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Myspace Hires Two VPs to Prep for Relaunch

Myspace, the struggling website that fueled the first major wave of the social Internet, announced Monday that it had hired two new vice presidents to prepare the company for its major relaunch this year. New VP of global marketing Christian Parkes comes most recently from Levi’s, and held a similar previous position at Nike. Joseph Patel will be Myspace’s VP of content and creative, and was most recently a senior producer at Vice Magazine.

Ex-Zynga Manager Lo Toney Appointed CEO of Khosla’s LearnStreet

In October, Toney stepped down from Zynga, where he was general manager of Zynga Poker.
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How Nike Revives a Fallen Sports Star

Tiger Woods is a YouTube star for Nike, again. Which doesn’t mean it will work for Lance Armstrong.
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Apple Can’t Afford Buyer’s Remorse With Next Retail Hire

Apple is once again on the hunt for an executive to oversee its retail stores, a keystone of the company’s success.
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A Health Monitor That Gets You Up and Moving

Rather than wait to make a New Year’s resolution to get in shape, one technology product — a health-monitoring wristband — might help get people off the couch and moving now.
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Demand Media Finally Breaks Away for Good From Lance Armstrong

The race is not always to the swift.
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Facebook’s Newest Advertiser: Facebook

Facebook hits the billion-user milestone, and buys itself a Nike-quality TV ad to celebrate.
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Alpha Brings Heart-Rate Tracking to Non-Clunky Wristwatch

Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, the Alpha watch is ready to steal — and measure — athletes’ hearts.
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Path and Nike FuelBand Pair Up, Flaunting the Benefits of a Private API

The private social network may only have one partner at the moment, but it does a lot with the one it has.
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Ignition’s John Connors on Nike’s FuelBand, Enterprise Software and Investing (Video)

John Connors was Microsoft’s chief finance guy for five years, responsible for managing one of the largest tech company’s books. Now he’s a venture guy.
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