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Chris DeWolfe and
Tom Anderson

by Emily from North Carolina

Chris DeWolfe
Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson (http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/12/bestleaders/image/dewolfe_anderson.jpg)
Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson (http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/12/bestleaders/image/dewolfe_anderson.jpg)

Chris DeWolfe is one of the creators of MySpace. He and his friend, Tom Anderson, wanted to create a way to socialize with friends, build personal profiles, share photos, listen to music and watch videos. Over 115 million people have a MySpace page, including ME!!!!

The Creators!!! (http://www.4to40.com/)
The Creators!!! (http://www.4to40.com/)

MySpace headquarters is in Beverly Hills, California, where it shares an office with its owner, Fox Interactive Media. MySpace is the sixth most popular website in the world, and third most popular website in the United States. Under DeWolfe’s leade, MySpace has grown majorly since its launch in 2004, with an average of 300,000 new users signing up daily.

MySpace’s network of localized communities and operations abroad includes the United States, France, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, Sweden, Latin America and the United Kingdom. My people around the Earth experience the ride called MySpace!!!

DeWolfe has B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Washington and an MBA from the University of Southern California, where he had dual concentrations in Marketing and Entrepreneurial studies. DeWolfe serves on the board of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and lives in Los Angeles, California.

A little more than two years ago, MySpace didn't even exist. Today, it's one of the Web's #1 sites, beating eBay, Google and Amazon in the number of page views in December. Many Rock Groups and Celebrities have MySpace's of their own! Bands and Artists get discovered off MySpace all the time, like Sean Kingston, who had a song on his MySpace and got a record deal. MySpace has really changed the way people spend time on the computer.

Page created on 2/26/2008 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 2/26/2008 12:00:00 AM

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Related Links

My Hero - Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson
My Hero - Chris's life
My Hero - TIME Magazine's Article
My Hero - Legends

Extra Info

In my own true word i believe Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson are AWESOME to create a website that has been such a hit!!!

Bibliography

Foo, Sharin. "How New Music Now Gets Heard ." [Online] Available http://www.4to40.com/legends/index.asp?id=380.