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MySpace seeks karaoke 'Elvis' to go to Graceland
- 2008-07-28
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — MySpace Karaoke on Monday invited wannabe kings of rock-and-roll to upload videos of their best Elvis Presley imitations for a shot to perform at Graceland in his memory. Elvis imitators have through August 4 to upload to http://ksolo.myspace.com videos of themselves singing Presley songs. ...
US mom pleads not guilty in MySpace suicide case
- 2008-06-16
LOS ANGELES AFP — A 49-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to charges arising from her role in a MySpace hoax that ended with a 13-year-old girl committing suicide after being spurned by a fictitious boy. Lori Drew, 49, of Missouri, denied charges of conspiracy to inflict emotional distress and...
US mom indicted for MySpace hoax linked to teen's suicide
- 2008-05-15
LOS ANGELES AFP — An American mother was indicted Thursday in connection with a MySpace hoax that ended with a 13-year-old girl committing suicide after being spurned by a fictitious boy. A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted Lori Drew, 49, on criminal charges of conspiracy and accessing...
Spammers ordered to pay MySpace 230 mln dlrs
- 2008-05-14
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — A US judge has ordered a pair of accused spammers to pay MySpace about 230 million dollars in what was being billed Wednesday as a record-setting punishment for such Internet abuses. Federal district court judge Audrey Collins issued a judgment against Sanford Wallace and Walter...
US online social network MySpace launches Korean service
- 2008-04-15
SEOUL AFP — US online social network MySpace Tuesday launched a Korean service to try to penetrate a highly competitive market dominated by local players, officials said. The service, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, has exclusive features tailored to local users such as "minilogs," a type of online...
MySpace to launch social-networking website for US Latinos
- 2008-04-03
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — MySpace said Thursday it plans to launch a bilingual version of its leading social-networking website tailored to US Latinos. MySpace Latino is to be unveiled at a Latin Billboard music conference in the US state of Florida next week. The website will be in...
MySpace launches online music service
- 2008-04-03
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — MySpace is creating a free music Internet service with major recording labels to go head to head with digital giant Apple, whose iTunes has just claimed the crown as world's largest music store. The leading social networking website on Thursday unveiled MySpace Music, a joint...
Japan's Mixi network site says entering China
- 2008-02-20
TOKYO AFP — Japan's hugely popular online social networking site Mixi said Wednesday it planned to expand into China, whose growing number of Internet users are already being courted by Rupert Murdoch's MySpace. Mixi Inc., which has quickly developed into a top social outlet for Japanese young people since...
Facebook launches Spanish version of website
- 2008-02-07
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Facebook on Thursday unveiled a Spanish version of its hot social-networking website and promised French and German language editions by spring. A software application made freely available lets people opt for Spanish instructions, alerts, news feeds and other information provided by Facebook as part of...
Obama, Paul virtual top picks in MySpace poll
- 2008-01-03
WASHINGTON AFP — Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Ron Paul were selected by members of the online MySpace community as their parties' 2008 presidential candidates, the site announced Thursday. With the Iowa caucuses looming later in the day, MySpace's count of more than 150,000 virtual votes January 1-2 showed...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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