CEO Mike Jones is giving it a try with a redesign of the clunky social network site. Actually, Jones isn't even calling it that anymore - it's now a "social entertainment destination." As he explains to All Things Digital's Kara Swisher, the new focus will be on the Gen Y crowd and its interests in moves, TV and music. Bev Hills-based MySpace is owned by News Corp., which has been struggling to revive the site almost from the time that it unwisely acquired the company some years back - right before Facebook swallowed up the whole category.
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