UK and LA based Musicmetric had a big week, announcing yesterday that it closed $4.7 million to expand its music analytics service and other data services for the entertainment industry and today that it has closed a deal to add streaming song data from Spotify to its dashboard. Read More

Here's an interesting article from Hypebot about allegations from Merlin, a licensor of Indie music rights, that they have discovered unlicensed music by labels they represent on the new Myspace. Read More

The new MySpace officially launched to the public today, unveiling a revamped site focused on music. Co-owner Justin Timberlake's presence is immediate as upon joining (which can be done using Facebook or Twitter logins or through a separate sign-in process) users are offered a free stream his new single featuring Jay Z, "Suit & Tie.". Read More

Jonathan Miller is leaving News Corp. at the end of September in what certainly appears to be an amicable split. He has served as the company’s chief digital officer since . Read More

RocketFrog, the online casino that rewards winners with real-world prizes, launched on Facebook with MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson on its advisory board. Read More

How quickly has Facebook grown globally? Researchers at Nielsen collected some markers to help everyone following today’s IPO get a grasp on the stunning numbers involved. Read More

Myspace and the Federal Trade Commission have agreed a settlement on charges that the social network company misused user information and misrepresented its privacy practices. Read More