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MySpace Stream Architect Monica Keller Jumps To Facebook

Monica Keller, a MySpace Group Architect who has played a key role in advancing MySpace’s initiatives in activity streams and openness, is leaving the company to join Facebook. Keller announced the news in a blog post this evening. She will be joining Facebook as an Open Source and Web Standards Program Manager, where [...]

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Sat, February 13 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments

Microsoft And Partners Are About To Add A Big Fat Social Layer To Outlook

In November 2009, when Microsoft announced the release of the public beta of Microsoft Office 2010, the company also introduced an entirely new add-on for its Outlook product that we haven’t heard a peep about since.
That’s about to change soon.
The product, dubbed Outlook Social Connector, essentially aims to make Outlook more social by integrating [...]

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Fri, February 12 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments

MySpace Chief Product Officer Jason Hirschhorn On His Way Out After 9 Months On The Job

MySpace Chief Product Officer Jason Hirschhorn will soon be leaving the company, we’ve heard from multiple sources. Hirschhorn joined MySpace in April 2009 as part of the major executive shakeup that replaced the old guard, including long-time CEO Chris DeWolfe. After current CEO Owen Van Natta was chosen, Hirschhorn and COO Mike Jones [...]

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Fri, February 5 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments

Owen Van Natta Talks About His First 8 Months Running MySpace (video)

I sat down with MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this week to talk about his first eight months on the job. This is one of Owen’s first video interviews since taking the job last April.
We talk about Van Natta’s vision for the once-mighty MySpace. The site [...]

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Sun, January 31 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments