MySpace to slash 30 percent of work force to be as ‘efficient’ as Facebook

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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. hired former Facebook executive Owen Van Natta, 39, as its new chief executive. Full article (711 words) »

MySpace slashing 30 percent of work force, about 420 jobs

MySpace to cut 30 percent of work force

LOS 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.

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