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AOL to Launch 'MySpace Killer'?

A Business 2.0 article by Owen Thomas and Oliver Ryan, via CNN/Money, reports that:

The runaway success that MySpace has enjoyed after News Corp. bought it has the rest of the media world convinced of the value of social networking websites. Indeed, word on the street has been that Time Warner's AOL would use its AIM instant messenger as a platform to jump on the social networking bandwagon. The B2Day blog reported in March that the project was codenamed "AIMSpace" and was expected to launch in mid-April.

AOL exec Tina Sharkey argued that AIM was already the "largest social network in the world." The rumors got a bit louder this morning as AOL program manager Armughan Javaid confirmed existence of AOL's MySpace killer, claiming the service "will be open for non-members, and it will be kick-ass!" A note to Javaid: If things don't work out with the new site, you might be able to find a new job through Murdoch's latest Internet investment, job search engine Simply Hired.

posted by Fergie @ 4/20/2006 09:20:00 AM