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Michael Jones Gets Exit At Thing Labs

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Michael Jones , CEO of MySpace and former founder of Userplane, has another exit under his belt today, as AOL announced it has acquired Thing Labs , a San Francisco maker of web-based, social software. AOL said it expects to integrate aspects of Brizzly into its Lifestream product, and instant messaging service AIM.

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MySpace Names Jones, Hirschhorn To Exec Team

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News Corporation said a few minutes ago that it has added two new executives at MySpace , and is tapping Tsavo Media's Michael Jones as Chief Operating Officer and Sling Media's Jason Hirschhorn as Chief Product Officer. Tags: hirschhorn jason media sling userplane jones michael tsavo executive myspace.

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Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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I think we will see the rise of a newer and larger mobile-focused media companies and the continued evolution in traditional television entertainment. In reflection, think I need to center my time around those principals and focus on bigger ideas. What are you looking forward to most in 2018? He is also a long-time entrepreneur.

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TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA

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A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded, advised, invested and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. Venue Sponsor.

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Spotlight: LA Tech SuperDemo Announced! | Mike Jones Former Myspace CEO

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We want to provide our audience with not only amazing presenting startups/newly released products (submissions still open Apply Here ) but also outstanding people that can help you grow as an entrepreneur and lead a successful business. mt) Media Temple, Inc. If you’d like to present, APPLY HERE.

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Interview with Ian Swanson, Sometrics

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As companies figure out a way to monetize social media, one of the areas which has been lacking is a way to measure the impact and effectiveness of social media advertising. My partners and I were all involved in the social media space in one fashion or another. Ian Swanson: We have 1500 publishers using our products.

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Interview with Sometrics, Ian Swanson

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As companies figure out a way to monetize social media, one of the areas which has been lacking is a way to measure the impact and effectiveness of social media advertising. My partners and I were all involved in the social media space in one fashion or another. Ian Swanson: We have 1500 publishers using our products.