Just two days after laying off 480 U.S. employees, with more to come internationally, in an effort to cut costs, MySpace is celebrating today the one year anniversary of the launch of MySpace Karaoke by giving away a trip for 2 to Las Vegas. Well, I guess we know where some of the money saved from the layoffs is going to, since there is no mention any where on the home page announcement or on the Karaoke page about the contest being sponsored by any company. Way to go MySpace.
Many people claiming to be current and, now, former MySpace employees have been posting on TechCrunch alleging that the management teams (mainly VP’s, SVP’s, etc) are the one’s that should be cut for under-performance. Perhaps SVP & GM of MySpace Karaoke, Nimrod Lev (dead serious that that is a real name) should be one of them out the door?
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18 June, 2009 at 8:07 am
Dave
I am certain myspace did not pay for the trip to vegas, and that it was all paid for by sponsors and promoters.
18 June, 2009 at 8:10 am
Timmy
Likely, but they make no mention (they usually do.)
Either way, still really bad form just two days after getting rid of so many workers.
19 June, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Dave
Do I think its in bad taste to be celebrating at the same time you announce 480 lay offs? Absolutely. But I think its really 2 separate hands of the same site.