Myspace History: A Timeline Of The Social Network's Biggest Moments

With Myspace's sale on Wednesday to Specific Media for $35 million, a fraction of what News Corp. paid for the social network in 2005, it might be difficult to remember the influence that the now-struggling site once had on our lives.

Since its official launch in 2004, Myspace has played a role in social events like political scandals and was even central in grisly murder cases. At the same time, the site minted internet celebrities, launched musical careers and helped inspire an entire industry based around web 2.0.

Check out the slideshow below to see a history of the social network. What are some of your favorite Myspace memories and moments? Let us know in the comments.

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August 2003: Myspace Founded

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Myspace was founded in August 2003 by employees of eUniverse, an internet marketing company (later known as Intermix Media), after they saw potential in Friendster's concept. Chris DeWolfe, Brad Greenspan, Tom Anderson and Josh Berman all worked on the project. Anderson would later become president and DeWolfe would become CEO. In this July 2005 photo, Anderson, left, is seen with DeWolfe.

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Myspace was founded in August 2003 by employees of eUniverse, an internet marketing company (later known as Intermix Media), after they saw potential in Friendster's concept. Chris DeWolfe, Brad Greenspan, Tom Anderson and Josh Berman all worked on the project. Anderson would later become president and DeWolfe would become CEO.

In this July 2005 photo, Anderson, left, is seen with DeWolfe.

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[colah]

10:20 AM on 07/02/2011

Next up?
Farcebook.

[ponyloco]

01:49 PM on 07/01/2011

"The Highs, The Lows, The Hookers"

I think that's what I'm going to title my autobiography...

[mamaj83704]

03:58 PM on 06/30/2011

I would have to really question the numbers. When I was using myspace I had 5 accounts and knew of others that had a lot more. That all had to doing with playing games like mobsters and anyone I knew of that played had a minimum of 2 myspace accounts. You just need to provide a valid email address to set up an account and email addys are so easy to get. I eventually got bored with myspace and switched to facebook as did many of my family and friends. Too much drama on myspace.

[Graham Dodge Dawson]

01:18 PM on 06/30/2011

I belive most SnS site's offer different pro's and con's but only the sensible one's, are the one's supported by a HTTP'S connection

[matthew callender]

11:46 AM on 06/30/2011

Rupert didn't lose a dime injecting foxes garbage shows and ads into myspace. Fox buys myspace for 500 million, then immediately sign a deal with google for 400 million in exclusive advertising rights.....Fox thought they could pound their amazing shows into your head, and you would love them.

[ProxyAriesMan]

02:32 AM on 06/30/2011

Eh I remember having an angel fire page, a geocities page, a livejournal page, and Care2 page. Then Friendster, Myspace and pretty much thefacebook around the same time. I became mostly active on thefacebook since it was open to students - people my age - only, due to the student email requirement. Myspace was more of my public page where I friended cousins, and other family members. Once thefacebook became facebook and facebook opened up to everyone there wasn't much of a need for myspace, I just moved my usage over to facebook. Problem is, still in my 20s, I have an issue with parents, uncles and aunts on it. Even my friends younger brothers are on it whom really I don't think are at an appropriate age to see my wall etc. Google+ will be interesting, I doubt it will catch on and be able to replace facebook, but I do think it will be able to add competition that will give power back to the facebook user in regards to their information.

Overall I'm routing for an underdog to come in who will create a social network similar to what thefacebook was, without parents and bosses on it, without the general population amassed to it, not open to everyone- only open to people with college emails. thefacebook was completely different in both obvious style and cultural aspect. It was a frat party but with unique things coming out from it.

[nomac]

12:49 AM on 06/30/2011

so they stole the idea from friendster, then facebook stole it from them, now google going to have a go too........

[phill273]

11:33 PM on 06/29/2011

I don't know why MySpace went downhill, but it did. I guess it's because some people decided to not use MySpace, and others followed.

[chocolateandcheese]

04:01 AM on 07/01/2011

Myspace went downhill...probably because of all the gaudy and sometimes involuntary blinking HTML posts people would spray all over your page. I did like that there was a little more privacy over there, and everybody didn't share everything with everybody at once, instead you'd have to look at someone's page to find out what they were saying. That to me led to a feeling of a bit more freedom in expressing ideas, but it also led to the creepy feeling younger users felt. It also hurt that most people's pages were allowed to be black or darker colors other than the all-white and friendly fonts forced on everyone at all times on Facebook. Myspace was also full of phishing, possible viruses and even worse, sexual predators due to the ease of setting up fake accounts. Facebook came along as a welcome change at just the right time, which is why nobody reading this has logged into their Myspace page for well over a year.

[Over The Hill]

11:19 PM on 06/29/2011

Gee, I wonder what Wendy sees in Rupert.

[The Scientist]

09:10 PM on 06/29/2011

Still generates 35 million views/month, making the buy price a $1/head. That's as cheap as one can buy traffic, although you also have to be able to stop the bleeding.

[therealBK4]

09:01 PM on 06/29/2011

atleast murdoch lost a little money

[MichaelMcKLA]

08:23 PM on 06/29/2011

I preferred MySpace to Facebook, but since its conversion to a clunky celeb/music/movie/tv format, I've had no use for it. In short, MS blew it. Goodbye and good luck.

[Hope Richardson]

07:38 PM on 06/29/2011

Started as a great idea, ended as a disease nobody wanted to risk buying.

I have to wonder though, now that it finally HAS been bought, what are they going to do with it? It clearly can't compete with facebook and has a reputation for hosting pedophiles. The way it is now, I wouldn't say it's worth 35 mil (but what do I know? I guess there are people who still use it regularly).

[chocolateandcheese]

04:02 AM on 07/01/2011

yep. pedophiles.

[kidrooms]

07:37 PM on 06/29/2011

The worst nightmare of my life started on Myspace. I've considered selling it as a movie deal, at least a Lifetime Movie, because it truly is unbelievable the lengths to which people will deceive and manipulate others for whatever warped reasons they might have. It took a very long time for me to recover from the ordeal, and I will never trust people the same as I once did. I did however enjoy getting to see a live soundcheck at Redrocks a few years back when John Mayer publicized his Local 83 fanclub through Myspace. It was the only reason I initially joined Myspace, so I could follow John Mayer's music and get a chance to have better seats to upcoming shows. One might even say Myspace changed my life forever...and not in a good way.

[DesperateAmateurs]

07:24 PM on 06/29/2011

She dumped the guy on Dr. Phil! That sucks.