MySpace appoints Alex Maghen to CTO
MySpace promoted Alex Maghen to become its chief technology officer today. He replaces Aber Whitcomb who is leaving.
Maghen was the chief technology officer for MySpace Music, the social network’s last bastion of dominance against competitors like Facebook. Before that, Maghen was the CTO for MTV Networks. He’ll report to chief operating officer Mike Jones.
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