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Former Facebook Executive To Be Named CEO of MySpace

kara.allthingsd.com — Former Facebook exec Owen Van Natta will be named CEO of MySpace, as early as tomorrow, said sources close to the situation.

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  • SeanRoss, on 04/24/2009, -3/+59Isn't that a step down?
  • zzzBrett, on 04/24/2009, -1/+43Good luck turning myspace around =/
  • jdames1980, on 04/24/2009, -3/+37Who uses that ***** anymore? MySpace is so 2005.
  • protogenxl, on 04/24/2009, -5/+36Myspace is owned by Rupert Murdoch so it must die.
  • angel.wardriver, on 04/24/2009, -2/+30So will it become some hybrid like FaceSpace?
  • fendereff, on 04/24/2009, -3/+19I know what I would do as CEO of myspace...

    ssh mainserver

    cd /
    rm -rf *
  • petebot, on 04/24/2009, -3/+17Facebook--now with more ads!
  • angusm, on 04/24/2009, -3/+16That's like giving up your condo to move into a trailer park.
  • jf317820, on 04/24/2009, -0/+12$?
  • TheCasablancan, on 04/24/2009, -0/+10Invading your FaceSpace.

    http://iminyourface.ytmnd.com/
  • peestandingup, on 04/24/2009, -0/+10Who cares? In 3 years we'll be saying the same thing about Facebook. It's a guarantee.
  • OleMissAMS, on 04/24/2009, -1/+10SpaceBook. Or MyFace.
  • boomerang42, on 04/24/2009, -0/+9I love you.
  • seltaeb4, on 04/24/2009, -2/+11Wow. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
  • PseudoThink, on 04/24/2009, -1/+9Here's one case where I would be amused to see the new CEO get his golden parachute after piloting his company into the ground.
  • inactive, on 04/24/2009, -0/+7Would you rather work for a company that makes millions of dollars a year or one that bleeds millions of dollars a year?
  • aceman118, on 04/24/2009, -6/+13CEO is an executive and myspace is a ***** company... Thus - a step down.
  • daxter241, on 04/24/2009, -6/+13why would you go backwards?
  • ShiftyBizniss, on 04/24/2009, -0/+6yeah but the C stands for Chief... and I would assume the CEO of Myspace would make a higher salary than a lower exec at Facebook
  • Latigoliath, on 04/24/2009, -2/+8I really don't care about facebook or myspace.
  • iashraf, on 04/24/2009, -0/+6bands and musicians
  • AquaOSX, on 04/24/2009, -0/+5And why is he a "former" executive? Is he an "I quit" former exec, or a "your fired" former exec?
  • nurbsenvi, on 04/24/2009, -0/+5MySfaceBook
  • lucidapathy, on 04/24/2009, -0/+5Non-Compete clauses are not legal in California.
  • ofenza, on 04/24/2009, -2/+6He's probably the only person that is switching from Facebook to Myspace.
  • UselessTrivia, on 04/24/2009, -0/+4He quit. He was formerly in charge of "revenue operations" before leaving so my thinking is he either knew the company couldn't turn a profit or he didn't like the limitations imposed on him by a corporate culture that's allergic to making money.
  • inactive, on 04/24/2009, -2/+6Good luck turning around the ONLY social network site that is profitable?
  • Jhonka, on 04/24/2009, -0/+4GET OUT OF HERE WITH YOUR LOGIC
    ONLY HUMOR ON DIGG COMMENTS
  • Smutterfly, on 04/24/2009, -0/+3MySpace could an infusion of fresh talent. This could be a good thing.
  • tweek913, on 04/24/2009, -0/+3MyFacePalm
  • Kragnerac, on 04/24/2009, -0/+3It isn't a step down, it's falling off a roof and hitting cement head first.
  • fendereff, on 04/24/2009, -0/+3Maybe I would have to make a monster electro-magnet and zap it!
  • mksmothers, on 04/24/2009, -0/+3all between the age of 13 and 19, with a huge amount of daddy's disposable income.
  • Denominator88, on 04/24/2009, -0/+2Somehow I think that not even that can kill the monster...
  • Djthunderballs, on 04/24/2009, -0/+1IF anything, its a great way to network and stay in touch with old friends *****. Just kidding, you will find friends soon, I know it!
  • inactive, on 04/24/2009, -0/+1well good now if they can kick off all the white trash on myspace the internet will be a better place
  • Jhonka, on 04/24/2009, -0/+1I FOUNDERED a typo...
  • gabrielgonzalez, on 07/02/2009, -0/+1Wow Facebook IS really taking over.
  • ethana2, on 04/25/2009, -0/+1I'm all for competition. ..but let's have some open APIs to make it even /easier/ for people to do their social network exoduses, to, you know, heat things up a bit.
  • oldtactics, on 04/25/2009, -0/+1downgrade.
  • antdude, on 04/25/2009, -0/+1I am sick of moving around!
  • Arsenard, on 04/24/2009, -0/+1Who cares??
  • MtheoryX, on 04/24/2009, -0/+1Having a parent corporation that has money has zero to do with making money.

    You understand the difference between making money and spending money, don't you?
  • hexx54, on 04/24/2009, -3/+3These comments suck.
  • Wilddigi, on 04/24/2009, -2/+2***** myspace. They deleted my account after using the same profile picture for 5 years
  • inactive, on 04/27/2009, -0/+0Lulz, myspace.
  • lohphat, on 04/24/2009, -1/+1Circle. Jerk.
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