Comments on: Van Natta Confirmed as CEO of MySpace–The Full Press Release

By: News Corp. Recruiting For its Pay to Play Web Gang | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:36:45 +0000

[...] one has been overhauling MySpace, which is still very much a work in progress. But Miller’s full plate includes lots of other [...]

By: MySpace Finishes Its AcqHire of iLike: Don’t Think Music, Think “Socialization of Content”. Plus! The Internal Memo | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:23:32 +0000

[...] COO — could be useful for site MySpace which is trying a drastic overhaul of its business. Van Natta was brought in to run the once-hot social network at the behest of corporate owner News Corp. (NWS) earlier this year, and has been busily hiring and [...]

By: MySpace: After the Layoffs, Here’s What’s What and What’s Next [BoomTown] | UpOff.com

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:43:40 +0000

[...] were bloated and hindered our ability to be an efficient and nimble team-oriented company,” said new CEO Owen Van Natta in a statement about the [...]

By: MySpace: After the Layoffs, Here’s What’s What and What’s Next | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:30:19 +0000

[...] were bloated and hindered our ability to be an efficient and nimble team-oriented company,” said new CEO Owen Van Natta in a statement about the [...]

By: Project Playlist Picks Up Total Music Leftovers From Universal, But Hasn’t Settled Lawsuit | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Tue, 19 May 2009 21:48:00 +0000

[...] company can move forward until new CEO John Sykes, who replaced Owen Van Natta when he decamped to run MySpace for News Corp. (NWS), can clear up lawsuits with Universal and Warner, and then get Facebook and MySpace to let it back [...]

By: MySpace Musical Chairs: Jason Hirschhorn Also in as Chief Product Officer | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:03:35 +0000

[...] Both Hirschhorn and Jones, who are already based in Los Angeles, will report to newly named CEO Owen Van Natta, the former COO of Facebook, who replaced former CEO and Co-founder Chris DeWolfe last week. [...]

By: Back to School: New MySpace CEO Van Natta Starts Today (and Joined by Former AOL Exec Jones as COO) | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:44:53 +0000

[...] But, with a strong product and technology background, the Los Angeles-based Jones is an excellent choice to be a partner to Van Natta–who was hired by Miller last week in a flurry of change at the social networking site. [...]

By: Weekend Update, 4.26.09 [Digital Daily] | tech.shaundunne.com

Weekend Update, 4.26.09 [Digital Daily] | tech.shaundunne.com — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:15:49 +0000

[...] word surfaced that Facebook alum Owen Van Natta would be stepping into the position. The news was confirmed on Friday. BoomTown has all the details, including the press [...]

By: Owen Van Natta Takes Over at MySpace

Owen Van Natta Takes Over at MySpace — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:06:28 +0000

[...] is he taking on a team that has been working with MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson for some time, as Kara Swisher mentions. But the stepping down of Anderson and Chris DeWolfe as MySpace executives has left a bad [...]

By: [Update] Social-Networks: Führungswechsel bei MySpace, Owen Van Natta neuer Chef | TechFieber | Hot Gadget Blog. Smart Tech News.

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:13:31 +0000

[...] 24. April 18:35 Uhr] Owen Van Natta ist soeben als neuer MySpace-Chef bestätigt [...]

By: Project Playlist Names Former MTV Exec Sykes as CEO, Replacing Van Natta [BoomTown] | tech.shaundunne.com

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:13:03 +0000

[...] is a high-profile choice to take over for Van Natta, who was officially named CEO of MySpace this morning by News Corp. [...]

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MySpace-Hi5 เปลี่ยนตัวซีอีโอ | Pantip Guide — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:26:50 +0000

[...] – AllThingsD (MySpace), VentureBeat [...]

By: Van Natta Confirmed as CEO of MySpace-The Full Press Release (Kara Swisher/BoomTown) | Gadgetry

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:21:48 +0000

[...] Swisher / BoomTown: Van Natta Confirmed as CEO of MySpace-The Full Press Release? —? Former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta has finally been officially named as CEO of MySpace, [...]

By: Owen Van Natta Takes Over as CEO of MySpace: Official Press Release | Blippitt

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:00:27 +0000

[...] it’s been made official: News Corp. appointed Van Natta as its CEO. He replaces Chris Wolfe, whose resigned on [...]

By: tinyComb » Blog Archive » 4 Reasons Owen Took On The MySpace And How He Can Save It

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:52:43 +0000

[...] There are a few things going for MySpace, which caused Owen to take on the task. First, they are still the dominant social network in the US (although not for too much longer). One of Facebook’s problems is their surging amount of international traffic, which is notiously difficult to monetize. Being the top social network in the US is the best market for advertisers (let the internationals go to Facebook, they aren’t worth the bandwidth). Second, MySpace does still dominate the social music scene, and by now they are honing in on more than 10 billion song streams under the new MySpace Music. They are making money with nearly every stream, the one business model Facebook is still envious of MySpace for. Third, MySpace is said to bring in more than double the amount of revenue than Facebook. With MySpace Music included, revenue should be close to $1 billion this year, even in the down economy. Fourth, being the former COO of Facebook, Owen knows the weaknesses of his new rival’s organization. This can play to his advantage. [...]