Software engineers from major social networking companies have apparently grown tired of Google's relentless drive to push its own Google+ social network at the expense of other sites.

News Corp's purchase of Myspace was a "huge mistake" and the social network was mismanaged "in every possible way" following the acquisition, chief executive Rupert Murdoch says.

User satisfaction with Facebook is low enough that the social networking site risks losing significant market share to Google+, according to a new study.

LinkedIn leapfrogged MySpace in June to become the second-largest social network in the United States in terms of traffic behind Facebook, tracking firm comScore said.

News Corp has sold struggling social networking site MySpace for $US35 million ($A33.33 million), mostly in stock, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Things just keep getting worse for MySpace. The former social networking hub recently announced it would cut nearly half of its global workforce as part of a restructuring effort.   As many as five hundred MySpace employees worldwide will soon be looking for work as the site continues to redefine itself from a social network to an entertainment content site with social networking features.

Today's massive memorial service for Michael Jackson may have strained some social networking and news sites but it didn't cripple them, as many had expected.

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is increasingly turning to social media tools and virtual environments to attract students and improve its services.