Monday, January 23, 2006
CNN.com - MySpace intent on staying user-friendly - Jan 20, 2006:
"LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -- If MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe has his way, the quirky social networking site he co-founded two years ago will hold tight to its homegrown roots, even though it now boasts more unique users than Google or America Online and has a new owner at its helm.
Still, the company's recent acquisition by News Corp., one of the most powerful news conglomerates on the planet, has some of the site's 43 million members nervous that their online home might become subject to the rules of an overbearing parent.
"The secret to our success is our one-to-one relationship with our users," the 39-year-old DeWolfe says about the portal he created with co-founder Tom Anderson. "All the site's features have stemmed from users' requests. We don't plan to change that at all. The folks at News Corp. understand that."..."
"LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -- If MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe has his way, the quirky social networking site he co-founded two years ago will hold tight to its homegrown roots, even though it now boasts more unique users than Google or America Online and has a new owner at its helm.
Still, the company's recent acquisition by News Corp., one of the most powerful news conglomerates on the planet, has some of the site's 43 million members nervous that their online home might become subject to the rules of an overbearing parent.
"The secret to our success is our one-to-one relationship with our users," the 39-year-old DeWolfe says about the portal he created with co-founder Tom Anderson. "All the site's features have stemmed from users' requests. We don't plan to change that at all. The folks at News Corp. understand that."..."
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