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techcrunch.com - 3/4/2009

Three MySpace Execs Departing To Start New Company (Leaked Memo)

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Three executives at MySpace are leaving the company to form their own startup, led by COO Amit Kapur. He will be joined by senior VP of technology Jim Benedetto and and senior VP of product strategy Steve Pearman. They have internally announced their departures, we have been able to confirm. ...

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kara.allthingsd.com - 3/3/2009

Kapur Stepping Down as MySpace COO

— kara.allthingsd.com — Amit Kapur , who was elevated to COO of MySpace early last year, will be stepping down... from the position. It’s not clear whether he will remain at the company, but sources say he’s interested in pursuing other entrepreneurial ventures. ... (more) Kapur Stepping Down as MySpace COO

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myspace.com - 3/4/2009

Citi Forward by MySpace

— myspace.com — I am Generation Forward. I look not backward, but forward. I reject the selfish ways of the... past. The environment, the economy, our very security... they're the consequences of people not thinking about consequences. The world I'm inheriting makes me ... (more) Citi Forward by MySpace

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radar.oreilly.com - 3/4/2009

Facebook in 2010: no longer a walled garden

— radar.oreilly.com — A lot of what I've been working on the past two years has been built on the... assumption that the model that social networks use today will fundamentally change. Social networks have largely been built on the premise of being walled gardens in such a ... (more) Facebook in 2010: no longer a walled garden

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MySpace Execs Leave to Form New Company
AppScout — ... In an internal letter written by MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe,dated yesterday, it was revealed that COO Amit Kapur, senior VP of product strategy Steve Pearman, and senior VP of technology Jim Benedetto will be taking leave of the social network. Beyond that, the details on their new company--and who will be taking their places--are pretty scarce. ...

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