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Former MySpace CEO launches a startup studio

Michael Jones wants to help startups grow. Just don’t call his project an incubator. And it won’t be a startup puppy mill either.
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Former MySpace CEO Launches Startup Incubator and Studio

Former MySpace CEO Mike Jones is heading back to the startup world with the launch of a new startup incubator, accelerator and studio.
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Is ‘China’s Facebook’ Becoming ‘China’s MySpace’?

The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet’s guest contributor program, which is separate from the company’s news coverage. By Tom Taulli NEW YORK (InvestorPlace) — Back in May, Renren pulled off a …

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Myspace purchase a ‘huge mistake’: Murdoch

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – News Corp’s purchase of Myspace was a “huge mistake” and the social network was mismanaged “in every possible way” following the acquisition, chief executive Rupert Murdoch said Friday.
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PLAYDOM IN PERIL: Is Disney’s $400 Million Gaming Acquisition The Next MySpace?

That summer it was acquired by Disney for more than $400 million. But these days industry sources whisper that Playdom is on track to become the next MySpace, which was the top social network before an old media company acquired …

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Justin Timberlake announces MySpace relaunch

Justin Timberlake has announced plans to relaunch MySpace in 2012. The Social Network star bought a share in the company earlier this year when Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorp sold it to US advertising giants Specific Media for $35 million.
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Push For Ad Dollars Derailed MySpace, Co-Founder Chris DeWolfe Says

MySpace might be the most successful venture that’s ever been called a failure. Founded in 2003 by Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson, the social network got big — for years it was the largest social network in the world — …

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Push For Ad Dollars Derailed MySpace, Co-Founder Chris DeWolfe Says

MySpace might be the most successful venture that’s ever been called a failure. Founded in 2003 by Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson, the social network got big — for years it was the largest social network in the world — …

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Ex-CEO Michael Jones: What I learned at Myspace

FORTUNE — Over the last two years, I served as co-????president and then CEO of Myspace. I am often asked, “Why did you take that job?” It is a fair question. As a former startup entrepreneur, the Myspace role seemed …

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Buying Myspace was a mistake – Murdoch

News Corp’s purchase of Myspace was a ‘huge mistake’, chief executive Rupert Murdoch says.
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