Name: Tom Anderson
Born: November 8, 1970
Computer-related contributions
- American Internet entrepreneur and co-founded of the social networking website Myspace which he co founded in 2003 with Chris DeWolfe.
- Served as president of Myspace and a strategic adviser for the company until he left in 2009.
- Often referred to as “Tom from Myspace” or “Myspace Tom” because newly-created Myspace accounts initially included Tom as a default “friend.” His face became known as the default picture of Myspace. In September 2008, he had 237,991,950 “friends.”
Related computer pioneers
- Chris DeWolfe
Websites
- Tom Anderson on Myspace
- Tom Anderson on Twitter