ban you from MySpace.MySpace to step up efforts to shield kids (The Star-Ledger)

Under mounting pressure from parents and law enforcement in Utah and nearly every other state, MySpace agreed Monday to take steps to protect youngsters from online sexual predators and bullies, including searching for ways to better verify users’ ages.Myspace agrees to work on safeguards from online predators (The Salt Lake Tribune)

An agreement between MySpace and 49 states’ attorneys general will arm teenagers and parents with several new features to help keep sexual predators away.MySpace vows to shield kids (The Patriot-News)