The MySpace News service scouts the Internet for news ranging from gossip in online journals known as blogs to stories from media conglomerates such as News Corporation, the Rupert Murdoch headed company that owns MySpace.

Placement of items on MySpace News web pages will be dictated by feedback from members, who get to rank stories on a scaled of "loved it to hated it," according to the firm.

"MySpace News is designed to let users decide what's most relevant to them," said MySpace president Tom Anderson.

"We're putting it to the community to be the editorial engine driving our news service."

MySpace News uses a search algorithm to scan websites and blogs as well as online newspapers and magazines. Items are organized into categories such as politics, sports, technology and style.