Monday June 15, 2009
What happened to MySpace?: When Rupert Murdoch bought MySpace in 2005, he was hailed a visionary. Now, MySpace is losing traffic (-2%) while Facebook continues its stratospheric growth (+87%). And MySpace parent Fox Interactive Media may have deep job cuts on the horizon. So now many are asking, what happened (or didn’t happen) after the acquisition?
Cory Bergman founded Lost Remote in 1999 with the slogan, "The TV Revolution is Coming. Are You Ready?" For years, Cory has urged media companies to lead the way on technology before someone else does it for them.A longtime journalist, Cory is the director of new product development at msnbc.com as well as the co-founder (with his wife Kate) of the hyperlocal news startup Next Door Media in Seattle. He's also on the advisory board for the University of Washington's innovative digital media program. In his personal time, Cory lays awake at night obsessing over new sustainable business models for local news on the web. Email him at cory[at]lostremote.com.
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