Former Facebook Exec Named MySpace CEO

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 24, 2009 7:26 AM CDT

(Newser) – News Corp. has hired former Facebook executive Owen Van Natta to run MySpace, the Wall Street Journal reports. The expected move may be announced as early as today. The hiring comes fast for MySpace, which announced Wednesday that current CEO Chris DeWolfe was stepping down,... Read full story »

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