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JULY 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace said today along with French firm Orange that they are in an advertising and content partnership. According to the companies, Orange Advertising Network will manage both premium and performance advertising sales for MySpace in France. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Irvine-based Viant , the parent company of Specific Media and Myspace , has been acquired by publisher Time Inc. , the companies said this morning. Viant, which is led by Tim Vanderhook, was founded in 1999 as Specific Media, and acquired Myspace back in 2011. Financial details of the asset deal were not announced.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media is bolstering its marketing team for MySpace , the company announced today, and has appointed Al Dejewski as its new Senior Vice President of Global Marketing. Specific Media said Dejewski will head up marketing for MySpace, as well as the company's other consumer and business facing brands.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace , under fire for selling its user data, said today that it is not selling its data. Tags: myspace user data infochimps scandal. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based MySpace , the once dominant social networking website, has been sold to Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network, in a deal reportly worth $35M. As part of the buy, current MySpace CEO Mike Jones will be leaving the company after a transition period. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media has cut a small amount of its staff, as it continues to absorb its buy of Los Angeles-based MySpace. In a statement, the company said it has identified "sales and operating synergies that exist between itself and Myspace" and is "consolidating forces" to align the workforce with the direction it is headed.

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JUNE 17, 2010

MySpace co-president Jason Hirschhorn is leaving the firm, according to the firm, and fellow co-president Mike Jones is taking over the helm as CEO. MySpace, which confirmed earlier rumors of the move Thursday afternoon, said that Hirschhorn is returning to New York, and that "we fully respect" Jason's decision to leave. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace announced today that it has named Tom Cox as the firms' Senior vice President of Business Development. The company said that Cox will be responsible for the company's overall business strategy, as well as identifying and negotiating critical partnerships. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace and MTV.com said Wednesday that the two are partnering to stream the Comic-Con International conference to their users. The broadcasts will stream on both MTV's home page as well as a MySpace page devoted to comic con. MySpace is a unit of News Corporation, and MTV is owned by Viacom.

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JUNE 18, 2012

The company said Monday that it is tapping the former Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at Fox Interactive Media / MySpace, Michael Barrett , as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, under interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, the firm said Monday. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace and startup Ad.ly , also based in LA, said today that they have linked in an in-stream advertising deal. According to MySpace, it will use Ad.ly to enable content creators to reach fans in the MySpace stream. The link with MySpace pulls Ad.ly Tags: myspace adly ad.ly READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Hollywood-based Friendgiftr , a developer of a social media service which allows users to send gift cards to their friends, family, and others, has extended its service beyond Facebook and onto MySpace, iGogole, Ning, and Bebo, the firm announced today. Tags: friendgiftr social gifting facebook gift card myspace bebo ning igoogle.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rotohog , the online fantasy sports software firm headed by Kelly Perdew, told its users and supporters today that the firm is powering MySpace's bracket application for the upcoming March Madness NCAA basketball tournament. The win came as part of an update from the company about its recent customer additions.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

A report today from TechCrunch reports that Los Angeles-based online social networking site MySpace is in the process of acquiring iLike , which operates an online service that allows users to share their music playlists and recommendations with friends. Neither company has confirmed the deal, which TechCrunch puts at "around $20 million."

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

Tags: capital venture comcast zynga amazon networking social sfund kpcb facebook myspace.

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

Today, we're sharing the thoughts of Mike Jones , CEO of Myspace. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? But, it's also companies we've seen doing well internationally, like Spotify, which were a big surprise for us. The third one, of course, is Myspace!

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AUGUST 23, 2017

LA's technology startup industry has saw a surge in new companies and efforts from its serial entrepreneurs in the last few months. Here's a quick look at just a few of the new companies who are led by serial entrepreneurs from the LA ecosystem. Entering Startup image courtesy Mike @ flickr. Ground Control.

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MAY 25, 2010

Marina del Rey-based AuctionPoint , which operates an online auction service for commercial real estate, said today that it has received a strategic investment from Tom Anderson, co-founder of MySpace. The company said the new funding will go towards accelerating the firm's nationwide expansion. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 16, 2009

Los Angeles-based MySpace has chopped 30 percent of the firm's staff, saying Tuesday that the company is laying of 30 percent of its employees, or 400 people. Tags: myspace employee jobs layoff employment. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2009

News Corporation, the parent firm of Los Angeles-based Myspace , said late Wednesday that MySpace CEO and co-founder Chris DeWolfe is leaving the firm. In a statement announcing DeWolfe's departure, MySpace said that News Corp. Tags: myspace executive chris dewolfe. According to New Corp., READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based MySpace confirmed Wednesday that it has purchased Seattle-basd iLike , a venture funded firm providing a way for users to share playlists and information on music. No additional information about the buy was announced by the company, nor was any further detail on a rumored $20M price tag provided by the company.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

The tentpole game for Myspace founder Chris DeWolfe's latest LA-based juggernaut of a company has certainly had its moment. The flagship game from Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City, Panda Pop, has reached over 9.3 million monthly active users and climbed above its 100 millionth download.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

The tentpole game for Myspace founder Chris DeWolfe’s latest LA-based juggernaut of a company has certainly had its moment. The flagship game from Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City, Panda Pop, has reached over 9.3 million monthly active users and climbed above its 100 millionth download. Read More.

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace said today that the firm has launched an application for Google's Android mobile operating system. According to MySpace, its new MySpace Mobile experience is available via Android Market, and allows MySpace users to access the firm's mobile web site. READ MORE>>

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Los Angeles-based MySpace and PayPal announced this morning that the two companies are teaming to help people collection donations for non-profit organizations. According to the firms, they have create a fundraising software--which they are calling the MySpace IMPACT / PayPal fundraising widget--which can be placed on any MySpace page.

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OCTOBER 23, 2008

Los Angeles-based MySpace said today that independent music distributor IODA will provide its catalog to MySpace music. According to MySpace, the partnership with IODA--the Independent Online Distribution Alliance--will add over one million new songs to its platform.

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MARCH 4, 2009

Los Angeles-based MySpace is reportedly losing three of its executives to a new startup, according to reports from a number of sources. No details of that new company have been released. No details of that new company have been released. Tags: social myspace networking executive.

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JUNE 18, 2009

For our Insights and Opinions section this afternoon, Docstoc's Jason Nazar makes a proposal on how to save MySpace. He says: I wouldn't bet against MySpace. I know many of their founders and early employees, and one of the co-founders of Intermix (the parent company of MySpace) is an investor. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The company jumped all the way to $47.72 The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc. The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Los Angeles-based social networking site and online video advertising firm Auditude announced this morning that the two companies have partnered with MTV Networks to insert ads into user uploaded videos on MySpace. In the deal, the technology will be applied to video content from MTV Networks, which is uploaded to MySpace.

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JULY 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) DPCM Capital said late Friday that the two comapnies are terminating their efforts, where DPCM Capital would acquire Jam City in a SPAC deal. The two companies cited "current market conditions" for calling off the deal.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The company has given an estimated offering range of between $19.00 The company's long history--it was founded in 1999--includes the acquisition of MySpace in 2011, a 60% acquisition by Time Inc. The IPO will raise as much as $181M for Viant. and $21.00 in 2018, and the acquisition of Adelphic in 2017.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

The company says it has now raised a total of $36M. Shapiro previously founded the video sharing site Veoh, and also was the CTO of MySpace, in addition to serving at Google. Koji was founded by startup veteran Dmitry Shapiro, along with Sean Thielen.

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JUNE 18, 2009

I wouldn’t bet against MySpace. I know many of their founders and early employees, and one of the co-founders of Intermix (the parent company of MySpace) is an investor. MySpace has lost the battle as the “place for friends”. The following are my 7 Ways on How to Save MySpace. MySpace = Yahoo2.0:

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MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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JUNE 5, 2013

the startup incubator headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones, is reportedly raising another $30M in funding to put towards its startups. Science has been one of the more active acceleration/incubation efforts in the region, and has been behind such companies as DogVacay, Dollar Shave Club, Eventup, MeUndies, Uncovet, and Wittlebee.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

A long-time entrepreneur, Mike founded his first successful Internet company in college and since then, has founded, built and sold numerous online and mobile businesses. His experience and expertise in both large and small companies focuses on strategy, growth, and operational efficiency resulting in many successful investor outcomes.

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