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more about #chrisdewolfe more comments → Cheap Shot: I've been saying this for years. MySpace accidentally became the choice place for bands but they took so long to develop that. The challenge is howe... more » skt.smth: There is no way Myspace can even hope to compete with anybody unless they completely overhaul their site so it (a) works and (b) doesn't look like jun... more » Conchie Birdie: They also have a market for crazies who inevitably end up killing someone or doing something outrageous and gossipy sites post things found on their m... more » Peter Feld: This is good but you are omitting the stuff-white-people-like element. NPR had that this morning: "'I have friends who are white,' says 19-year-old D... more » Wrapitup: Thanks for an interesting post, Ryan. While I disagree that dropping out of college is necessarily evidence of incompetence, I agree with the rest of ... more » Betty Draper: Disagreed. I have always felt the only users Myspace had left were the indie musicians. It is much easier to search for and listen to music on Myspace... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: MySpace pages are a gestalt of its users' brains. Messy. Messy teenage rooms. Google and Facebook rule the waves because they are clean and minimal... more » heddahopper: watch the rest all fall: Jeff Berman is first. When Miller referenced inspirational leader he was directing that at him. If he tells the McDonald's s... more » nirreskeya: Obviously it's possible, but is it common for execs to live in the Bay Area and commute to L.A.? more » belltolls: The Peter Principle is alive and well though Dr. Peter himself is long dead. more » cassandra: What the hell is going on this post? Does anyone know? Is DeWolfe out, or in? Is Miller pushing him out, or is Murdoch, or is Wendy Deng? Is there any... more » gladys_kravitz: I read the headline and thought you were exposing Patti Scialfa for having an affair of her own. more » SeaBassTian: I am surprised that Gawker has not covered the Julia Angwin book Stealing MySpace to it's full extent. The review in NYT Book Review has provided mor... more » Tremonius: This is too easy. It's gonna be placed under the guardianship of Faux Noise, with maybe Coultergeist as Friend in Need. To advertisers they can presen... more » Cheap Shot: I wouldn't let a guy with the last name DeWolfe anywhere near my wife. more » -
#socialnetworks
Pretty Boy MySpace CEO Has Dumb Surrender Plan
MySpace now says it is no longer competing with Facebook, the rival social network with far more users. No, now MySpace will focus on the niche of music and digital entertainment. And compete with Apple and Google. More » -
#hires
Should MySpace Hire the Hero or the Zero?
Former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta is the frontrunner to replace Chris DeWolfe as MySpace CEO. Blog lordling Jason Calacanis has been jokingly nominated for the News Corp. gig. Here's who should get it. More » -
#exits
Friendship with Boss's Wife Can't Save MySpace CEO
Sucking up to the CEO's wife is usually a wise move. But did it doom MySpace chief Chris DeWolfe? More » -
#hires
AOL Outcast Jon Miller to Join News Corp.'s Soap Opera in Progress
Rupert Murdoch's media empire continues its turmoil after the announcement of COO Peter Chernin's departure. The newest player: Former AOL CEO Jon Miller, who's widely expected to take the top digital job there. More » -
#rumormonger
Is Chris DeWolfe on His Way Out at MySpace?
Bad days for MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe: A tell-all book about the lowbrow social network's shady origins is hitting the shelves as a Wall Street analyst predicts layoffs. How long will he last? More » -
#leaks
MySpace Memo: Three Top Execs Leaving
Amit Kapur, the 27-year-old No. 2 executive at MySpace, is leaving, according to a memo from MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe. It looks like he's planning a startup: He's taking two executives with him. More » -
#myspace
Wendi Deng Murdoch's MySpace Problem
A tipster tells us Wendi Deng dropped by MySpace headquarters with a friend on Friday. What is Mrs. Rupert Murdoch up to at the News Corp.-owned social network? More » -
#parties
Why Skipping Davos Is This Year's True Status Symbol
How a conference dies: The savvy crowd stays away, while eager second-raters fill their seats. Google cofounder Sergey Brin is skipping Davos. Meanwhile, MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe fought with a colleague to go amid layoffs. More » -
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#gossiproundup
Paris Hilton's MySpace Man, New Sex Tape
Paris Hilton made out with the CEO of MySpace, everywhere, and maybe made another sex tape. Tom Cruise has wanted to kill since he was a child. More » -
#dailyfill
MySpace launches another doomed gossip site
The celebrity-industrial complex will expand, must expand, can't help but expand until every site on the Web features gossipy famous-people headlines. The latest entrant: DailyFill, MySpace's slapdash copycat celebrity-news site.
