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 ...

The glory days of MySpace are now long since gone, and (along with cofounder Chris DeWolfe) Tom sold his stake in the social network to News Corp for $580 million (£372 million) back in 2005.

Tom Anderson, co-founder of early social networking site MySpace, has led a lavish life since leaving the company in 2009. Anderson co-founded MySpace in 2003. Because he became everyone's first ...