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Disney Restructures Videogame Division, Lays Off 200 Employees

January 26, 2011
Disney Restructures Videogame Division, Lays Off 200 Employees

Disney, home of the self-described happiest place on Earth, has laid off close to 200 employees as it tries to revamp its interactive media division, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Most of those pink slips ended up in the hands of employees working f…

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MySpace Confirms Massive Workforce Reduction

January 12, 2011
MySpace Confirms Massive Workforce Reduction

With more and more members flocking to Facebook, MySpace is taking drastic action to cut costs and possibly prepare itself for a sale. The struggling social network slashed its workforce nearly in half, handing out pink slips to 500 of its 1,100 employ…

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Layoffs and Other Changes Loom Large at MySpace

December 31, 2010
Layoffs and Other Changes Loom Large at MySpace

Credit MySpace for once dominating the social networking scene and, more recently, trying to reinvent itself as an all-around entertainment epicenter. But let’s be real, MySpace blew its opportunity to become what Facebook already is, and there doesn’t…

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Sun Sets on Del.icio.us, Altavista Following Yahoo Layoffs

December 17, 2010
Sun Sets on Del.icio.us, Altavista Following Yahoo Layoffs

There have been rumors that Yahoo’s latest round of layoffs nixed the entire Del.icio.us team, and now it appears the social bookmarking site is not long for this world, TechCrunch reports.
Former Yahoo employee Andy Baio posted an internal Yahoo team …

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Nokia Preparing for Job Cuts

December 14, 2010
Nokia Preparing for Job Cuts

The long-time Finnish maker of mobile phones, Nokia, announced today that they are preparing to reduce their workforce, according to Reuters. The cuts will start with 800 in Nokia’s home market of Finland. Overall, the company expects to eliminate 1800…

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Yahoo Reportedly Prepping Up to 700 Today

December 14, 2010
Yahoo Reportedly Prepping Up to 700 Today

Clark Griswold went off the deep end when he received a “Jelly of the Month” membership in place of a holiday bonus check, but at least he wasn’t laid off. The same can’t be said for some 650 to 700 Yahoo employees expected to lose their jobs today, Al…

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