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Today's Vision of Tomorrow: Circulation Stats, News Corp. Say Bits Replace Ink for Newsprint

Kit Eaton — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:06:37 -0500

Remember back in olden days when a story would break and the chief at the local daily would yell, "Stop the presses!" Well, they've finally stopped. And in the future, most of our newspaper content will be delivered via digital tech. Here are the stories today that point the way:

Newspaper Circulation Lower Than You Think

Will Hulu Get a Pay Wall in 2010?

Kit Eaton — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:56:35 -0400

Looks like the concept of paying for online content is getting a boost from a slightly unexpected quarter: Rumors are abounding that free Internet TV portal Hulu will erect at least a partial pay wall sometime next year.

MySpace Cuts 400 Staff as Facebook Takes the Lead in U.S. Visitors

Clay Dillow — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:48:54 -0400

In the largest de-friending in its history, MySpace cut 30% of its workforce today in an effort to save money and offset falling advertising revenues. Ominously, the layoffs came the same day reports emerged that rival social networking site Facebook overtook MySpace in U.S. visitors in last month.

Spring Cleaning at MySpace: CEO DeWolfe Fired, More Execs to Follow

Clay Dillow — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:42:19 -0400

MySpace CEO and cofounder Chris DeWolfe is on the way out. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reports News Corp's new CEO of Digital Media Jonathan Miller will send DeWolfe packing along with a core group of executives:

"MySpace has a dozen or so 'execs,' but our guess is that it's the very senior team that will be terminated: cofounders Chris DeWolfe (CEO), Tom Anderson (President) and Aber Whitcomb (CTO). Removing any more of the team would be much more than a morale blow to the company--it would also bring operations to a screaming halt."

The Box Score

J.L. August — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:30:40 -0400

Myspace, the Sequel

Ellen McGirt — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:30:39 -0400

Chris Dewolfe, the lanky, shaggily hip CEO of Myspace, is holding his last meeting of the day from a prone position, a collection of long limbs stacked on a tiny red love seat. The early evening powwow, taking place in the cramped office of his senior communications director, is interrupted when I come crashing in to say good-bye.

	facebook	myspace.com
Tagline	"A social utility that connects you with the people around you"	"A place for friends"
Launch Date	February 2004	January 2004
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