Tom Anderson
 | This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (April 2009) |
Tom Anderson | |
|---|---|
 Tom Anderson, February 2008 | |
| Born | November 8, 1970 |
| Spouse | None |
| Website | MySpace |
Thomas "Tom" Anderson (born November 8, 1970) is an American entrepreneur.[2][3] He co-founded the social networking website MySpace in 2003 with Chris DeWolfe.[4] Anderson was previously president of MySpace, and is now a strategic adviser for the company. Because newly created MySpace accounts previously included Tom as a default "friend," he has become known as the default picture of MySpace. As of February 2010, Tom's profile has two friends, named Righty and Lefty.[1]
In 2003, working for eUniverse under the purview of Brad Greenspan, he and a few other eUniverse employees set up the first pages of MySpace, and the site grew from there.[citation needed] It is currently one of the most popular social networking websites in the United States (listing consistently among the top ten on Alexa Top 500 Global Sites, after its main competitor, Facebook).[5]
He briefly appeared in the 2009 American drama-comedy Funny People starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann.[6]
American Idol Finalist, Scott MacIntyre, wrote a song called "I'll Take Tom" on his debut album "Heartstrings". The song is written about a MySpace relationship.
References
- ^ a b "Tom (Tom Anderson)". Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ a b Angwin, Julia (2009-03-29). "Putting Your Best Faces Forward". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ Rosenbush, Steve (2005-07-29). "MySpace: WhoseSpace?". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ Gibson, Owen (2008-06-23). "200 million friends and counting". Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ Alexa site rankings
- ^ IMDb profile credits for Funny People