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MySpace Now Syncs Status Updates With Twitter

2009-09-21T16:29:26Z

MySpace just announced that its users will now be able to sync their status updates with their Twitter feeds. MySpace users will be able to send their status updates on MySpace directly to Twitter and will also be able to import their Twitter updates to their MySpace feeds. This is currently just a beta product, but MySpace will roll this service out globally over the coming weeks.

]]> MySpace updates that are posted on Twitter will include a link back to the service, which, according to MySpace, will "make commenting easy." These links are shortened and go through the lnk.ms domain, which is currently just a blank page. In order to facilitate this service, MySpace will use Twitter's OAuth protocol. As far as we can see, though, users will have to send all of their updates to Twitter and will not be able to just choose specific updates they want to send to the popular microblogging service.

Just last week, MySpace also announced that its users can now sync their updates with Microsoft's Live profiles. For now, the new two-way sync feature only works with Twitter, though the company notes that it will soon support other networks as well.

AOL also just announced two-way syncing with Twitter when it launched its AIM Lifestream service last week. Overall, these services aren't very earth-shattering, but it is good to see that MySpace continues to open up and create more links with other services.

It's also becoming increasingly clear that Twitter is now the de facto clearinghouse for status updates. Pretty much every new service that features status updates already pushes updates to Twitter and now most of the older services are also (slowly) coming on board.

Comment from MySpace Application Developer on 2009-10-01

2009-10-01T08:40:57Z

MySpace was better when there is no competition of facebook. But after facebook myspace loose its charm. But still myspace consider a good social networking website

Comment from EmmaM on 2009-09-27

2009-09-27T12:30:01Z

Myspace is an example of what happens when a company gets too big, it's too political to keep up with the competition. I work in a Fortune 500 and innovation is like a graveyar - by the time you want to innovate it is already out there.

Comment from Charnita on 2009-09-23

2009-09-23T21:26:06Z

Nice try MySpace..... I'm still not gonna user your service, it's soooooo 2006 LOL.

Comment from tomrau on 2009-09-22

2009-09-22T07:38:41Z

That's definitively a step in the right direction. This way tools like tweetdeck or fuser might soon become obsolete. Although these tools also only enable user to access a few networks. Much more should follow. I agree with jeux, that it would be usefull to access rtweets and friends tweets. Maybe that'll be the next step. As well as a fine tuning of what Status update / tweet goes out to which network.

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Comment from jeux video on 2009-09-21

2009-09-22T06:32:44Z

Nice feature for MySpace to add. Really reduces the need to visit Twitter. But your Twitter wall has much more than just your personal tweets. They should try to incorporate friends tweets also.

Comment from Chris Eigner on 2009-09-21

2009-09-21T18:57:49Z

@brian it's wild how quickly people label myspace as "dead" despite the millions of people still using it, particularly bands, as you mentioned.

as a developer, i wish social networks were more focused on opensocial. twitter integration is ok, but developers need to be able to access friends, status updates, etc. via a single interface or object.

nevertheless, wild to see twitter's penetration into the social media landscape, despite being almost offensively simple.

Comment from Brian Fanslau on 2009-09-21

2009-09-21T17:56:24Z

That is a great update! To bad the social network has already been labeled as the "dying" network and many have moved from using it to Facebook. The update should help bring it up to speed at least and now give it a interesting edge for bands who use the service to update their fans already.