Who bought Myspace?

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. bought Myspace and its parent company, Intermix, in 2009 for $580 million.
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Who bought Myspace 2021?

Who Owns Myspace? Myspace is currently fully owned by Viant Technology Holding Inc. (formerly Specific Media), which acquired Myspace for $35 million from News Corp.
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Did Tom buy back Myspace?

What is Tom's net worth? As of 2021, he is estimated to have a net worth of approximately $60 million. According to reports, News Corp acquired Myspace for $580 million back in 2005 and sold it out for only $35 million in 2011. Tom invested his income from Myspace in real estate and other online businesses.
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Is Tom from MySpace rich?

What is Tom Anderson's net worth? Tom Anderson is an American entrepreneur who has a net worth of $60 million. Tom Anderson earned his net worth as the co-founder of the social networking website Myspace and through successful real estate investments.
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Is MySpace still active 2021?

Officially, however, Myspace is far from dead. If you go to myspace.com, you'll see that it is very much still alive, though it has mostly transitioned away from social networking to become a curated music and entertainment site.
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What Ever Happened to Everyone's Friend MySpace Tom?



How much did Tom from MySpace sell it for?

MySpace Tom Says He Is "the Guy Who Sold MySpace in 2005 for $580 Million While You Slave Away Hoping for a Half-Day Off"
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What is MySpace called now?

Where is MySpace now? First off, it's no longer called MySpace—it's now Myspace (lowercase “s”). Down to about 200 employees, Myspace announced in November of 2013 that it would lay off 5% of its workforce.
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Is Tom from MySpace broke?

What is Tom Anderson's net worth? The former businessman has an estimated net worth of $60 million. The social network he founded netted him an enormous payout after he sold his share in the site for £372 million back in 2005.
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Why did Facebook win over Myspace?

There is a multitude of reasons why Facebook won while Myspace failed. Myspace had a clumsily designed interface that could easily confuse, and many of its apps and features were faulty. Myspace was behind in technology from early on. Its strengths lay in its marketing.
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Who did Tom sell Myspace?

In 2005, Tom brokered a deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to sell Myspace for a whopping $580 million. Tom and his co-founder, Chris DeWolfe got some fat paychecks from the sale. While Myspace would go on to become utterly obsolete in just a few years, News Corp.
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Who bought Myspace 2005?

Back in 2005, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. bought Myspace for a stunning $580 million. Today, News Corp. sold the struggling social network to an advertising targeting firm for $35 million.
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Who is Thomas Anderson?

Thomas Anderson (born November 8, 1970) is an American technology entrepreneur and co-founder of the social networking website Myspace, which he founded in 2003 with Chris DeWolfe. He was later president of Myspace and a strategic adviser for the company.
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Can I still access Myspace?

Your Myspace profile from the Classic site is still here. Here is a collection of articles about logging in, signing up, and activating your profile.
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Why did everyone leave Myspace?

There are several reasons why it's thought that MySpace lost to Facebook. Starting from its poorly organized interface to the often-faulty technology and applications on the site, it was clear that although MySpace had a superb marketing strategy, from the technical side they were way behind other platforms.
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Is FB dying?

With two billion log-ins daily, Facebook is still in the race. However, for years now, the use of the Facebook app has been gradually declining. Facebook in its history of 18 years is seeing a fall in its daily users, half a million users stopped using it towards the end of the year 2021.
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Is SpaceHey the new MySpace?

SpaceHey Is the Modern Day Version of MySpace and We're Totally Here for It. In Oct. 2021, the parent company which oversees platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp changed its name to Meta to better represent the metaverse that it is currently building.
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What is Tom from MySpace doing now?

Tom Anderson, who was known as "Tom from MySpace", "MySpace Tom" or "My friend, Tom", retired at 40 and is now a travel photographer.
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Who was everyone's first friend on Facebook?

The tech entrepreneur (real name: Tom Anderson) was everyone's first friend in the days before Facebook. Back then, the MySpace co-founder was a smiling, nice-looking guy eager to welcome you in to the whole social media-sphere. These days, Tom no longer works for MySpace, but he is still a smiling, nice-looking guy!
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How many MySpace friends did Tom have?

Tom Anderson, better known online as MySpace Tom, was, for a brief period in the early 2000s, arguably the most popular man on the internet. Boasting over 200 million friends at the apex of MySpace's popularity, Tom was everybody who signed up to use the site's first, but hopefully not only, friend.
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Why won't my old Myspace photos load?

You won't see old photos on MySpace, if your old account was not synced to the new Myspace. This means the photo from the old account are not transferred to the new MySpace account.
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Why can't I see my Myspace pictures?

If you are missing photos that means we no longer had a copy of the photos to transfer to the new site. If you are missing photos it's possible you may have another account. Try doing a search for your old email address or your full name (alias if you never entered your full name).
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