近年科技巨头裁员计划盘点
社交网站MySpace 裁员日期:2011年1月 裁员人数:500人 裁员前总员工人数:1100人 目前总员工人数:约500人 曾经的全球最大社交网络MySpace,如今却不得不向Facebook俯首称臣。公司CEO多次变更,2011年1月,公司裁员47%,并表示此举将“为公司提供一个明确的持续增长与盈利路线。” 然而,MySpace的悲剧还在上演。2005年,新闻集团(Specific Media)以5.3亿美元收购MySpace,而在2011年6月,新闻集团以仅仅3,500万美元,便将MySpace出售给网络广告服务商Specific Media。 败局已定,MySpace最终让步,允许用户关联Facebook和推特(Twitter)上的个人档案。 |
MySpace Dates: January 2011 Layoffs: 500 Layoffs: 1100 Headcount now: About 500 Once the largest social network in the world, MySpace was blown off the map by Facebook. After going through several CEOs, the company slashed its payroll by 47% in January 2011, saying the move would "provide the company with a clear path for sustained growth and profitability." Not so much. The woes continued mounting. News Corp. purchased MySpace for $530 million in 2005 and sold it in June 2011 to Specific Media for just $35 million. Facing an increasingly obvious losing battle, MySpace eventually gave in and allowed users to link their Facebook and Twitter profiles. |