MySpace names Mark Rosenbaum as its first chief financial officerOctober 5th, 2009 MySpace names Rosenbaum as its first finance chiefNEW YORK — The social networking hub MySpace says it has named Mark Rosenbaum as its first chief financial officer. News Corp.-owned MySpace said Monday that Rosenbaum will report to CEO Owen Van Natta, who replaced co-founder Chris DeWolfe in the company's top post in April.
Hurco Companies says chief operating officer stepping downOctober 1st, 2009 Hurco chief operating officer stepping downINDIANAPOLIS — Hurco Companies Inc., a computer control and software maker, said Thursday that James D. Fabris will resign as president and chief operating officer as of Oct.
Former Facebook Exec. Van Natta to be the New Myspace CEO. Deserving?April 24th, 2009 Former Facebook exec Van Natta to be MySpace CEO
NEW YORK — With MySpace falling behind Facebook as the world's largest online social network, MySpace tapped a former Facebook executive Friday as its new chief executive. Owen Van Natta, 39, replaces Chris DeWolfe, a co-founder of MySpace, who stepped down as chief executive Wednesday.
Yahoo's chief accounting officer Michael Murray resigns, no details on possible replacementSeptember 2nd, 2009 Yahoo's chief accounting officer resignsSUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo Inc.
Facebook, taking cue from MySpace, plans to let users show full name in their Web addressJune 10th, 2009 Facebook, like MySpace, lets users show full nameNEW YORK — Facebook is further embracing the real name culture it touts as one of its founding principles — and catching up with rival MySpace in the process. Starting at 12:01 a.m.
Websense names Arthur S. Locke as CFO to replace Doug Wride, who will remain COOJuly 29th, 2009 Websense names Arthur Locke as new CFOSAN DIEGO — Internet filtering and security software maker Websense Inc. said Tuesday it named Arthur S.
MySpace co-founder DeWolfe to Step Down while Facebook Recorded 72% Growth. Coincidence?April 23rd, 2009 MySpace co-founder DeWolfe to step downLOS ANGELES — MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe will step down soon as the social networking site's chief executive, amid the site's stalled user growth and the rapid rise of rival Facebook. MySpace owner News Corp.
Yahoo names new CFO, fills void created in shake-up under new CEOJune 12th, 2009 Yahoo names new CFO, fills void left by shake-upSUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo Inc.
Google Signs 900 Million Dollar Deal With MySpaceAugust 8th, 2006 Google has reached a deal with the owner of MySpace.com (News Corp.) to pay at least $900-million in shared advertising revenue and become the exclusive search provider for the popular online hangout. The deal, which marries the Internet's leading search engine with the top social-networking site, means News Corp.
MySpace slashing 30 percent of work force, about 420 jobsJune 16th, 2009 MySpace to cut 30 percent of work forceLOS ANGELES — MySpace is cutting nearly 30 percent of its work force in a move the News Corp.-owned online hangout says will make it more efficient. The cuts amount to about 420 people, bringing the total number of MySpace's U.S.
MySpace Moves To Protect TeenagersJune 21st, 2006 MySpace moves quickly after being slapped with a lawsuit claiming 30 million by a teenager, molested by a contact she made in MySpace. MySpace will adopt a series of measures next week to make it harder for strangers to send messages to younger teenagers.
News Corp. 4th-quarter net loss hits $203 million on MySpace writedownAugust 5th, 2009 News Corp 4Q loss hits $203M on MySpace writedownLOS ANGELES — News Corp said Wednesday it lost $203 million in the latest quarter due to a huge writedown at MySpace, but Rupert Murdoch said his global media conglomerate is seeing signs of life in moribund advertising markets. Results for the quarter to June 30 narrowly beat analyst expectations and shares rose 2 cents in after-hours trade to $10.60 after closing down a penny at $10.58 in the regular session.
MySpace buys social music app iLike for $20 million as site aims to restore lost lusterAugust 19th, 2009 MySpace buys iLike in bid to restore lost lusterLOS ANGELES — Social networking hub MySpace said Wednesday it is acquiring iLike, a popular music application on rival Facebook, in the first move by new management to restore some of its lost luster on the Internet. The $20 million agreement to purchase iLike confirmed rumors that had circulated this week and was the first play that new CEO Owen Van Natta has made to expand MySpace's Web footprint after a series of drastic cuts and writedowns.
MySpace to slash 30 percent of work force to be as 'efficient' as Facebook June 16th, 2009 MySpace to cut 30 pct of jobs to boost efficiency
LOS ANGELES — MySpace said Tuesday it is cutting nearly 30 percent of its work force in a bid to become more efficient, bringing its staffing level more in line with its more popular rival, Facebook. The move, the latest cost-cutting effort at the site, comes less than two months after the unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
Sexually Assaulted Teen Sues MySpace for 30 MillionJune 20th, 2006 A 14-year-old Travis County girl who said she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on MySpace.com sued the MySpace for $30 million, claiming that it fails to protect minors from adult sexual predators. The lawsuit claims that the Web site does not require users to verify their age and calls the security measures aimed at preventing strangers from contacting users younger than 16 "utterly ineffective."
What do they expect MySpace to do? Ask every registrants to provide photocopy of age or driver's license?
At the core I think the primary responsibility of managing their children is on the parents.
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