Myspace Users Can Easily Create Highly Personalized, Entertainment-Focused Streams Based on their Facebook Profile
Myspace announced Mashup with Facebook, a new feature that allows Myspace users to easily create a personalized stream of entertainment content. With a simple one-click set-up, the likes and interests of a user's Facebook profile are ported over to Myspace, enabling a user's stream to become immediately populated with the entertainment content they already love. Users also have the ability to program their own streams based on recommendations and trending topics bubbling up on Myspace, while also engaging with other fans that share the same interests and passions in music, celebrities, TV, and movies.
About Mashup with Facebook
Mashup with Facebook is an opt-in feature that is quick and easy to set up. Users can visit Myspace.com and click on the Mashup with Facebook button to begin. In just a few simple steps, a basic Myspace profile is created and users can immediately begin building their personal profile based on information they've listed in their Facebook profile. Built into the feature are robust algorithms that help enable the discovery, expression, and connection to entertainment content for a user to customize their Myspace profile. Specifically:
- Facebook "likes" and "interests" are matched to relevant Myspace topic pages, profiles, video programming and other content in entertainment categories such as, music, celebrities, TV, and movies
- Tailored recommendations of new topic pages and profiles are surfaced in real-time to enable discovery of new entertainment experiences and greater customization
- Subscriptions to a broad array of entertainment programming, including originals, exclusives and content from around the Web are automatically enabled based on personal preferences and settings
- Passionate fans within the Myspace community are connected through "friending" and "following" features of Myspace topic pages and profiles
Mashup with Facebook builds upon Sync with Facebook, a recently introduced popular feature that enables the syncing of a Myspace status update with a Facebook profile or Page. In just one month, Facebook Sync has reached over one million Myspace users and growing.
Mashup with Facebook is available now to Myspace users globally. Myspace will also soon be implementing the Facebook Like button across the site to give users an easy way to share their entertainment interests with their friends on Facebook.
What is Mashup with Facebook?
Mashup with Facebook is a new feature that allows Myspace users to easily create a personalized stream of entertainment content.
- With a simple one-click set-up, the likes and interests of a user's Facebook profile are ported over to Myspace, enabling a user's stream to become immediately populated with the entertainment content they already love.
- Users also have the ability to program their own streams based on recommendations and trending topics bubbling up on Myspace, while also engaging with other fans that share the same interests and passions in music, celebrities, TV, and movies.
- Mashup with Facebook is available now to all Myspace users globally
- Myspace will also soon be implementing the Facebook Like button across the site to give users an easy way to share their entertainment interests with their friends on Facebook.
How Does it Work
Mashup with Facebook is an opt-in feature that is quick and easy to set up by simply visiting Myspace.com and clicking on the Facebook button to begin
- In a few simple steps, a basic Myspace profile is created using existing information from the user's Facebook profile
- Facebook "likes" and "interests" are matched to relevant Myspace topic pages, profiles, video programming and more
- Tailored recommendations of new topic pages and profiles are surfaced in real- time to enable discovery
- Subscriptions to a broad array of entertainment programming, including originals, exclusives and content from around the Web are automatically enabled based on personal preferences and settings
- Passionate fans within the Myspace community are connected through "friending" and "following" features of Myspace topic pages and profiles
What information is Myspace pulling from Facebook?
When you sign on to Myspace with your Facebook profile ID and password Myspace will pull your public profile info (name, email, gender, birth date, picture), as well as your "Likes" and interests (movies, music, celebs, video etc.). Myspace will not be able to access any information without explicit permission from you. Learn more about Facebook's authentication process.
How will Myspace use this information?
- Myspace will use your public profile information to quickly and easily create a Myspace account for you. Once the Myspace account is created your information is then subject to Myspace's privacy controls and policies.
- Myspace will also use your "Likes" and interests to connect you with relevant content that matches what you're into (news, movies, games, music, video etc.). Again, once on Myspace all of this information is subject to Myspace's privacy controls and policies.
Is it safe to log in to Facebook through Myspace?
Absolutely. Mashup with Facebook utilizes Oauth, an open protocol that lets you control the way your data is exchanged among the web sites that you use.
Does Facebook have the ability to see what I'm doing on Myspace?
Facebook cannot track your actions on Myspace unless you decide to sync your Facebook account to Myspace and/or explicitly decide to share content from Myspace to your Facebook wall or stream.
How can I control my privacy on Myspace?
Learn more about how you can control your privacy on your new Myspace account.
