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15:09 • 1 year ago

The Longest Week: Letter from MySpace CEO to Employees

From: Mike Jones
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 11:26 AM
To: Myspace All
Subject: IMPORTANT COMPANY NEWS
Importance: High

Myspacers,

Today, we are announcing that Myspace will be acquired by Specific Media, one of the world’s leading online media and advertising platforms. Over the next…

That’s it, guys. MySpace sold for a mere $35 million — less than a tenth of the $580 million price News Corp. bought it for roughly six years ago. Much of the staff is going away, as is the CEO. Click the link to read his letter. Sarah Lacy’s piece on the “death” of Digg seems relevant here.

10:41 • 2 years ago

Ineffective gunman Clay Duke had an extra box of bullets on him

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11 number of bullets fired by Clay Duke at the Bay District School Board; none of them connected, even though he was point-blank
two number of bullets fired by security guard Mike Jones, who connected both times; Duke then killed himself after the incident
yes Duke had more bullets; he had an extra clip and an entire box of bullets; considering how bad of a shot he was, he needed them source

» Why did he snap?: Duke was apparently upset that his wife, a teacher, was fired by the school district, based in Panama City, Fla., earlier this year. Oh yeah, Duke asked a couple of ROTC members that he ran into if their weapons were loaded. Should’ve asked the security guard. That said, we’re very happy that the intended victims weren’t hurt by this guy. Whew.

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