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Tom from MySpace Gets Paid $1 Million to STFU and Stay Home

blogs.houstonpress.com — While MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe got the firing squad, your default friend Tom only got a knife to the back. Sorta. He was told to never show his face at the office again -- to the tune of $500,000 for the next two years, mind you.

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  • b3astie, on 07/01/2009, -4/+109$500,000 is hardly a knife to the back. WHERE IS MY KNIFE TO THE BACK?!!
  • KillTheAcademy, on 06/30/2009, -1/+91he got me invested in some kind of fruit company... all I know is we don't have to worry about money no more... and I said, that's one less thing
  • junkfoodjoe, on 06/30/2009, -1/+68I read the title and assumed it was Onion. Then I lol'd.
  • gamerbambi, on 06/30/2009, -3/+67What do you expect? He invented Myspace... Did you know that Sam Simon, the guy who created most characters of The Simpsons, gets paid $10 Million a year and he hasn't worked on a single Simpsons episode since 1993. Sam Simon will keep getting paid until Fox stops airing The Simpsons! Lucky bastard.

    http://www.sodahead.com/news/4251/dream-job-myspac ...
  • costumemaker, on 06/30/2009, -3/+55I hate you Tom, stop sending me *****.
  • GregLoire, on 07/01/2009, -0/+51I could've done without the first half of this article.
  • jeffness, on 07/01/2009, -0/+34very poor writing style in this article.
  • asgardshill, on 07/01/2009, -1/+34Good Lord but that's some horrible writing in that article. The point is buried under so much faux-hip verbiage that you'd need a St. Bernard dog and GPS to find it. Trying too damn hard bury.
  • MrScotchBoy, on 06/30/2009, -4/+32Holy *****! I want someone to give me $500k just to stay home...lol...i'd even go lower! $100k...what...i gotta eat too! :P
  • gamerbambi, on 06/30/2009, -5/+33Founder. Creator. Whatever.
  • immatellyouwhat, on 07/01/2009, -0/+28Tom's status in 2011: " .....at home " 2 years ago
  • getoffmybridge, on 07/01/2009, -0/+26Well, you ain't got no legs, Lt. Dan.
  • Brak710101, on 06/30/2009, -1/+25I don't understand why they are paying him to stay away for two years. If I were him, I'd just request a deal to leave the company.

    2 years from now, Myspace will either be dead or nothing like it is (I use that term loosely,) why would they want him back then?
  • fireinbergen, on 07/01/2009, -2/+22Myspace is still very relevant in the music scene. It is one of the best ways for indie and up and coming bands to gain an audience. But other than that it is a wasteland these days.
  • SMB20, on 07/01/2009, -9/+28sOoOoOo fUk uRseLF LOL i LuV u NE wAyZ bEoTcH!!!
  • skyfyre, on 07/01/2009, -0/+18A golden, jewel-encrusted knife in the back that makes you ***** $100 bills.
  • Aroundtown27, on 07/01/2009, -1/+16Stop using myspace instead... Trust me you wont feel bad.
  • mathyu21, on 07/01/2009, -0/+15Myspace is like facebook's older retarded step cousin.
  • inactive, on 07/01/2009, -2/+15sweet deal, i won't show my face on digg for 10 years to the sum of $1 million.
  • tymme, on 07/01/2009, -0/+12I didn't see the glitter or broken html or hear the ***** music, so got confused for a minute....
  • JudgeMonkey, on 07/01/2009, -4/+16You would never show up at work again for two years at $10 a year?
  • freakFlag, on 07/01/2009, -2/+13redundant statement is redundant
  • Tanktunker, on 06/30/2009, -13/+24Tom didn't invent MySpace.
  • IndigoMoss, on 07/01/2009, -0/+11Because the music part can be used independently of the blog/teen retardation device. I never use Myspace, but I do use it to listen to some new up and coming local bands and bands from the Chicago punk scene (my hometown).

    It's kind of like how AOL Video/Radio still gets decent usage, while the search/ISP side of it is almost completely withered like old man balls.
  • Denominator88, on 07/01/2009, -1/+12A Facebook is the younger snobby douchebag.
  • Blajano, on 07/01/2009, -0/+10Last year? Jesus dude where have you been?
  • Akairenn, on 07/01/2009, -1/+11I'll never post here again for $250k.

    Yeah, I'm cheap. Why don't you stab me in the back with a large amount of money about it?
  • mysticlife, on 07/01/2009, -0/+10i don't care if this is 'just a blog.' the writing style is crap. buried
  • JoeHague, on 07/01/2009, -1/+11Yea, whatever that journalist has I think you caught it/
  • pegothejerk, on 07/01/2009, -0/+10didnt he sell it to Murdoch for like 580 million? why is he working in the first place??
  • JoeHague, on 07/01/2009, -1/+11eYe C wAt u DiD dEr!!!!!!
  • FatGuyLilCoat, on 07/01/2009, -0/+9http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5187/1tom.jpg
  • bartofdahammer, on 07/01/2009, -1/+10thats facebook though
  • ParappaDaCrappa, on 07/01/2009, -0/+7yea it must really suck to be paid 1 mil over 2 years to do nothing...
  • CityandColourrr, on 07/01/2009, -1/+8Thank God. I hate that ***** bitch.
  • lepetitmousse, on 07/01/2009, -0/+7ill leave for some subway coupons.
  • smacksaw, on 07/01/2009, -7/+14That's like saying Tom invented tacky and stupid. And I'm sorry, tacky and stupid has been around since white kids stole rap music.
  • lydiasky, on 06/30/2009, -3/+10Oh Tom, you're in my top 10 friends.
  • staystilljason, on 07/01/2009, -1/+8Orkul is the baby that died of negligence
  • 3The3Dude3, on 07/01/2009, -3/+9Create something that helps change the way people communicate via the web and then ask where your money is.
  • inactive, on 07/01/2009, -1/+7Tom:Hi, Ashton?
    Ashton:Yeah?
    Tom: It's me Tom, they're talking smack about me on Digg, I was just hoping you had any advice on how to cope.
    Ashton: Sorry, dude, there's just no getting over it. You'll never be the same.
    Tom: God no, that's what I feared.
    Ashton:The only thing left for us to to do is to blow our millions on coke, bang a lotta hot women and buy expensive toys.You down?
    Tom:Yeah, ok. But I probably won't enjoy it.
    Ashton: I know, I know. But all we can really do is soldier on, and take it one day at a time.
    Tom: I guess you're right. So I'll have my private jet pick you up within the hour?
    Ashton: Sounds good. See you then, buddy.
  • Firespray1138, on 07/01/2009, -1/+6Well that was some biased *****.
  • robbob, on 07/01/2009, -1/+6that's called Severance Pay
  • solid12345, on 07/01/2009, -0/+5One thing for is for sure, adultfriendfinder will always be around!
  • borez, on 07/01/2009, -2/+6Who?
  • doyoumrjones, on 07/01/2009, -1/+5What kind of pay day did he get when myspace was first bought?
  • tnoy, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4He as just one of a handful of people.

    It was moreso created by the people at Intermix Media (was eUniverse back then)
  • DrewBlood, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4He's the face of the company. Makes sense to give him a massive pay cut and force him to stay on. It's worth a million to avoid the bad PR they'd get from losing their "mascot"
  • maz2331, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4Probably a non-compete clause with a reciprocal payment needed to be enforcable. If someone isn't actually paid, the non-competes become unenforcable in some states.

    And paying a guy to sit on the bench is a good way to make sure he stays benched.
  • SpykerSpeed, on 07/01/2009, -0/+4Keep in mind the inflation aspect of it, but yeah, if you're frugal and not tempted to spend it all, living off interest is a great life.
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