MySpace users are very familiar with the visage of their first “friend” and MySpace cofounder [Tom Anderson], but did you ever wonder what he used to do before he became everyone’s friend?

Upon creating a Myspace profile, users were automatically connected with Tom, making him their first friend on the platform.

When creating a Myspace profile, users were automatically 'connected' with Tom, who became their first friend in their contacts. But after selling Myspace to News Corporation for $580 million in ...

Tom Anderson, co-founder of early social networking site MySpace, has led a lavish ... Because he became everyone's first automatic default friend, his picture became iconic around the Web.