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American technology entrepreneur
Chris DeWolfe (born 1965 or 1966)[1] Myspace in 2003 and was its chief executive officer (CEO) until 2009. DeWolfe has been the CEO of Jam City , a video game developer , since he co-founded it in 2010.
Early life and education
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DeWolfe is a native of Portland, Oregon ,[2] [3] Lincoln High School .[4] University of Washington in 1988,[5] USC Marshall School of Business in 1997.[5] [6]
Career
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Myspace
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DeWolfe conceived Myspace while taking a course titled "The Impact of Tech on Media and Entertainment" during the final year of his MBA program. In the final project for his class, DeWolfe created "Sitegeist", which had elements of Citysearch and Match.com mixed with instant messaging . DeWolfe got an "A" on his project and used it as inspiration in creating Myspace.[7] [8]
DeWolfe was involved with the sale of Myspace to News Corporation in 2005 for US$ 580 millionchief executive officer (CEO) until March 2009, at which point Myspace was larger than its competitor, Facebook .[9] [10] [11] [12] Owen Van Natta replaced him.[13]
Jam City
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DeWolfe is a co-founder and the CEO of Jam City , a Los Angeles -based video game developer .[14] SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son , where the two discussed gaming and the potential of mobile gaming.[15] [3] 20th Century Fox executive Josh Yguado and former Myspace executives Colin Digiaro and Aber Whitcomb when they received backing from Austin Ventures to buy the gaming startup MindJolt.[16] Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Cookie Jam , Panda Pop , Disney Emoji Blitz , and Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff public company through a merger with DPCM Capital Inc., with a $1.2 billion valuation.[17]
Accolades
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In 2006, DeWolfe was named one of Time ' s 100 most influential people in the world.[18] Barbara Walters as one of her 10 most fascinating people[19] Producers Guild of America 's Vanguard Award in 2009.[20]
Other roles
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DeWolfe is an investor in the travel site Gogobot .[21] Los Angeles County Museum of Art [22] Woven Digital .[23]
Personal life
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DeWolfe lives in Los Angeles. He has two children.[24]
References
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^ a b Chaykowski, Kathleen (June 12, 2017). "Former MySpace CEO Makes A Comeback As A Mobile Gaming Hitmaker" . Forbes Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021 .
^ Angwin, Julia (2009). Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America ISBN 978-1-4000-6694-0
^ a b "MySpace Cowboys, Chris DeWolfe" . Fortune Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021 .
^ "USC Marshall » Lloyd Greif Center Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year" . classic.marshall.usc.edu . 2012. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2013 .
^ Kozlowski, Lori (May 15, 2012). "New Life: How Myspace Spawned A Start-Up Ecosystem" . Forbes Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2017 .
^ "Jam City CEO Chris DeWolfe Talks Mobile Gaming Strategy—And A 2019 IPO" . Fast Company . August 9, 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018 .
^ Arrington, Michael (April 22, 2009). "It's Official: MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe Steps Down" . techcrunch.com . TechCrunch . Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011 .
^ Schonfeld, Erick (June 25, 2009). "Facebook Finally Catches Up To MySpace In The U.S." techcrunch.com . TechCrunch . Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011 .
^ "News Corp in $580m internet buy" . BBC BBC News . July 19, 2005. Archived from the original on June 1, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2011 .
^ Szalai, Georg (February 23, 2007). "FIM makes Strategic acquisition" . Hollywoodreporter.com . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2011 .
^ Garrahan, Matthew (October 22, 2009). "MySpace abandons race with Facebook" . FT.com . The Financial Times . Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2009 .
^ Rusli, Evelyn (April 18, 2011). "A Myspace Founder Builds Again, Buying Game Companies" . The New York Times Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2011 .
^ Vendt, Whitney (Winter 2017). "Mobile Media Mastermind" . CSQ . Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021 .
^ Shanley, Patrick (February 13, 2020). "Former Myspace Mogul Chris DeWolfe Reflects on Mobile Gaming's Future" . The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2021 .
^ Takahashi, Dean (May 20, 2021). "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery publisher Jam City will launch SPAC at $1.2B value, buy Ludia for $175M" . GamesBeat Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021 .
^ Foo, Sharin (2013). "Tom Anderson & Chris DeWolfe" . time.com . Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013 .
^ "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007" . abcnews.go.com . December 6, 2007. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013 .
^ "PGA to honor MySpace founders" . The Associated Press . Retrieved March 26, 2021 .
^ Tweney, Dylan (April 17, 2012). "Gogobot hires SRI scientist to add artificial intelligence to its travel apps" . VentureBeat Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021 .
^ Wyatt, Edward (March 6, 2007). "Big Corporate Gift Expected for Los Angeles County Museum of Art" . The New York Times New York City . Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013 .
^ "Former Myspace CEO Joins Woven Digital Board (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . November 12, 2015. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016 .
^ "Chris DeWolfe: His Space at the Top" . CSQ . April 19, 2019. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021 .
External links
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Chris DeWolfe at Wikimedia Commons
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