MySpace Tom = liar!

[TheSportsPredictor]

As the public face of MySpace, cofounder Tom Anderson has become a celebrity since the site launched in 2003 because he's every user's first "friend": when you join MySpace, your profile is automatically linked to his. But it turns out that Tom, who, along with cofounder Chris DeWolfe, made a fortune when News Corp. bought MySpace for $580 million in 2005, may have a secret: his real age. According to public documents obtained by NEWSWEEK—including professional license information, voter registration and utility and telephone service applications—Anderson is five years older than he claims. His online profile currently lists his age as 32, but it appears he was actually born on Nov. 8, 1970, meaning he'll turn 37 next week, not 33. (Happy birthday, Tom!)

Probably not a good thing for the founder of a website that is stubborn about imposing actual age restrictions to lie about his own age on the site.


http://www.newsweek.com/id/62330

 

[Pastor]

He only lied so that he could pick up younger girls...

 

[Flying Headbutt]

This is not news.

 

[Diabeetus]

You're dumb if you kept that chump around as a friend for more than five minutes.

 

[I love puppies!]

He's my only friend -- in the world. :(

 

[Perry White]

This is not news.

If you click on the link it says "Nov 5, 2007 Issue" :-[

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

This is not news.

If you click on the link it says "Nov 5, 2007 Issue" :-[

Thus, why it's posted in Anything Goes!

 

[mike311gd]

He's my only friend -- in the world. :(

At least you've got Tom.

 

[kingcreole]

It's also a lie saying he's everyone's first friend. I turned down his request. HA HA!

 

[sportsnut]

It's also a lie saying he's everyone's first friend. I turned down his request. HA HA!

When you sign up he is always going to be friend number one until you figure out how to remove him from your friends list. I had him on for a quick 20 seconds before I blocked his ass.

But really does it matter what is age really is for the site? **** most people are 99 years old on the site.

 

[forever_town]

He's my only friend -- in the world. :(

At least you've got Tom.

You'll always have Tom.

I hope that didn't sound too dirty. ;)

 

[mike311gd]

He's my only friend -- in the world. :(

At least you've got Tom.

You'll always have Tom.

I hope that didn't sound too dirty. ;)

I won't. I'm not a member of MySpace or Facebook. Tom probably doesn't like me too much.

 

[forever_town]

He's my only friend -- in the world. :(

At least you've got Tom.

You'll always have Tom.

I hope that didn't sound too dirty. ;)

I won't. I'm not a member of MySpace or Facebook. Tom probably doesn't like me too much.

Silly Mike, that was for Pup.

 

[zebracoy]

The real question, then, is, Does he have a blog and live in his parents' basement?

 

[forever_town]

The real question, then, is, Does he have a blog and live in his parents' basement?

You mean a BLOG! He does have that.

I'm sure he's wealthy enough for his parents to live in his basement. At the very least.

 

[mike311gd]

He's my only friend -- in the world. :(

At least you've got Tom.

You'll always have Tom.

I hope that didn't sound too dirty. ;)

I won't. I'm not a member of MySpace or Facebook. Tom probably doesn't like me too much.

Silly Mike, that was for Pup.

I might not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but at least I've got my health.

 

[MacDaddy]

As the public face of MySpace, cofounder Tom Anderson has become a celebrity since the site launched in 2003 because he's every user's first "friend": when you join MySpace, your profile is automatically linked to his. But it turns out that Tom, who, along with cofounder Chris DeWolfe, made a fortune when News Corp. bought MySpace for $580 million in 2005, may have a secret: his real age. According to public documents obtained by NEWSWEEK—including professional license information, voter registration and utility and telephone service applications—Anderson is five years older than he claims. His online profile currently lists his age as 32, but it appears he was actually born on Nov. 8, 1970, meaning he'll turn 37 next week, not 33. (Happy birthday, Tom!)

Probably not a good thing for the founder of a website that is stubborn about imposing actual age restrictions to lie about his own age on the site.


http://www.newsweek.com/id/62330

If he's 37 and claims he's 33, he's four years older than he claims, not five. And who says journalists can't do math?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

As the public face of MySpace, cofounder Tom Anderson has become a celebrity since the site launched in 2003 because he's every user's first "friend": when you join MySpace, your profile is automatically linked to his. But it turns out that Tom, who, along with cofounder Chris DeWolfe, made a fortune when News Corp. bought MySpace for $580 million in 2005, may have a secret: his real age. According to public documents obtained by NEWSWEEK—including professional license information, voter registration and utility and telephone service applications—Anderson is five years older than he claims. His online profile currently lists his age as 32, but it appears he was actually born on Nov. 8, 1970, meaning he'll turn 37 next week, not 33. (Happy birthday, Tom!)

Probably not a good thing for the founder of a website that is stubborn about imposing actual age restrictions to lie about his own age on the site.


http://www.newsweek.com/id/62330

If he's 37 and claims he's 33, he's four years older than he claims, not five. And who says journalists can't do math?

Actually, based on the time the article was written, he claimed to be 4.9 years younger than he actually is.

 

[Kar33mSkyhook]

He's my only friend -- in the world. :(

At least you've got Tom.

You'll always have Tom.

I hope that didn't sound too dirty. ;)

I won't. I'm not a member of MySpace or Facebook. Tom probably doesn't like me too much.

I'm with you on that Mike.

BTW, what is the obsession over these two sites?
I don't get it, it's not just the HS/college girls either, some 30+ men and women have accounts there as well.

 

[mike311gd]

He's my only friend -- in the world. :(

At least you've got Tom.

You'll always have Tom.

I hope that didn't sound too dirty. ;)

I won't. I'm not a member of MySpace or Facebook. Tom probably doesn't like me too much.

I'm with you on that Mike.

BTW, what is the obsession over these two sites?
I don't get it, it's not just the HS/college girls either, some 30+ men and women have accounts there as well.

A buddy of mine from California called a few weeks ago and he put his friend, a girl, on the phone with me. For 10 minutes, we spoke about why I should get a MySpace account. She couldn't convince me. I see no merit in having an account -- Facebook, too -- other than catching up with old friends. But, if they were really my friends, I'd know where they were or how to get a hold of them anyway, wouldn't I? The last thing I need are athletes I cover or my current and probable employers searching for me only to find something I'd rather keep hidden from them.