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MySpace Acquired: Email From CEO Mike Jones To Employees

130 点作者 hydrazine将近 14 年前

17 条评论

jpadvo将近 14 年前
A few thoughts on communication...<p>Don't talk about "exciting plans" in one sentence, and "a series of restructuring initiatives, including a significant reduction in our workforce" in the next. Especially when you just worked your employees to the bone revamping your platform.<p>Also, when you are announcing your company was sold for scrap, it is tone-deaf to gush about how it has been "the most engaging and challenging time of my professional career."<p>Yeesh.
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billpaetzke将近 14 年前
Just FYI, we are hiring ex-Myspace developers at Leads360. We've hired four ex-Myspacers in the past six months. Our technology stack is similar, so the learning curve is only slight. And we have lots of interesting and challenging projects to do. Located in El Segundo; full-time local only.<p>If you got laid off or are ready to jump ship, then email Bill at bpaetzke@leads360.com.
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jeffchuber将近 14 年前
I'm scared that Myspace is simply a total data buy. Take the existing users data and build some models off of it. Notice these quotes. Doesn't sound too promising.<p>'“... enhancing digital media experiences by fueling connections with relevance and interest.”' - Connection between relevance and interest? Isn't that like saying the connection between apples and .. apples?<p>'Specific Media is an innovative global interactive media company that enables advertisers to connect with consumers in meaningful [unwanted], impactful [in your face] and relevant [creepy] ways.' [added]
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kloncks将近 14 年前
Best comment:<p><i>Bebo - from $850m to $10m. MySpace- from $580m to $35m. Who's next?</i>
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endtime将近 14 年前
$35mm? Ouch.<p>&#62;News Corporation bought MySpace for $580m (£373m) in 2008. The asset was briefly valued at $12bn when News Corp attempted to merge it with Yahoo in 2007.<p>From: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/myspace/8404510/MySpace-loses-10-million-users-in-a-month.html#" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/myspace/8404510/MySpac...</a>
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mirkules将近 14 年前
Knowing someone who was a contractor a few months ago at MySpace, I can tell you that the people that were there before the last major layoffs genuinely thought they were doing something awesome. When the first round of layoffs happened, during which the person I know was laid off, everyone knew it was only a matter of time before the rest of the axe fell. So this should hardly be a surprise to the people at MySpace, who are still there only for the money, I suppose. This is hardly surprising, shocking, or scandalous, as MySpace was on a death march since News Corp acquired it.<p>Mike Jones sounds like he is probably going to lose his job too. What would anyone else say in his shoes? Probably the same thing.
trotsky将近 14 年前
So much for the $200MM they were trying to pass it off for less than five months ago. [1]<p>I don't know their numbers, but doesn't it seem likely that 35 is less than 1x revenue?<p>[1] <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-04/news-corp-may-get-200-million-for-sale-of-myspace-mocospace-ceo-says.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-04/news-corp-may-get-2...</a>
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joshuahays将近 14 年前
None of this matters. They basically just paid $0.50 per user for their data acquisition. That's a great deal!
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bugsy将近 14 年前
&#62; In conjunction with the deal, we are conducting a series of restructuring initiatives, including a significant reduction in our workforce.<p>It actually takes some balls to come out and say that in the first email.
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heyrhett将近 14 年前
How do I get "Tom" in my google+ circle?
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abscondment将近 14 年前
As one of the employees brought on in the iLike acquisition, the price makes me <i>laugh</i>. And think, "Called it!" I could not get out of there fast enough.
enjo将近 14 年前
I wonder what this means for other Fox Interactive products? Photobucket was tied at the hip to myspace for instance. Anyone have any idea what's going on there?
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zoowar将近 14 年前
Oh, and one more thing, you're fired.
DanBlake将近 14 年前
Does anyone know how much money myspace is currently losing per quarter / year / whatever?
pitdesi将近 14 年前
Justin Timberlake took a stake in MySpace... <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/29/hes-bringing-myspace-back-justin-timberlake-takes-a-stake/" rel="nofollow">http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/29/hes-bringing-myspace-back-j...</a> Kind of funny for reasons mentioned in the article
Apocryphon将近 14 年前
How will this affect Friendster's fortunes?!?
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pittsburgh将近 14 年前
One of my pet peeves is when people say that they have a MySpace instead of saying they have a MySpace account.<p>I wonder how many of those people will hear that somebody sold MySpace for $35 million and get excited thinking they're about to become rich by selling their MySpace too! :-)