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Fuser Unveils New MySpace Application That Enables Users to View Facebook Messages From Their MySpace Page

Posted on: Monday, 17 March 2008, 09:00 CDT

BOULDER, Colo., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The developers of Fuser.com, a free and innovative online tool that enables Internet users to consolidate their e-mail and social networking accounts into a single online inbox, today announced the launch of the Fuser MySpace application that allows MySpace users to view Facebook messages and wall posts from their MySpace page. This application is one of the first developed for MySpace's new application development platform and one of the first 200 applications accepted by MySpace. To add the Fuser MySpace application and begin reading and responding to your Facebook messages on MySpace, visit http://www.myspace.com/FuserForMySpace.

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The idea for the Fuser MySpace application was spurred in part by the results of a national third-party survey that examined social networking usage trends and preferences among 13-42 year-olds. According to the survey results, social networking users continue to use both MySpace and Facebook, despite strong personal preferences that favor one site over the other. Roughly 62 percent of respondents use both MySpace and Facebook on a regular basis, despite the fact that the majority of people surveyed (65 percent) selected Facebook as their favorite social networking site. 29 percent of respondents chose MySpace as their favorite. The users who were active on both sites cited their desire to stay connected to friends and family who were also active there as the main reason for maintaining their dual social networking activity.

The study of 1,100 13-42 year olds was conducted in February 2008 by the developers of Fuser.com. Additional survey findings include:

* 84 percent of 13-42 year olds surveyed use Facebook and 75 percent use MySpace * MySpace is still the favorite among teenage users (13-17 years old). * 71 of Facebook users spend three or more hours per week on Facebook * 45 percent of MySpace users spend three or more hours per week on MySpace * 93 percent of Facebook users have applications installed on their Facebook profile page

"The desire to stay connected to friends and family is extremely strong for social networking users and often outweighs personal preferences of one site over the other," said Jeff Herman, president of Fuser. "Unfortunately, this translates to consumers having to juggle multiple online communication accounts -- a problem that continues to become more pervasive as the popularity of social networking sites grows. We developed all our applications -- including the new Fuser MySpace application -- specifically to help users easily stay in touch with friends and family through multiple online communication accounts."

Social Networking Preferences by Age Group

According to survey results, MySpace proved to be the preferred site for high school age respondents (13-17 years old) with 82 percent indicating they have a MySpace profile and 40 percent of those spending three or more hours per week on the site. 52 percent of this age group indicated that their favorite social networking site is MySpace (34 percent chose Facebook), with the number one reason being it is where the majority of their friends are.

Among college aged (18-21 years old) respondents, Facebook and MySpace seem to have similar market share. 75 percent of college-aged respondents indicated they use Facebook and 71 percent of them spend three or more hours per week on the site, while 77 percent use MySpace and 50 percent of them spend three or more hours per week on that site. When asked to choose their preferred social networking site, 56 percent indicated their favorite is Facebook; the top reason being it is where the majority of their friends are.

Founded by renowned Internet and e-commerce entrepreneur Jared Polis, Fuser developed the ideas for Fuser.com, the Fuser Facebook application and the Fuser MySpace application to help online users simplify their digital lifestyles by providing them with a secure, single point of access for their most valued online communications.

For more information about Fuser or to sign up for a free Fuser.com account, visit http://www.fuser.com/. To add the Fuser Facebook application, visit http://apps.facebook.com/fuserforfb. To add the Fuser MySpace application, visit http://www.myspace.com/FuserForMySpace.

About Fuser

Got more than one e-mail address and/or social networking account? Simplify your online life with Fuser.com, a free tool that allows you to check all your e-mail and social networking accounts from one Web-based inbox. You no longer need to waste time with multiple Web sites and logins to communicate with your friends, family and colleagues. Fuser.com relieves the pressure of juggling multiple accounts by providing an easy, secure way to stay on top of your digital communications. For Facebook users who want to stay in touch with their MySpace friends without leaving Facebook, the Fuser Facebook application extends the convenience of Fuser.com to Facebook users by enabling them to check their MySpace messages, bulletins and comments from within their Facebook account.

To learn more about how Fuser.com and the Fuser Facebook and MySpace applications can change your digital life, go to http://www.fuser.com/ and sign up today.

(C) 2008, Confluence Commons, Inc. (d/b/a Fuser). All rights reserved. Fuser and the Fuser character, Fusie, are trademarks of Fuser. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

(1) In February 2008, Fuser worked with from Decipher, Inc. to commission a third-party survey of 1,100 13-42 year-olds to assess social networking usage trends and preferences. Media Contact: Ashley Cohen GroundFloor Media Phone: (303) 865-8133 Mobile: (303) 522-0783 E-mail: acohen@groundfloormedia.com

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CONTACT: Ashley Cohen of GroundFloor Media, +1-303-865-8133, mobile,+1-303-522-0783, acohen@groundfloormedia.com, for Fuser

Web site: http://www.fuser.com/

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