How much is Tom “from Myspace” worth?
| Net Worth: | $50 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Entrepreneur |
| Date of Birth: | November 8, 1970 (age 52) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
About Tom Anderson
Tom Anderson, whose full name is Thomas Anderson, is an American entrepreneur, and social media and television personality. He is known for being the co-founder of the social networking website MySpace that he created with Chris DeWolfe in August 2003. He remained working as the president and strategic adviser of the company until 2009. Since then, he has focused on other ventures such as acting, as well as investing in various companies and social media applications.
Tom Anderson became famous after he collaborated with fellow entrepreneur Chris DeWolfe to find the social networking giant MySpace. He was born in San Diego, California on November 8, 1970. There’s not much information about his personal life but it’s well documented that his father is also an entrepreneur who influenced his career. He attended the Escondido-based San Pascal High School where he was very interested in computers. In his early years, he even became a computer hacker that used the pseudonym “Lord Flathead”.
In 1985, at the young age of 15, Anderson prompted an FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) raid shortly after he cracked the Chase Manhattan Bank’s security. Because of his young age at the time, he wasn’t arrested and no legal actions were taken. Following his high school graduation, he enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley where he studied English and rhetoric. In 1988, he received his Bachelor’s degree and later moved to Thailand. After spending some time away, he returned to his home town and went on to achieve his Master’s degree in Critical Film Studies from the same institution.
In the year 2000, he began working for the company Drive as both a copywriter and product tester, earning an estimated $2,500 per month. There, after meeting his future business partner and collaborator, Chris DeWolfe, the two decided to create the direct marketing company Response Base. They went on to sell it to Brad Greenspan’s company eUniverse.
Tom and Chris alongside other employees of eUniverse set up MySpace’s first pages in the summer of 2003. The website was founded August and immediately became the largest social networking platform in the entire world, reaching over 100 million users in just a month. Two years later, in July 2005, it was acquired by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporations for a reported $580 million. Even after it was sold, Tom Anderson continued to work at MySpace as the president and strategic adviser until 2009. He also launched a project for a label with Interscope Records that aimed to find more creative members of the network.
Besides Funny People, Tom Anderson has been regularly appearing on television. Long before he made his acting debut, he made his television debut on an episode of American Idol from 2007. That year, he had appearances on The Barbara Walter Summer Specials and was a special guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live. He also appeared as a guest on Charlie Rose’s talk show and had special roles in the films Myspace: The Movie, and Jay and Seth Against the Apocalypse. Around the same time, he became an author that co-wrote the book My Space and Our Planet alongside Jeca Taudte.
The success of Tom Anderson comes from his many ventures in marketing and business. After he left MySpace in April 2009, he joined the company RocketFrog Interactive as its adviser. He became one of the creators of a social casino gaming platform that the company set through the usage of Facebook. In 2009, he made his acting debut in the comedy film Funny People that features one of the highest-paid comedy actors in the world, Adam Sandler.
Summing-Up
Tom Anderson is famous for being one of the creators of MySpace – one of the largest social networking websites to ever be created. Since his name rose to stardom in the early years of the new millennium, he has been continuously working on various businesses and projects associated with digital electronics, marketing, and social media applications from which he continues to win millions every year.
