Fox Interactive Media is eliminating more than just free lunches. News Corp’s digital arm is trimming nearly 100 jobs across several business units, including Photobucket, MySpace, Scout Media, Rotten Tomatoes, and corporate. The total comes to a little under 5 percent of FIM’s domestic U.S. workforce, and about 3 percent of its global workforce of 2,900. We have added the amount to our Layoff Tracker.
Although MySpace employs 1,600 of those workers, a check with sources close to FIM suggests that the vast majority of job cuts (80 to 90 percent) are happening elsewhere. One of the hardest hit business units is Photobucket, where 22 people are losing their jobs. The corporate offices are also absorbing a substantial portion of the layoffs.
In an official statement, FIM acknowledges:
Several of the groups within FIM are eliminating some jobs and repurposing others. It is important to note that we continue to hire in many areas.
Separately, a spokesperson for MySpace notes that, on a net basis, MySpace plans on ending its fiscal year with more people than it currently employs. And other sources confirm that MySpace is still hiring in key positions such as business development, whereas the other FIM business units are not hiring as much or have actual hiring freezes.
“One of the hardest hit business units is Photobucket, where 22 people are losing their jobs.”
I’m crossing my fingers hoping they don’t become my new coworkers.
How long does unemployment last?
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Google’s hiring guys, go and get it. They stopped the freeze! LA == mad relocation cash. I’m almost tempted.
oh shoot, can I get away with a web link in a Schonfeld post?
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why wouldnt you want them as coworkers chris?
I dunno, I was being stupid. Sorry.
I meant b/c Photobucket sucks donkeyballs.
The last comment is an imposter. I would never say that of Photobucket.
It’s the Baileys
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The baileys made me say it. BTW, You can grab a big bottle at Albertson’s with your preferred savings card for $15 bucks!
Keep in mind this is the internet, and anybody can post as you. The last poster is *not* me. I would never use the phrase donkeyballs. Sounds like a Googler to me.
Thanks for the Hot Lunch Chris & Tom!
-xMySpacer
First time reading through I could have sworn you thanked them for the hot carl. lolz
“lolz”
fucking geek
Dude. You’re reading TechCrunch.
You’re a fucking geek too KTHXBAI
“KTHXBAI”
LOLz, you’ve definitely never been laid
Good news, as expected, without a doubt
Good news? really?
Let’s all, all developers leave the web platform and ALL move to mobile applications ???
Let’s make it so bad nobody wants to use internet web 2.0 platform applications anymore.
Let’s do something rash that will force people to buy all new hardware and software. Whether they want to or not. Like the constant upgrades of the Win98 days.
Let’s get HTC to make phones that are obsoleted every 2 weeks.
You don’t get anywhere by not being evil to some extent, and Microsoft has been government regulateded all out of their evilnesseses.
Im looking for a technical Project Manager for my VC backed startup based in Pasadena. If you’re an x-myspacer or other lost angelino then ping me at 2010games (of) gmail.com.
James,
Post whether or not it’s 100k+, HMO 100% ?? Dental 100% no deductible, and if there is a wait period on 401k.
Otherwise nobody will take it seriously. Post it right here in a reply. That’s all they’re going to care about. Not your VC backing.
You may be telling yourself “in this economy…. bla, bla bla,,,…..”
But you’re not going to get ex-Myspacers or even photobucket people. They’re going to continue having a great job *not* at your VC backed startup.
You’re going to get crap unless you post the goods. Good people can work anywhere in the worst economy. You should also note that 22 people at PB were probably not developers. Count QA, managers and other people out of that.
Thanks for the entertaining comments all — keep em coming
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