MySpace’s Tom to Remain ‘Friend’ to Millions

Courtesy Mashable!  Wed, 06/17/2009 - 16:19

Earlier this year when MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe was replaced by former Facebook exec Owen Van Natta , we wondered if that meant MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson, aka default friend ‘Tom’ to all MySpace users, was also on his way out the door.

After MySpace cut 30 percent of its staff yesterday, this became even more uncertain.

But now, AllThingsD is reporting that Anderson is staying at the company, albeit without an official title...


 

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