Social networking web portal MySpace is planning to double the size of its development office in downtown Seattle.
MySpace opened its Seattle office at 1008 Western Ave. last year and currently employs 60 people there. Now the company is aiming to double that staff to 120 over the next 12 months, according to MySpace Chief Technology Officer Aber Whitcomb.MySpace is the latest internet giant to set up shop in the Puget Sound area, and particularly in the downtown area.
Google Inc. has been building a presence in Kirkland and Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, and Yahoo Inc. launched a development office in Bellevue last year (the Yahoo office was announced prior to Microsoft’s $44.6-billion bid to buy Yahoo).
Will Russell, formerly of Microsoft,and currently MySpace Seattle director of engineering reports talking to the UW computer science department about setting up an internship program.
MySpace continues to be the top social networking website with 109.3 million unique monthly visitors worldwide in January, according to internet traffic measurement firm comScore Media Metrix.
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