According to a tip today, MySpace.com, a literal photocopy of the Friendster site, is actual a service provided by the NASDAQ-delisted eUniverse.com.

If so this would be the first time a established company has knocked off the popular software. eUniverse is famous for microsites with millions of members. They have millions of emails of the people who live between NY, San Fran and LA. In other words they could build up a Friendster service quickly.

So, the PR person for eUniverse called us back in, ummm, 10 seconds. He says "what's up", to our email asking if they are behind MySpace.com. So I say "do you own MySpace.com", he says "why", I say I want to know, he says "are you working on a story", I say "would I be calling if I wasn't." He says "I'll get right back to you."

Like Christopher Walken in True Romance, I can always tell when someone is lying… and he was lying to me.

Oh yeah, we looked up who owned MySpace.com (eUniverse is in LA too; the phone number is a voice jail number):

MySpace.com (YTQERVKHGD)
2461 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 513
Santa Monica, CA 90404
US

Domain Name: MYSPACE.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
MySpace.com, MySpace.com ContactMiddleName (21586523I) info@myspace.com
MySpace.com
2461 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 513
Santa Monica, CA 90404
US
310-258-2751