Myspace was created by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe in 2003 while they were employees at the Internet marketing company eUniverse, which later became Intermix Media. Tom Anderson is especially well known as the friendly default profile on the platform, often referred to as “Myspace Tom”.

Key Creators

• Tom Anderson: Co-founder and the first president of Myspace, he became widely recognized as the default friend to all new users.

• Chris DeWolfe: Co-founder and the original CEO, he led the site’s rapid rise in popularity and played a major role in its development.

• The creation took place within the resources and team of eUniverse, utilizing company infrastructure to quickly launch and grow the platform.

Launch and Early Development

Myspace launched in August 2003, inspired partly by features on Friendster, but deliberately offered more freedom for user profiles and especially encouraged musicians to use the site for promotion. The team leveraged eUniverse’s resources and existing user network to seed initial growth rapidly.