MySpace may launch e-mail service

Posted by Alisa Zykova on January 16, 2009 at 9:30 PM

Prominent social network MySpace is reportedly developing e-mail for its 125 million users, after having already moved its staff to company e-mail accounts with "@myspace-inc.com," TechCrunch reported Thursday. MySpace users will have e-mails assigned according to their account names, such as "accountname@myspace.com."

"We actively listen to the feedback we receive from our users and are constantly evaluating new ways to enhance the messaging experience for our community. Our recent collaboration with Google to introduce the first search and sort mail functionality into MySpace was extremely well received. We do not comment on company rumors or speculation but will share more details on additional product plans when we have news," MySpace said in a statement, according to TechCrunch.

MySpace's e-mail would have features similar to those on Hotmail, Google's Gmail and Yahoo! Mail. The move may lead to the social network having a bigger presence in user's lives, according to TechCrunch. Rival firm Bebo has already launched a "social inbox" that integrates it with AOL Mail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail; in addition, it updates users on online services.

MySpace currently allows only one-to-one messaging between members, TechCrunch reported.